It’s interesting parsing app reviews that say ‘this app sucks’. How does it suck and why? As I’ve said before, the overwhelming negative App Store reviews for Suica App are […]
Mobile Transit
Apple Pay Navigo and open loop coming in 2024
Notice: Apple Pay Navigo launched 2024-05-21 After a long, long dance, Île-de-France Mobilités (IDFM) confirmed that Smart Navigo, the Paris region transit card for mobile will come to Apple Pay […]
Mobile Transit
The Suica 2 in 1 mobile dilemma: promoting targeted region services on a wide mobile platform
Suica 2 in 1 Region Affiliate Transit Cards have a problem: it would be great to have these cards available on mobile wallet platforms (Osaifu Keitai, Apple Pay, etc.) however, […]
Mobile Transit
Real world Eki-Net impressions
I finally had the chance to use Eki-Net app, aka Eki-Net 2, eTickets (JR East Shinkansen) and Ticketless (JR East Express Trains) reservations on several trips recently, a real world […]
Mobile Transit
OMNY white-label card completes the EMV only OMNY system
After a long gestation, and a COVID related delay, the mighty swipe MetroCard replacement finally shipped. The OMNY card: a white-label EMV bank payment card using the mastercard payment network, […]
Mobile Transit
Contactless Payment Turf Wars: the Smart Navigo HCE power play
Notice: Apple Pay Navigo launched 2024-05-21 Don’t you love how big organizations play fast and loose with big concepts like Host Card Emulation? HCE was SimplyTapp created technology that Google […]