Apple cuts China App Store commission fees after government pressure

BEIJING: Apple said on Thursday it would lower the commission fees collected by the company from its App Store in mainland China in a huge win for Chinese developers following apparent pressure from regulators in the U.S. tech giant’s second-largest market.

Fees for in-app purchases and paid transactions will be lowered to 25% from 30% starting on Sunday, the California-headquartered company said in a statement on its website. In-app purchase transactions for developers belonging to Apple’s small business and mini apps partner programmes will be cut to 12% from 15%.