Ahh springtime, flowers and the annual Apple Platform Security (APS) update. This year’s version has many Apple Pay housekeeping changes. Previous versions put everything Apple Pay in a single section. In keeping with Apple spinning out iOS 15 Wallet app as a separate identity, Wallet has its own separate section […]
Apple Pay + Wallet - Apple Pay PASMO - Apple Pay Transit - CASHLESS - Mobile Payments
Apple Pay Japan 2020 Wrap Up Wish List
A two word summary for people in a hurry: COVID and PASMO. As everybody in Japan knows at this point, COVID drove cashless payment use more than any government program could, or anything else for that matter. Cashless went from being the perennial ‘next big thing’ to first choice at […]
Apple - Apple Pay + Wallet - CASHLESS - Mobile Payments - NFC
Is there an App Clip Code for that?
iOS 14.3 is the big coming out party for App Clips now that App Clip Codes are in place. Apple posted App Clip Code HIG documentation, App Clip Code Generation tools and more. There are lots of interesting tidbits and 3 ways to engage: iPhone XS and later models with […]
Apple - Apple Pay + Wallet - NFC - NFC tags - QR Code Payments
App Clips at Kitasando Coffee
Kitasando Coffee was one of the Japan debut sites for App Clips. I finally had time to check it out today. The overall experience was similar to the Starbucks app mobile order and pay. Regulars would use the full blown Coffee App but I wanted to see how fast the […]
Apple - Apple Pay + Wallet - NFC tags - QR Code Payments
Apple Pay Contactless Adoption Outlook 4Q 2020
MacRumors posted an interesting comment Tim Cook made in the 4Q 2020 earnings call As you can imagine in this environment, people are less wont to hand over a card. Contactless payment has taken on a different level of adoption and I don’t think we’ll go back. The United States […]