Kubukeka sengathi ikhomishini ye-European Union iphenya ngezinsizakalo zakwa-Apple, i-Apple Pay, mayelana nokuhlukumezeka okungenzeka ngale ndlela eyaziwayo yokukhokha. Konke kukhombisa ukuthi isisekelo senkinga silele kumkhawulo we-chip ye-NFC yezinkokhelo ezikhethekile nensizakalo ye-Apple futhi lokhu kwaqala uphenyo. Kunempikiswano enkulu ngakho futhi yilokho I-Apple ayiyivuleli i-NFC yayo nganoma yini okungeyona eyayo ngakho-ke kuzobe kungena uhlobo lomncintiswano ongafanele nezinye izinsizakalo zokukhokha ezingamaselula okwamanje ezingasetshenziswa namadivayisi ayo.
E-Cupertino bahlale beqinisekisa ukuthi ukuvalwa kwe-NFC kuhlobene ngqo nokuphepha kwabasebenzisi bayo, kepha i-European Commission ayicacisanga kahle ngakho yingakho beluvule lolu phenyo. Akungabazeki ukuthi ukuba ne-Apple Pay njengokuwukuphela kwensizakalo yokukhokha uma kuqhathaniswa nezinye ezingaba khona kungaba yinto engathandwa yibo bonke abasebenzisi, kepha nge-Apple le yindlela oqala ngayo futhi uma kungekho bufakazi obusobala bokuncintisana okungafanele, kuzoqhubeka kube njalo isikhathi eside.
Amarekhodi asebhange kumadivayisi eselula idatha ebucayi futhi yilokhu kanye abakuvikela enkampanini yaseCupertino, besebenzisa lokhu njengesizathu esikhulu sokungavuli i-NFC yabo. Kuliqiniso impela ukuthi kunabasebenzisi abangahle bafune ukusebenzisa ezinye izindlela zokukhokha nge-iPhone yabo, kepha into ephephe kakhulu ukuthi umsebenzisi one-iPhone, i-iPad noma iMac angasebenzisa i-Apple Pay ukukhokha kwabo njalo noma ezimweni eziningi lapho ungakhetha khona. Kunoma ikuphi, i-European Commission iyaphenya ngalolu daba.