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Apple changes App Store rules in EU to comply with antitrust order
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on June 26, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 23, 2026
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Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on June 26, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 23, 2026
Apple modifies its App Store policies in the EU to comply with antitrust demands, introducing new fees and developer options.
By Stephen Nellis and Foo Yun Chee
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -Apple on Thursday changed rules and fees in its App Store in the European Union after the bloc's antitrust regulators ordered it to remove commercial barriers to sending customers outside the store.
Apple said developers will pay a 20% processing fee for purchases made via the App Store, though the fees could go as low as 13% for Apple's small-business program.
Developers who send customers outside the App Store for payment will pay a minimum fee of 5% and at most 15%. Developers will also be able to use as many links as they wish to send users to outside forms of payment.
The changes are aimed at trying to help Apple avoid a 500 million euro ($570 million) fine threatened by EU antitrust regulators in April.
“The European Commission is requiring Apple to make a series of additional changes to the App Store. We disagree with this outcome and plan to appeal," Apple said in a statement.
(Reporting by Stephen Nellis in San Francisco and Foo Yun Chee in Brussels; Editing by Leslie Adler)
Apple changed its rules and fees in the App Store to comply with EU antitrust regulations, including a new processing fee structure for developers.
Developers will pay a 20% processing fee for App Store purchases, which can drop to 13% for small businesses. If they direct customers outside the App Store, the fees range from 5% to 15%.
The changes aim to help Apple avoid a potential fine of 500 million euros threatened by EU antitrust regulators.
Apple disagrees with the European Commission's outcome and plans to appeal the decision regarding the App Store changes.
The article was reported by Stephen Nellis in San Francisco and Foo Yun Chee in Brussels.
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