Contacting EU Antitrust over Google Pay?

fph

Has anyone tried to contact a national Antitrust board in the EU over the fact that Google Pay refuses to work on GOS? This sounds like it's exactly the kind of abuse they get revved up about.

Croak3114

Go ahead
https://competition-policy.ec.europa.eu/antitrust-and-cartels/procedures/complaints_en

bookreader

What you really should be doing isn't complaining about gpay not working (you REALLY REALLY do NOT want it working!), you should be complaining about your BANK if their application doesn't provide contactless payment without going through gpay.

Gpay is NOT required for contactless payment using your phone, but your BANK has to implement it in their software.

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bookreader now that's some words that make sense.

Viewpoint0232

bookreader

Exactly. Ideally there would be a FOSS app like Google Wallet that can hold multiple cards for NFC payments.

(And also on my wishlist is a FOSS TAN generator app to use for approving payments in online banking without the official banking app - like the hardware TAN generators you need to put your bank card into, just as an app and using NFC to read the card. A man can dream!)

Eirikr70

bookreader Your bank is a private actor and can build partnerships with whomever they want without justifying it to the EU authorities.

bookreader

Viewpoint0232 Exactly. Ideally there would be a FOSS app like Google Wallet that can hold multiple cards for NFC payments.

No, that's not ideal AT ALL. It adds complexity which has no purpose.

bookreader

Eirikr70 No, my bank works for me, and EU has absolutely no authority, especially since I don't use any EU banks.

Viewpoint0232

bookreader

It would mean you don't have to hope that your bank's official works...

bookreader

Viewpoint0232 Your bank would still need to participate. You can't get out of that.