'Snatcher' And 'Metal Gear' Composer Motoaki Furukawa Sued Over Payment Dispute Gaming Tech and Gaming Blog by HendrikWiese - March 9, 20220 Future of 'Twinbee'-style shooter 'Steam Pilots' now in doubt.Former Konami composer Motoaki Furukawa – who composed music for the likes of Snatcher, Sunset Riders, Metal Gear and Salamander – is being sued by the Japanese studio hired to work on his TwinBee spiritual successor, it has been revealed.The cause of
App Store third-party payment plans must be revealed next month, says Korea Tech and Gaming Blog Technology by noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) - September 30, 20210 A new antitrust law in South Korea will force both Apple and Google to support app store third-party payment options – and the two companies have now been given to the middle of the month to explain their plans to comply.This could have wide-ranging implications, as similar pressures are being
Apple reminds developers about changes to subscription payment system in India Tech and Gaming Blog Technology by noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) - September 29, 20210 Apple today notified developers about a change that will impact apps with renewable subscriptions or other recurring transactions in India. Due to a new directive from the Reserve Bank of India, some in-app transactions made with credit and debit cards may be declined by banks or card issuers.more…The post Apple
Apple prohibited from blocking outside payment in Epic ruling Tech and Gaming Blog Technology by Brian Heater - September 10, 20210 A judge this morning issued a ruling in California’s Epic v. Apple case, siding with the Fortnite maker on the topic of third-party payments. Effectively, the judge has ruled that Apple cannot prohibit developers from adding links for alternative payments beyond Apple’s App Store-based monetization. The mobile giant’s control over fees
MaxRewards banks $3M to reveal best payment methods that reap the most rewards Tech and Gaming Blog Technology by Christine Hall - September 10, 20210 When Anik Khan graduated from college, his first job was working on credit cards and business expenses at Accenture. There, he found that someone could bring in a couple of thousand dollars just by having the right credit cards and following the rewards and promotions. It was back in 2017 when
Report: India may be next in line to mandate changes to Apple’s in-app payment rules Tech and Gaming Blog Technology by Ingrid Lunden - September 2, 20210 Summer is still technically in session, but a snowball is slowly developing in the world of apps, and specifically the world of in-app payments. A report in Reuters today says that the Competition Commission of India, the country’s monopoly regulator, will soon be looking at an antitrust suit filed against
Daily Crunch: 3 US Senators ask Amazon how biometric payment system will handle customers’ palm prints Tech and Gaming Blog Technology by Richard Dal Porto - August 13, 20210 To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PDT, subscribe here. Hello and welcome to Daily Crunch for August 13, 2021. We made it to Friday, everyone. Congratulations! Despite it being the end of the week, we still have
Dwolla raises $21M to bring more customizable payment and money transfer options to fintechs and brands Tech and Gaming Blog Technology by Ingrid Lunden - July 21, 20210 Stripe, with its $95 billion valuation, has been taking on the payment landscape with a whole platform approach, bringing in dozens of adjacent services to snag a wider and deeper set of customers that use these services by way of APIs. But in the world of so-called “embedded finance” there
Privacy.com rebrands to Lithic, raises $43M for virtual payment cards Tech and Gaming Blog Technology by Mary Ann Azevedo - May 20, 20210 When Privacy.com was founded in 2014, the company’s focus was to let anyone generate virtual and disposable payment card numbers for free. The goal was to allow those users to keep users’ actual credit card numbers safe while allowing the option to cut off companies from their bank accounts. In an
Hackers hit nine countries, expose 623,036 payment card records Data Breach by Steve Zurier - April 9, 20210 A sign showing credit card logos is seen outside of a bank. user data of the Swarmshop card shop – which trades in stolen personal and payment records – was leaked online on March 17 and posted on a different underground forum. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Hackers are hacking hackers.