South Korea fines Google and Apple, orders external payment links allowed

South Korea on Wednesday (October 28, 2026) fined Google and Apple a combined 63.7 billion won ($47.6 million) for abusing app store dominance. Google must pay 42.9 billion won ($32 million) and Apple 20.8 billion won ($15.5 million). The regulator also ordered both to let local developers use external payment links in apps and to improve app review procedures. It said they charged a 26% commission on third-party payments.

Source: The Hindu Tech ↗