Taiwan spares Apple from app-payment changes after pledge to cut fees
By Yonnex Li ( November 3, 2026, 07:50 GMT | Insight) -- Taiwan's Fair Trade Commission stopped short of requiring Apple to allow app developers to steer users to alternative payment platforms when it accepted the company's commitment to lower App Store commissions last week. Commissioner Lin Ching-tarng told MLex on Tuesday that the island's competitive payment processing market was the reason for the narrower approach.Taiwan's antitrust regulator said it decided not to force Apple to allow alternative payment systems when it accepted the company's commitment to lower App Store fees last week, citing the island's competitive payment-processing market....
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