Event Brief
UK CMA seeks to loosen Apple and Google app payment fees
Filed: Jun 30, 2026 at 11:06 AM ET
Summary: The UK CMA asks Apple and Google to justify app-payment fees and allow developers to direct users elsewhere.
WHO: UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)
WHAT: The CMA requests Apple and Google to justify fees charged for app payments and to free developers to point customers to other payment options.
WHEN: Jun 30, 2026 at 9:26 AM ET
WHERE: United Kingdom
WHY: The CMA wants developers to be able to direct customers elsewhere to pay instead of having Apple or Google take a cut.
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