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Apple Overhauls EU App Store Fees After DMA Clash

Apple has introduced new business terms for app distribution in the European Union, seeking to resolve its long-running dispute with the European Commission over the Digital Markets Act. The new framework replaces the dual global/EU terms with one set of rules covering the App Store, alternative marketplaces, and web distribution. The Core Technology Fee is replaced by a flat 5% Core Technology Commission on digital transactions outside the App Store. App Store commissions also fall, with rates depending on payment method and developer program. Apple added child-safety safeguards for alternative payment routes, including a parental gate for users under 18. Developers can sign up immediately, and the terms take effect on October 1. The agreement follows a €500 million fine and more than a year of talks in which outgoing CEO Tim Cook was personally involved.

• Apple introduced a single contractual framework for App Store, alternative marketplace, and web distribution in the EU, effective October 1.
• The Core Technology Fee is replaced by the Core Technology Commission, a flat 5% commission on digital transactions outside the App Store.
• App Store commission rates are reduced to 26% standard (15% for program participants) with Apple In-App Purchase, with lower rates for alternative payment routes.

Apple Cuts EU App Store Fees, Replaces Core Technology Fee

Apple has introduced new App Store business terms for the European Union, aiming to resolve its long-running conflict with the European Commission over the Digital Markets Act (DMA). The new framework replaces the controversial Core Technology Fee with a 'Core Technology Commission' — a flat 5% commission on digital transactions in apps distributed outside the App Store — and eliminates the Initial Acquisition Fee and Store Services Fee. Standard commission rates now vary by distribution and payment route, ranging from 26% for App Store distribution with Apple's in-app purchase to 15% for external-link purchases; reduced rates apply to participation programs. The update also merges the previous dual terms into one contract covering the App Store, alternative marketplaces, and web distribution, allows Apple's payment processing and alternative payment options to coexist in the same app, and adds child-protection rules for external payment links. The new terms take effect October 1. The Commission has not yet commented.

• Apple's new EU App Store terms take effect October 1 and unify rules for App Store, alternative marketplaces, and web distribution.
• The Core Technology Fee is replaced by a 5% Core Technology Commission on digital transactions in apps distributed outside the App Store.
• Standard commissions drop to 26% with Apple in-app purchase, 20% with alternative in-app payment, and 15% with external purchase links; reduced rates apply to qualifying programs.

Dun & Bradstreet Integrates Commercial Graph into Perplexity

Dun & Bradstreet announced a collaboration with Perplexity to bring the D&B Commercial Graph to Perplexity and the agent platform Perplexity Computer via Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers. The integration makes D&B’s verified business identity, relationship, and risk data—anchored by the D-U-N-S® Number—available inside Perplexity to support risk, finance, compliance, procurement, sales, and KYC/KYB workflows. D&B says the Commercial Graph covers more than 650 million business entities and is validated by over 100 billion monthly data quality checks. Early results for AI-powered KYC/KYB remediation cited in the release show substantial efficiency gains and reductions in false positives.

• Dun & Bradstreet announced a collaboration with Perplexity to bring the D&B Commercial Graph to Perplexity and Perplexity Computer via Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers.
• The D&B Commercial Graph is anchored by the global standard D-U-N-S® Number and covers more than 650 million global business entities.
• Dun & Bradstreet states the Commercial Graph is verified by more than 100 billion monthly data quality checks.

TransUnion Announces Chief Financial Officer Transition

Todd Cello stepping down on December 31, 2026, after 29 years with the Company. Cello will then serve as a full-time advisor through March 1, 2027. TransUnion reaffirms 2026 financial guidance.

Permutive and TransUnion Partner to Enhance Sell-Side Curation

Permutive and TransUnion have announced an integration that enables publishers using Permutive's DMP to match their first-party audience data with TransUnion's identity graph and activate TransUnion audiences across Permutive's global publisher network. This addresses the limited addressability of the open internet, where only about 30% of traffic is addressable via cookies or alternative IDs, by leveraging multi-signal identity strategies. Early testing with a financial services advertiser showed a 12x increase in addressable impressions, a 5x increase in consumers reached, and a 170% overshoot of the KPI target. The partnership aims to provide a viable alternative to walled gardens, reduce data fees, and monetize previously unsold inventory, ultimately improving campaign accuracy and performance.

• Permutive and TransUnion announced an integration on Monday.
• The integration allows publishers to match their audiences and activate TransUnion audiences directly across Permutive's global publisher network.
• Only about 30% of web traffic is currently addressable via cookies or alternative IDs.

TransUnion to Present at 2026 Barclays Global Financial Services Conference

TransUnion (NYSE: TRU) today announced that Chris Cartwright, President and CEO, will present at the Barclays Global Financial Services Conference on Tuesday, September 15, 2026.