When the AliPay Apple Pay leak surfaced earlier this year the stock story was that Apple Pay must support AliPay and WeChat Pay if Apple Pay is to have any […]
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iPhone SE too popular in Japan?
Yes, as crazy as that sounds, but according to Kenta Yamaguchi’s piece on ASCII that’s exactly what is happening. The point of his story is that starting today, second brand […]
Apple - Apple Pay + Wallet - CASHLESS - Mobile Payments - NFC - QR Code Payments
Hama Pay adds dual NFC/QR as iOS 14 Apple Pay QR payments loom
The recent Bank of Yokohama Hama Pay app update created some buzz with the addition of an Apple Pay iD Prepaid card option. It’s similar to the Toyota Wallet approach: […]
Apple - Apple Pay + Wallet - Apple Pay Transit - EMV - NFC - Transit
Why is MTA OMNY asking Apple to fix Face ID?
MTA is asking Apple to fix Face ID. We all know that using Face ID with face masks sucks but the MTA situation is special. It’s a perfect storm of […]
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Apple Pay PASMO and the transit IC card rush to mobile
Mobile PASMO was announced in January 2020, launched on Android Osaifu Keitai in March and will land on Apple Pay with the iOS 14 update this fall. As early as […]
Apple - Apple Pay + Wallet - Apple Pay Suica - Apple Pay Transit - Mobile Payments - Transit
The Apple Pay Octopus Inbound Gouge
Octopus Cards Limited (OCL) released an iOS Octopus app for tourists last week that perfectly illustrates what’s at stake when Apple plays loose with some developers for the sake of […]