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EU accuses Apple of breaching competition law by restricting NFC chip access

By Tom Phillips • 3 May 2022 • Updated 3 May 2022

Margrethe Vestager EU Competition-Commissioner

The European Commission has sent an official statement of objections to Apple laying out the reasons why it believes the company has “abused its dominant position in markets for mobile wallets on iOS devices” and is restricting competition by limiting third-party access to its NFC chip technology... More

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EU to file antitrust charges against Apple over NFC chip access next week?

By Tom Phillips • 29 April 2022 • Updated 29 April 2022

The European Commission is expected to file antitrust charges against Apple over the company’s limitation of access to its NFC chip technology and mobile payment system next week, “four people with direct knowledge of the matter” have told the Financial Times... More

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Vietnam lets citizens add internationally standardized vaccine passports to their mobile phones

By Tom Phillips • 6 April 2022 • Updated 6 April 2022

Vietnam digital Covid-19 vaccine passport on health app with qr code

Residents of Vietnam will soon be able to store a digital vaccine passport on their Android or iOS device that enables border officials to verify an individual travelling abroad has been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 by scanning a QR code... More

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New EU law to force Apple to open up its NFC chip?

By Tom Phillips • 29 March 2022 • Updated 29 March 2022

Negotiators from the European Parliament and the European Council have provisionally agreed the text of a Digital Market Act (DMA) that will obligate “gatekeeper” technology companies such as Apple and Google to “allow app developers fair access to the supplementary functionalities of smartphones (eg NFC chip)”... More

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EU to propose legislative framework for a digital euro in ‘early 2023’

By Tom Phillips • 15 February 2022 • Updated 15 February 2022

European Commissioner Mairead McGuinness

The European Commission is to launch a consultation prior to proposing legislation that will lay out the legal framework for the ongoing development and potential issuance of a digital euro by the European Central Bank (ECB)... More

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EPI calls for public funding to support pan-European payments system

By Tom Phillips • 18 November 2021 • Updated 18 November 2021

The European Payments Initiative (EPI) is seeking public funding to support its development of a unified payment system across Europe that would compete with US-based networks such as Visa and Mastercard, EPI chief executive Martina Weimert has said... More

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EU to file antitrust charge against Apple over NFC chip access

By Tom Phillips • 7 October 2021 • Updated 7 October 2021

The European Commission is preparing to file an antitrust charge against Apple over the company’s limitation of access to its NFC chip technology, “people familiar with the matter” have told Reuters... More

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Survey: ‘Growing number’ of Europeans support creation of national digital currencies independently of EU

By Tom Phillips • 16 September 2021 • Updated 17 September 2021

Survey graph showing growing number’ of Europeans support creation of national digital currencies independently of the EU

A “growing number” of Europeans would support the creation of national digital currencies with the specific aim of asserting “some monetary independence” from the European Union, according to a survey commissioned by Euronews... More

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Research identifies lack of global standards as key barrier to implementing Covid-19 health status certificates

By Tom Phillips • 3 September 2021 • Updated 3 September 2021

Covid-19 health status certificates on smartphones graphic

A research paper published by the University of Exeter in the UK identifies the lack of global standards as one of the key barriers to the successful implementation of digital and paper-based Covid-19 health status certificates worldwide... More

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Germany and Spain to test cross-border digital identity ecosystem

By Tom Phillips • 9 August 2021 • Updated 9 August 2021

German minister for digitisation Dorothee Baerrr

The governments of Germany and Spain have signed a memorandum of agreement to cooperate on the design, development and piloting of a cross-border digital identity ecosystem that will enable citizens to verify their identity and access digital services in both countries... More

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European Central Bank officially launches digital euro project

By Tom Phillips • 16 July 2021 • Updated 16 July 2021

The European Central Bank (ECB) has officially launched its digital euro project with a two-year investigation into key issues regarding the design, distribution and use of a central bank digital currency (CBDC)... More

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Dutch regulator calls for extra EU rules to ensure payment app access to smartphone NFC technology

By Tom Phillips • 6 July 2021 • Updated 6 July 2021

The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) is calling for amendments to current European Union legislation in order to ensure companies such as Apple provide payment apps with access to a smartphone’s NFC chip to give users a choice of in-store payment methods on their device... More

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EU Digital Covid Certificate goes live across European Union

By Tom Phillips • 2 July 2021 • Updated 2 July 2021

EU Digital Covid Certificate on smartphone

The European Union’s Digital Covid Certificate is now live across the EU as well as in non-member states Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein, enabling residents to be issued with a proof of their Covid-19 vaccination status, negative Covid test result or recovery from the illness that is recognised regionwide... More

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EU confirms plans for European Digital Identity Wallet

By Tom Phillips • 4 June 2021 • Updated 4 June 2021

Person using smartphone for digital identity

The European Union has confirmed that it plans to introduce an EU-wide digital wallet that will enable all EU citizens to link their national digital identity with other personal attributes including their driving licence, diplomas and bank account details and store them on their mobile phone... More

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EU Digital Covid Certificate goes live in seven European countries

By Tom Phillips • 1 June 2021 • Updated 1 June 2021

Seven European countries — Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Greece and Poland — have begun issuing the European Union’s Digital Covid Certificate one month ahead of the full 1 July rollout announced last week... More

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EU to lay out plans for Europe-wide digital identity wallet

By Tom Phillips • 1 June 2021 • Updated 1 June 2021

The European Union is set to reveal plans for a digital wallet that will enable citizens in all 27 member states to store identity documents such as their driving licence, payment details and passwords and to access a range of private and public services with a single online ID, according to a report in the Financial Times... More

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EU targets 1 July for European digital Covid certificate launch

By Tom Phillips • 25 May 2021 • Updated 25 May 2021

The European Union’s proposed digital Covid certificate that will enable EU residents to confirm that they have been vaccinated against Covid-19, received a negative test result or recovered from the illness is “well on track to be ready by the end of June”, according to the European Commission... More

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EU steps up investigation into Apple Pay

By Tom Phillips • 20 May 2021 • Updated 20 May 2021

The European Commission’s investigation into Apple Pay is “moving ahead on top of an investigation into how the iPhone maker requires software developers to use its in-app purchasing system”, the EU’s competition commissioner Margrethe Vestager has told Bloomberg News... More

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EU approves plans for instant cross-border payments

By Tom Phillips • 25 March 2021 • Updated 25 March 2021

The European Council has endorsed plans to introduce a fully integrated retail payment system that will enable instant cross-border payments and financial transfers throughout the European Union... More

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EU citizens to get digital vaccination certificates they can display on their mobile phone

By Tom Phillips • 18 March 2021 • Updated 18 March 2021

EU digital vaccination certificate screenshot

European Union residents will be able to confirm that they have been vaccinated against Covid-19, received a negative test result or recovered from the illness using an EU-wide Digital Green Certificate by the summer, according to a legislative proposal issued by the European Commission... More

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EU accuses Apple of breaching competition law by restricting NFC chip access

EU to file antitrust charges against Apple over NFC chip access next week?

Vietnam lets citizens add internationally standardized vaccine passports to their mobile phones

New EU law to force Apple to open up its NFC chip?

EU to propose legislative framework for a digital euro in ‘early 2023’

EPI calls for public funding to support pan-European payments system

EU to file antitrust charge against Apple over NFC chip access

Survey: ‘Growing number’ of Europeans support creation of national digital currencies independently of EU

Research identifies lack of global standards as key barrier to implementing Covid-19 health status certificates

Germany and Spain to test cross-border digital identity ecosystem

European Central Bank officially launches digital euro project

Dutch regulator calls for extra EU rules to ensure payment app access to smartphone NFC technology

EU Digital Covid Certificate goes live across European Union

EU confirms plans for European Digital Identity Wallet

EU Digital Covid Certificate goes live in seven European countries

EU to lay out plans for Europe-wide digital identity wallet

EU targets 1 July for European digital Covid certificate launch

EU steps up investigation into Apple Pay

EU approves plans for instant cross-border payments

EU citizens to get digital vaccination certificates they can display on their mobile phone