{"id":350383,"date":"2025-12-19T00:04:59","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T00:04:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/apple-2\/michael-tsai-blog-japan-app-marketplaces-external-payments-new-fee-structure\/"},"modified":"2025-12-19T00:04:59","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T00:04:59","slug":"michael-tsai-blog-japan-app-marketplaces-external-payments-new-fee-structure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=350383","title":{"rendered":"Michael Tsai – Blog – Japan: App Marketplaces, External Payments, New Fee Structure"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Apple<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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Apple today announced changes impacting iOS apps in Japan to comply with the Mobile Software Competition Act (MSCA). These updates create new options for developers to distribute apps on alternative app marketplaces and to process app payments for digital goods and services outside of Apple In-App Purchase.<\/p>\n

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The MSCA\u2019s requirements for alternative app marketplaces and app payments open new avenues for malware, fraud and scams, and privacy and security risks.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

They just couldn\u2019t help themselves.<\/p>\n

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For their iOS apps distributed on the App Store in Japan, developers will be able to include an alternative payment processing method in their app and\/or link users to a website to complete a transaction.<\/p>\n

These alternative payment options will always be presented alongside Apple In-App Purchase, so that users in Japan are clear on when they are transacting through Apple.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Juli Clover<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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Apple has established a new fee structure in Japan, and fees are based on distribution and payment method. Apple says that fees will be the same or lower for 100% of developers in Japan.<\/p>\n

Participants in the Small Business Program, Video Partner Program, and Mini Apps Partner Program will pay the reduced rate below. Subscriptions in apps maintained after the first year are also subjected to the lower fee. The Small Business Program includes<\/a> developers that earn less than 1 million USD annually. Developers that earn more than that have to pay Apple’s full commission rates.<\/p>\n