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Apple - Apple Pay + Wallet - EMV - MIFARE - Mobile Payments - NFC - NFC tags - NFC-Felica

Dear Apple: We need a Global NFC iPad

Now that iOS 13 is almost here, it’s time to sit down and think about the enhanced Core NFC Read/Write functionality and what it means for iOS/iPadOS. Core NFC “requires […]

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Apple’s Secret Weapon

Technology is hard to cover well in a way that’s clear and easy to understand, that educates and elevates without dumbing down the technology or it’s intended audience. Technology like […]

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New Functions for iOS 13 Apple Pay Suica

For some time now I have been scratching my head over the dynamic card feature of Apple Card. I thought that Apple might announce new Apple Pay Wallet features for […]

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Apple - Apple Pay + Wallet - Apple Pay Octopus - Apple Pay Suica - Apple Pay Transit - EMV - MIFARE - Mobile Payments - NFC - NFC-Felica - QR Code Payments - Suica - Transit

Transit Gate Evolution: Do QR Codes Really Suck for Transit?

The short answer of course is: yes, QR Codes really suck for transit, which Abacus first reported on when the QR code transit meltdown hit Chengdu last April. Abacus is […]

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Perception and Reality

I like writing but am no writer, so I prescribe to the ‘if you’re not a sharpshooter shoot lots of bullets’ school of wannabes. When the Financial Times, “The painful […]

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Sydney Opal expands EMV coverage, next stop: Apple Pay Express Transit

Transport for NSW is expanding open loop EMV bank card support on the Opal transit fare system to include buses next month in addition to implementing Opal fare caps and […]

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