{
  "id": 9839203,
  "title": "Apple faces class action over Apple Pay fees charged to card issuers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/apple-faces-class-action-over-apple-pay-fees-charged-to-card-issuers",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-25T21:01:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "9to5Mac",
    "slug": "9to5mac",
    "url": "https://9to5mac.com/2026/09/25/apple-faces-class-action-over-apple-pay-fees-charged-to-card-issuers/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "U.S. District Judge Jeffrey S. White has approved a class-action lawsuit alleging Apple's Apple Pay fees are unfairly high. The lawsuit, represented by Hagens Berman, claims Apple charges payment card issuers 0.15% on credit card transactions and 0.5 cents on debit card transactions through Apple Pay, while mobile wallets on Android do not charge such fees. Plaintiffs argue that Apple's monopoly on tap-and-pay iOS mobile wallets allows it to levy excessive fees, potentially amounting to $1 billion annually. Apple denies these claims, stating that it has not granted access to its technology for developing a competing mobile wallet. The lawsuit seeks reimbursement for card issuers who paid the fees, as well as an injunction to change Apple's policies.",
  "summary": "U.S. District Judge Jeffrey S. White has certified a class-action lawsuit accusing Apple of charging payment card issuers inflated fees for Apple Pay transactions. Here are the details. more…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "AppleInsider",
        "title": "Thousands of banks can now sue over Apple Pay fees in one antitrust case",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/thousands-of-banks-can-now-sue-over-apple-pay-fees-in-one-antitrust",
        "published": "2026-09-25T18:15:26.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}