Google to open up UK in-app payments to satisfy regulator’s concerns

LONDON: Britain’s competition regulator said proposals from Alphabet Inc’s Google to give app developers the freedom to break away from Google Play’s billing system looked to be sufficient to address its concerns about in-app payments.

Britain’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said in June that Google’s complete control over in-app payments unfairly restricted developers by forcing them to use Google Play’s billing system, reducing competition and hurting users.