Apple has finally given their answer to EU demands (and now USA demands) for ‘open NFC’: Apple HCE (Host Card Emulation). Basically this means that any payment provider/developer in the […]
Mobile Payments
SimplyGo EZ-link identity crisis
It’s been an interesting week reading the negative reactions of Singapore transit users to the new SimplyGo EZ-Link. Social media was full of complaints that basically boiled down to: we […]
Mobile Payments
Morning QR Code Buzz
For the past few days the same young gentleman has been in front of me in the tiny Ikegami LAWSON store self checkout line. Each time he attempts to navigate […]
Mobile Payments
The state of Pixel global NFC support 2023
It’s that time of year again. The new Pixel devices for 2023 are out. Do they deliver Global NFC, or do we have more of the same mess? Short answer: […]
Mobile Payments
NFC VAS done right: Pi-xcels NFC background tag read powered e-receipts
In the traditional Buddhist cosmos there are sub-human hells of suffering: fighting demons, hungry ghosts, terrifying animals and so on. In the human realm we create our own hells. QR […]
Mobile Payments
Forget the Suica vs EMV open loop soap opera, it’s all about loyalty program banks now
Quick, what’s the number one complaint foreigners had when they couldn’t use their foreign issue VISA cards for Apple Pay Suica recharge? Was it inconvenience? No, it was points. Specifically […]