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Merchant of Record for Mobile Games: What It Is and Why You Need One

FastSpring

Because of these developments, mobile game companies are investigating more options for monetizing their games than just the App Store or Play Store. So where do you start if you want to provide more global payment solutions to your player base while chipping away at the hefty 30% fees that mobile marketplaces charge?

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News: Japan Enacts Regulatory Law Targeting Apple and Google Smartphone Marketplace Dominance

FastSpring

and Google LLC from limiting third-party companies that want to distribute and monetize their own apps on Google and Apple devices. Federal Judge and Epic Games Challenge Whether Apple Has Complied With Order to Allow Payment Steering (May 2024) News: U.S. Related Reading News: U.S.

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News: U.S. Federal Judge and Epic Games Challenge Whether Apple Has Complied With Order to Allow Payment Steering

FastSpring

District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers’ order to allow app developers to “steer” users to third-party payment options outside of the native App Store. The article points out that according to Epic documents, Apple is still blocking developers from steering consumers to other payment options with lower pricing options.

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5 Best Paddle Alternatives in 2024

FastSpring

The company handles transactions for sellers of digital products, providing the infrastructure for global online payments while taking responsibility for tax collection and remittance, fraud prevention, and other aspects of the checkout process. It’s a capable solution, but by no means is Paddle a universal, one-size-fits-all option.

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Everything You Need to Know About Achieving PCI Compliance [Checklist Included]

BigCommerce

This is particularly because many of us maintain large numbers of (supposedly secure) personal online profiles that afford us a convenient way to deal with recurring monthly or annual payments. to fully address the growing threats to customer payment information. was introduced in April 2016 and officially replaced version 3.1

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News: Apple First to Be Charged With Violating EU DMA by Not Fully Allowing Steering

FastSpring

Federal Judge and Epic Games Challenge Whether Apple Has Complied With Order to Allow Payment Steering (May 2024) News: U.S. December 2023) News: Potential Apple App Store Policy Changes Due to EU’s Digital Markets Act (November 2023) Visit FastSpring’s game monetization page to learn more about how FastSpring supports game developers.

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Regulation is Coming to POS Finance: Why Responsible Lending Will Benefit Retailers

Retail TouchPoints

While this consumer-driven shift toward more flexible payment methods is good news, many consumers are also seeking to buffer themselves from coming economic storms. Any business that relies on penalizing consumers with late payment fees to make their revenues is neither ethical nor sustainable.

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