US IT giant Google has announced that it will start a new mechanism in Japan and other countries where Android device users can pay for purchases of apps using external payment systems such as credit cards. .
Google has so far obliged developers who provide apps for Android devices to use its own payment system, and has collected up to 30% of sales as a commission, but this mechanism seems to monopolize the app market. Countries are stepping up their regulations.
Under these circumstances, Google announced that it will start a new system in Japan, India, Australia, etc. that will allow Android device users to pay for purchases of apps using an external payment system such as a credit card. I made it
App developers will be able to choose to introduce an external payment system from the 1st of this month, so we will first target apps other than games, and may expand the target in the future.
If an app developer introduces an external payment system, the fee paid to Google will be reduced by 4%, which may lead to a reduction in the purchase price of the app for users.
Regarding the app payment system, Apple, a major IT company, has also started a mechanism that allows the use of external payment systems in Japan and other countries.