Russian antitrust regulator asks Apple about banking apps while ignoring Ukraine war

Russia's Federal Antimonopoly Service has asked Apple why Russian users cannot access full banking and payment services, while seemingly ignoring how banks in the country were sanctioned over the Ukraine war.Moscow, RussiaFAS wrote to Apple on Thursday, requesting the company to explain how banks operating in Russia, as well as payment services, cannot take full advantage of apps on iPhone. Unlike most of the rest of the world, Russian banking services are severely limited in how they function on iOS.While the letter from Russia's Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) to Apple reported by Reuters seems like a valid request for information from the outset, it ignores the international impacts of the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums