Door locks…check, ID…check, transit…oops. The Information got 2 out of 3 right but the transit stuff was a bust. We won’t get the whole iOS 12 and watchOS 5 story […]
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Market Risks when Problems aren’t Fixed
Transit cards have one job: get the user through the ticket gate quickly and reliably every time, no questions asked. Because they are bullet proof, fast, highly reliable and also […]
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Ka-ching: Japanese NFC Feedback Sounds
Carefully crafted audio feedback is a helpful and important part of any user experience. The lovely Apple Pay ‘ka-ching’ sound is an excellent example. Japanese FeliCa networks incorporate sound feedback […]
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New Apple Pay Transit Focus for WWDC18
A reader made a very sharp observation regarding new NFC functionality rumored for iOS 12, the Apple Pay Transit support that appeared in China with iOS 11.3 really is a […]
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Victoria to trial replacing Myki card with Android devices
ZDNet reports that Victoria is going to test native MIFARE based Mobile Myki on Android devices before rolling out the service in 2019. It sounds like a good plan, staying […]
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Why Americans aren’t using their phones to make payments in stores
Yes folks, yet another China is beating out the U.S. on mobile payments story based on quotes from Wall Street market analysts. Yahoo Financial reporter Krystal Hu stitches together a […]