Google to open app store payments to comply with South Korea law
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Alphabet Inc.’s Google has said it will add the option for developers to offer alternative billing systems on its Android app store in South Korea, complying with a recently passed law in the country.
The country’s National Assembly approved a new law in late summer, commonly referred as the anti-Google law, that mandated that mobile app store operators open up their platforms to outside payment handlers and give users a choice of how to pay. At issue in the matter are the long-established platform fees that Google and close rival Apple Inc. collect from every in-app payment — typically a 30% charge that they justify on the basis of providing security for users and wide distribution for developers.
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“In the coming weeks and months, we will share implementation details for developers, including instructions for submitting security and customer service verifications and a set of user experience guidelines so users can make an informed choice,” Google said in a statement.
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