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New CFPB report questions Big Tech’s role in contactless payments

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Apple’s and Google’s roles in contactless payments analyzed as regulator prepares rules to accelerate shift to open banking.

The US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has published a new report highlighting the impact of Big Tech companies’ policies and practices that govern tap-to-pay on mobile devices like smartphones and watches.

The agency pointed out that although Apple forbids banks and payment apps from accessing the tap-to-pay functionality on

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