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- Exclusive-Apple set to stave off daily fines, EU to accept App Store changes, sources say</p>
<p>Foo Yun CheeJuly 23, 2025 at 12:39 AM</p>
<p>By Foo Yun Chee</p>
<p>BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Apple's changes to its App Store rules and fees will likely secure the green light from EU antitrust regulators, people with direct knowledge of the matter said, a move that would stave off potentially hefty daily fines for the iPhone maker.</p>
<p>The company last month said developers will pay a 20% processing fee for purchases made via the App Store, though the fees could go as low as 13% for Apple's small-business program.</p>
<p>Developers who send customers outside the App Store for payment will pay a fee between 5% and 15%. They will also be able to use as many links as they wish to send users to outside forms of payment.</p>
<p>Apple made the changes after the EU antitrust enforcer handed it a 500 million euro ($586.7 million) fine in April, saying its technical and commercial restrictions prevented app developers from steering users to cheaper deals outside the App Store in breach of the Digital Markets Act.</p>
<p>The company was given 60 days to scrap the restraints to comply with the DMA aimed at reining in Big Tech and giving rivals more room to compete.</p>
<p>The European Commission is expected to approve the changes in the coming weeks, although the timing could still change, the people said.</p>
<p>"All options remain on the table. We are still assessing Apple's proposed changes," the EU watchdog said.</p>
<p>Apple did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The company earlier this month said it had implemented the changes to avoid punitive daily fines, while criticising the Commission for mandating how it runs its store.</p>
<p>The company could have been hit with daily fines of 5% of its average daily worldwide revenue, or about 50 million euros per day.</p>
<p>($1 = 0.8554 euros)</p>
<p>(Reporting by Foo Yun Chee; Editing by Jan Harvey)</p>
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