Apple may allow NFC on iPhones for third-party payment services

European officials are already exploring other payment options for smartphones, such as QR codes and Bluetooth, which could replace Apple’s NFC chips. That said, Apple Pay isn’t even the dominant mobile payment service in the European Union, according to the Reuters piece. Moreover, the company is far from being the leading smartphone maker in that market.

Nevertheless, as with the USB-C ports that the company switched to due to EU pressure, this antitrust war too may please iPhone users around the world in the future. Perhaps they will soon be able to choose the payment system on their devices.