EU's Vestager to hold press conference at 09h00 GMT, Apple Pay in focus


FILE PHOTO Apple Pay logo is seen in this illustration taken May 10 2023. REUTERSDado RuvicIllustrationFile Photo

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

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager will hold a press conference at 09h00 GMT, the European Commission said on Thursday without providing details.

Vestager is expected to announce that Apple has agreed to open up its tap-and-go mobile payments system to rivals following a four-year long investigation, people with direct knowledge of the matter said.

(This story has been refiled to change dateline from July 10 to July 11)

(Reporting by Foo Yun Chee; Editing by Benoit Van Overstraeten/Sudip Kar-Gupta)

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