Google to allow third party app payments for first time in S.Korea

Alphabet’s Google said on Thursday it plans to allow third-party payment systems in South Korea to comply with a new law, marking the first time the U.S. tech giant has amended its payment policy for a specific country. Google’s announcement comes after a Korea Communications Commission’s (KCC) request for Google and Apple Inc to come up with compliance
plans for the new law, which bans major app store operators from forcing software developers to use their payments systems.