We continue with restrictive policies of Apple and Apple Pay slowly expanding. In this case the problems are having them in Australia, one of the first countries to receive the Cupertino company contactless payment method. Three of the biggest Australian banks have requested authorities antitrust that enable conversations with Apple about the limitations of the use of the NFC and the possibility of using other methods of contactless payments on the iPhone. This us sounds fairly, since the CEO of Orange warned that soon we could use other payment methods on the iPhone and not only Apple Pay.
Commonwealth Bank, National Australia Bank and Westpac are the three banks who are resisting to use Apple Pay despite being three of the largest banks in the country. The reason is a clear measure of power, they believe that Apple is not one to compel them to provide their users Apple Pay as the only option of mobile payments, on the other hand, Apple believes that Apple Pay is only worthy of being used as contactless payment method on iOS devices. Meanwhile, the three banks have used to accuse Apple of using technical monopoly.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has begun to negotiate the terms of its application, with Apple trying to other third parties such as banking applications, they can have access to the NFC’s mobile phone, and launch competitors to Apple Pay, as well as allowing you to use it. The reality, is that it would be the end of Apple Pay. In Spain many banks as the Caixa, leading in this type of affairs, already have with their fantastic applications of payments Mobile, that unfortunately only are available in devices Android, and seems that thus goes to follow.
