Apple is ordered to face Apple Pay antitrust lawsuit

FILE PHOTO: Apple Pay logo is seen in this illustration taken May 10, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

(Reuters) - Apple was ordered on Wednesday to face a private antitrust lawsuit by payment card issuers accusing the company of thwarting competition for its Apple Pay mobile wallet.

U.S. District Judge Jeffrey White said the plaintiffs could try to prove that Apple violated the federal Sherman antitrust law by enforcing a 100% monopoly over the domestic market for tap-and-pay wallets for iPhones, iPads and Apple Watches.