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Google debuted its Universal Cart and Agent Payments Protocol v0.2.0 at I/O, letting AI agents execute purchases autonomously within user-defined...

App Store Regulation Updates

• 🔥 Fortnite Restored on iOS: Fortnite returns to the iOS App Store worldwide except Australia, with Epic calling...

Google's Universal Cart launch introduces the Universal Commerce Protocol for flexible checkout via Google Pay or direct merchant-site transfer, with...

Epic calls Fortnite's iOS comeback the "beginning of the end" for Apple fees, with Tim Sweeney noting the real battle is just starting.

• Compliance...

• PPRO's partnership with Nubank now lets global merchants access NuPay for Brazil's 115 million digital bank users.
• Single-click or biometric...

• General MoR serves as the legal entity processing payments and assuming liability
• It manages tax obligations and compliance requirements for...

Xsolla is ramping up its European presence with a full slate of May 2026 events in Sweden, anchored by official sponsorship of Nordic Game 2026. The...

Regulatory Developments

• 🔥 EU DMA Probe on Google Play: The European Commission opened non-compliance investigations under the DMA into...

Fortnite's global App Store relaunch (except Australia) puts fresh heat on Apple's fees and boosts DMA-style reforms for publishers.

• Epic cites EU,...

Digital Turbine is bringing its alternative app distribution platform to Orange subscribers, pairing it with the carrier's scale and market reach in...

Google's Universal Cart introduces an AI agent that manages shopping, monitors deals, and completes purchases across Search, Gemini, YouTube, and...

• Google Play rolls out Play Billing Library 9.0.0 with new billing and analytics tools
• EU opens DMA non-compliance probe into Alphabet's steering...

• Epic's Bold Move: Fortnite returns to the App Store worldwide as Epic slams "junk fees" and bets on winning its antitrust suit to skip Apple...

Xsolla is doubling down on direct-to-consumer commerce and creator partnerships as it heads to Toronto this week.

• Web Shop push: The company will...

India Antitrust Developments

• 🔥 Delhi High Court Order: The Delhi High Court ordered Apple to fully cooperate with the CCI by submitting global...

Delhi High Court ordered Apple to fully cooperate with the CCI’s App Store antitrust probe while blocking any final regulator ruling before July 15.
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Brazil's rollout of an App Installation setting in iOS 26.5 marks a regulatory compliance milestone, with infrastructure live but no alternative...

Q1 results from PayPal, Block, Shopify and Fiserv show providers racing to embed deeper into merchant operations beyond core payments.

• Fiserv...

Lemon Squeezy, Polar, and Paddle are compared as Merchant of Record platforms for SaaS, focusing on pricing, tax compliance, payout speed, reliability, and developer factors that influence direct-to-consumer monetization.

Delhi High Court ordered Apple to fully cooperate with CCI's probe into its in-app payment rules while blocking a final ruling until July 15. This...