Probably not, but the FBI Raids Chinese Point-of-Sale Giant PAX Technology report from Krebs on Security has some thrilling bits: “FBI and MI5 are conducting an intensive investigation into PAX,” the source said. “A major US payment processor began asking questions about network packets originating from PAX terminals and were […]
Apple - Apple Pay + Wallet - EMV - FeliCa - MIFARE - NFC
My Cousin Apple Pay
So the EU is going ahead with ‘open NFC’ antitrust charges against Apple. As posted back in August 2020, the whole open vs closed debate is not easy to define. It’s probably easier to look at it from the simplistic App Store debate of letting developers bypass Apple’s in-app payment […]
MIFARE - Mobile Payments - Transit
Isn’t Oyster card supposed to be dead?
The BBC asks the question, yet again: “London’s Oyster card: Are its days numbered?” It’s no secret that Transport for London has been trying to get rid of Oyster ever since 2011 when TfL, eyes firmly locked on the London Olympics, decided to put their resources into the emerging EMV […]
Apple - Apple Pay + Wallet - Apple Pay Octopus - Apple Pay PASMO - Apple Pay Suica - Apple Watch - Docomo - FeliCa - iPhone - MIFARE - Touchless
iOS 15 Apple Pay Wallet preview: the Express Mode difference
Express Transit Suica ruins the Apple Pay experience for using anything else. You want Apple Pay to work that way everywhere but it doesn’t. Most of the time we trudge along using Apple Pay Wallet with face mask Face ID authorization, although the Apple Pay experience on Apple Watch is […]
Apple - Apple Pay + Wallet - FeliCa - Maps - MIFARE - NFC - Touchless
iOS 15: A12 Bionic fine print features
Japanese media reaction to Apple’s WWDC21 Keynote was a big ‘meh’. Not surprising as many iOS 15 features won’t be available for Japanese iPhone users who are well acquainted with being a 1st tier market for selling Apple hardware but a 3rd tier market afterthought for Apple services. They also […]