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[unable to retrieve full-text content]Australia to amend law to regulate digital payments like Apple, Google Pay  Yahoo Finance Source link

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Google Removing All Canadian News Sites From Searches After Law Requires Payments For Outlets  Forbes Source link

The long-running race for NFL Sunday Ticket is reportedly coming to an end, with Google as the winner for the package, which will be available on YouTube (owned by the company). While an official announcement hasn’t come quite yet, the New York Times reports that $2.5 billion has been discussed as the annual cost to Google, which would be a billion more per year than the $1.5 billion currently being paid by DirecTV. The length of the deal is currently unknown. DirecTV’s existing… Source link

Google’s resistance to allowing third-party payment systems to touch its Play digital store appear to be ebbing away, with the search and ads giant last week announcing it has commenced tests of payment choice in the USA. Citing “strong interest from developers around the world” after a May 2022 announcement of third=party payments pilot in Australia, India, Indonesia, Japan, and the European Economic Area, Google last week declared “that based on the positive response and initial… Source link

NEW DELHI, Oct 25 (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s Google should not restrict app developers from using third-party billing or payment processing services in India, the country’s antitrust body said on Tuesday, as it fined the U.S. giant $113 million for anti-competitive practices. The Competition Commission of India (CCI) said Google (GOOGL.O) used its “dominant position” to force app developers to use its in-app payment system, noting the sale of in-app digital goods is a key means for developers… Source link

India’s antitrust watchdog has hit Google with a $113 million fine for abusing the dominant position of its Google Play Store and ordered the firm to allow app developers to use third-party payments processing services for in-app purchases or for purchasing apps, the second such penalty on the Android-maker in just as many weeks in its largest market by users. The Competition Commission of India, which opened the probe into Google in late 2020, said mandating developers to use… Source link

President Joe Biden revealed a loan forgiveness plan in August that will forgive $10,000 of student debt for borrowers earning less than $125,000 per year, and up to $20,000 for Pell Grant recipients. But another component of the plan is often overlooked, Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona explained during a recent episode of “Influencers with Andy Serwer.” Income-driven repayment plans make student monthly loan payments affordable by basing them off a borrower’s income and family… Source link

A view of the main lobby of building BV200, during a tour of Google’s new Bay View Campus in Mountain View, California, U.S. May 16, 2022. REUTERS/Peter DaSilva Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register JAKARTA, Sept 15 (Reuters) – Indonesia’s anti-trust agency (KPPU) said on Thursday it is investigating potential unfair business practices by Google over the use of proprietary payment services for its software distribution platform Google Play Store. The move follows… Source link

Google Wallet is now available in South Africa, the first market for this product in Africa, to make it easy for users to save and easily and securely access their payment cards, loyalty cards and boarding passes. Google said that cardholders of partner banks in South Africa that include FirstRand Bank, Discovery Bank, Investec, Standard Bank, ABSA and Nedbank can now add their details on the wallet, and make contactless payments using their android phones and Wear… Source link

Aug 23 (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc (GOOGL.O) launched Google Wallet in South Africa on Tuesday, as the tech giant tries to gain a foothold in the country’s rapidly growing digital payments space. The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the shift to digital transactions and people increasingly prefer making contactless payments via their smart devices. High smartphone penetration has also helped adoption rates. The Google Wallet app stores a consumer’s credit or debit card information and allows… Source link