Apple will allow the use of alternative payment systems in the App Store in South Korea

The South Korean government has forced Apple to allow alternative payment methods in the App Store.

A new direct report from The Korea Herald announces that Apple is about to make a move never seen before. As they comment, the company is planning to allow alternative payment systems within the applications in South Korea. This news comes after a new law in the country prohibited app store operators from requiring third-party app developers to use their own in-app payment systems.

For its part, those of Cupertino have not announced when this new rule will take effect. What we do know, however, is that the company will charge a small fee to developers for using payment systems outside of the App Store, based on plans shown to the Korea Communications Commission.

This is a special occasion, since Apple has been quite reluctant on numerous occasions to open its App Store to other payment systems within the applications. In fact, this was one of the triggers for the great trial between Apple and Epic Games a while ago.

Apple is willing to collaborate with the South Korean authorities

Apple for its part assured that “We look forward to working with the KCC and our developer community on a solution that benefits our Korean users.“, through a statement to The Korea Herald. In addition, those of Cupertino assure that “Apple highly respects the laws of Korea and has a strong history of collaborating with the country’s talented application developers. Our work will always be guided by keeping the App Store as a safe and trustworthy place for our users to download the applications they like.“.

However, those in Cupertino are not the only ones who will have to include new payment options in their stores. Google, for its part, announced that it will allow its developers to use alternative payment methods within the applications, and that will also reduce the commission required for developers to use alternative payment methods to those of the Play Store. In the case of those in Mountain View, the commission would drop from 15% to 11%.

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