The European Union (EU) used the new Digital Markets Act (DMA) to force Apple to allow third-party App Store alternatives on the iPhone. The DMA also brings third-party payments and sideloading to the ...

PayPal announced an agentic commerce services suite. This includes a new agentic payment solution called agent ready. The new store sync aims to help merchants fuel agentic commerce. To prepare for a ...

When it comes to buying apps, games, music, movies and more from the Google Play Store there are multiple different ways to pay. Google’s added support for credit cards, Google Play credit, gift cards ...

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AltStore, the original alternative app marketplace, just opened its doors further. Photo: D. Griffin Jones/Cult of Mac AltStore PAL, the first third-party app marketplace for iOS, now lets users ...

PayPal and MasterCard announced an expanded partnership Tuesday enabling consumers to to use PayPal’s payment services in brick-and-mortar stores. Per terms of the agreement, PayPal will allow users ...

It seems that all the larger Internet companies are now following in Apple’s footsteps with retail stores, with Google opening its first Chrome Store in London and now PayPal opening its first pop-up ...