John Gruber did everyone a favor outlining some of the stakes at play in the remarkably glib, “Remarks by Executive Vice-President Vestager on the Statement of Objections sent to Apple […]
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VISA Japan and Apple still at odds over VISA Touch debit cards
The April 19 launch of SBI Neobank Mastercard debit card support for Apple Pay was a bit unique: the first time that a plastic issue Japanese debit card came to […]
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Tight pants and Face ID Express Transit fuckups
Express Transit is the best and most natural way of using Apple Pay. It first came to iPhone Wallet with Suica in 2016, expanding incrementally until finally going wide with […]
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The digital wallet service suspension front line
That was quick. When I made the above table for mobile wallet chokepoint, there was no indication we’d get EMV confirmation so quickly. Many were quick to applaud sanctions against […]
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The mobile wallet chokepoint
I ran across an untidy but interesting Twitter thread that mentioned Apple Pay Suica in the larger context of evolving NFC smartphone services. Suica (Metro card / digital money in […]
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Bad Suica App reviews, real or urban legend?
Suica App user reviews are relentlessly bad, rip after rip of ‘this software sucks’. Never a good thing to say. Here’s the thing however, when you dig into the reviews […]