The “software” platform Google Play announced a change in its business model that will take effect from January 1st, 2022 and with which it will reduce the fee charged to developers, which will go from 30 to 15 % in all the cases.

Currently, only developers of payment applications, who according to the platform are only 3 % of the total, have to pay a commission, of 30 %, for their earnings on Google Play. In March of this year, the commission was reduced to 15 % after 12 months of recurring subscription.

Now, Google highlighted in a statement that its commissions will be reduced to 15 % for all Google Play developers as of January 1st of next year 2022.

The company explained that developers with subscription models find it difficult to benefit from the previous downgrade due to customer churn, so it has decided to make it widespread from day one.

In the cases of multiplatform application developers, who already had reduced service fees of 15 % Google Play, this commission will drop to 10 %.

K. Tovar

Source: Xataka

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Google is being investigated for accusations of having offered the Netflix streaming platform a special discount on commissions of 30 % for internal payments from the Google Play Store, to prevent it from opting for an external payment system.

This was denounced by a group of United States prosecutors, who initiated an investigation against the search engine for monopoly practices in its online store, of which they have presented the first documents.

According to the investigation documents, Google’s offer took place in response to attempts by some of the main applications, such as Netflix, Spotify and Tinder, to prepare a payment system outside the platform.

To avoid the discontent of the streaming platform for the Play Store commissions for internal payments, which is 30 %, Google would have offered the app a special discount in the share of benefits for payments, something that according to the accusation would be a monopoly practice.

Likewise, the court documents point to the existence of internal Google figures that indicate that the equilibrium level for the distribution of income would be around 6 % of commissions.

The prosecution’s arguments also claim that, while Samsung’s software revenue was $ 100 million in 2019, Google Play earned $ 4 billion from the South Korean brand’s terminals alone this year.

K. Tovar

Source: Business Insider

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With the inclusion of SimpleTV and Movilnet, Bancamiga Banca Universal expands the services in its points of sale distributed throughout the country.

Until now, the institution offered in its almost 70,000 POS the recharge of Movistar, Digitel and Inter and the sealing of the pictures of the 5 and 6 of the National Institute of Hipódromos. In recent days, the possibility of playing El Andinito de la Lotería del Táchira has also been added, which allows to recharge for a minimum of two tickets. In the latter case, it is essential to be registered on the andinito.com portal

Commissions, additional income for businesses

According to a statement from the banking institution, each of the services offered through the Bancamiga Points of Sale leave the merchant a commission that in the case of INH and El Andinito is 5 %, Movilnet 4.31 %, Movistar 4 %, Digitel 3 %, SimpleTV 2.5 % and Inter 2 %. This turns POS into a tool for businesses to generate additional income to what by nature is already associated with their business objective.

Within the framework of the innovation process that characterizes Bancamiga, these points of sale offer the facility of using the SIM card of any cell phone if they have a data balance, which increases the connection with all platforms. Likewise, the institution became the first bank in the country to offer commercial payment to a natural person (C2P) at POS, a service developed for businesses to be the ones to manage the collection operations from their customers via Mobile Payment. Interbank, through the Bancamiga Points of Sale.

Among their characteristics, these points also include  the collection in bolivars and dollars, they are wireless and they trade in a single operation up to 9,999,999,999.99 bolivars. The possibility of acquiring them is a very easy and simple process, especially in operations where you only have to carry a copy of the valid identity card and RIF and have a cell phone number and an email. Delivery is immediate, as well as the possibility of trading, explains the Bancamiga statement.

If you need more information, you can contact them through their networks on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and YouTube or call them at their service center: 0500 TUBANCA (8822622).

M.Pino

With information from Bancamiga

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