
Spotify Technology SA (NYSE:SPOT) shares are trading higher in Wednesday's after-hours session after Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) announced the launch of a pilot program designed to explore more billing options on third-party platforms.
"We’ll be partnering with developers to explore different implementations of user-choice billing, starting with Spotify. As one of the world’s largest subscription developers with a global footprint and integrations across a wide range of device form factors, they’re a natural first partner," said Sameer Samat, vice president of product management for Google.