So-called “User Choice Billing” — which allows app developers to offer users payment providers other than Google Play for purchases — will be available to British users from March 29th ...

In a move that has already drawn fire from industry critics, Google has overhauled its Play Store developer fees and rules in the EEA.

In March, the European Commission found that the Play Store prevents app developers from directing consumers to alternative purchasing channels, limiting their ability to offer better deals outside of ...

Google is loosening its hold on the way Android apps make money in Europe after years of complaints from developers and ...

It's unfortunate to see carrier-based Play Store billing being phased out in the US, as more payment options are generally a good thing. That being said, the program still exists outside of ...

Topline Google will pay $700 million and make changes to payment options on its mobile app store to settle an antitrust suit brought against the company by the attorneys general of 36 states and ...

Google must allow developers who want to sell in-app items or subscriptions to use third-party payment systems (currently apps distributed in the Play Store must use Google’s billing system ...

As a result, Google Play supports a reasonably robust selection of payment options. Unfortunately, that list is about to get a little smaller, in a move set to affect some T-Mobile users.

Google has also agreed to pay $700 million in fines, nearly $630 million of which will be distributed to customers who have overpaid for apps or in-app purchases using Google Play Store billing.