Google is allowing Spotify to have its own in-app payment option in a new beta

Alphabet Inc’s Google said Wednesday it will allow Spotify Technology SA to use its payment system in its Android app as part of a new beta program aimed at addressing app makers’ concerns about high fees and alleged anti-competitive behaviour. Users who have downloaded Spotify from the Google Play Store will be offered an option to pay either with Spotify’s payment system or with Google Play billing in some countries in the coming months. The beta will allow a small number of participating developers, starting with Spotify, to offer an…

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