13 February 2020
Apple Pay under Competition Law scrutiny
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/apple-pay-under-competition-law-scrutiny

DG COMP is investigating Apple Pay. In this article, we discuss some of the issues that, we believe, must be discussed at part of that investigation.

22 April 2020
The PSR sets a revised deadline of 1 May 2020 for responses to a Call for Input on its "Competition and Innovation in the UK’s New Payments Architecture" briefing paper
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/the-psr-sets-a-revised-deadline-of-1-may-2020-for-responses-to-a-call-for-input

The UK's Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has set a new deadline of 1 May 2020 for interested parties to respond to its briefing paper

11 February 2020
New German legislation allows access to the iPhone's NFC antenna
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/germany/new-german-legislation-allows-access-to-the-iphones-nfc-antenna

As part of the implementation of the fifth Anti-Money Laundering Directive (AMLD5), the German Parliament has decided to require providers of technical infrastructures, such as Apple in relation to the Near Field ...

18 June 2020
The European Commission opens formal antitrust probes against Apple in relation to Apple Pay and the App Store
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/france/the-european-commission-opens-formal-antitrust-probes-against-apple-in-relation-to-apple-pay

While the payment sector is under the authorities’ spotlight with two on-going public consultations on payments and fintech launched by the European Commission (EC – see our alert here) and a separate consultation on ...