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

FILE PHOTO FILE PHOTO The logo of Google LLC is seen at the Google Store Chelsea in New York City U.S. January 20 2023. REUTERSShannon Stapleton

FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: The logo of Google LLC is seen at the Google Store Chelsea in New York City, U.S., January 20, 2023. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

LONDON (Reuters) -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.

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