Good news for Hong Kong iPhone users: press invitations labeled ‘Redefining Mobile Payments’ that went out to local media outlets on May 28 signaled Octopus for Apple Pay would finally […]
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Octopus is Out of Time
Is this the last time? Just a few thoughts as iOS 13.5 closes in on what hopefully will be a late May delivery, also rumored to be the launch iOS […]
Mobile Payments
Transit Platform Basics
I have attempted to explain the unique Japanese ‘transit platform’ business model in many posts scattered over 3 years. It’s a model that didn’t exist outside of Japan for a […]
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Apple Pay China T-Union Transit Cards arrive with iOS 13.4.1 Update
Apple Pay China T-Union transit cards for Shenzhen along with an updated Beijing area card have been added for mainland China region users. It represents the first true release of […]
Apple - Apple Pay Octopus
On the eve of iOS 13.4
iOS 13.4 GM went out last week with the new iPad Pro/MacBook Air announcements. This week we have another hardware announcement rumor and we have the waiting for Godot Apple […]
Mobile Transit
Transit Cards on Mobile
Transit cards on mobile devices first appeared in 2006 with the launch of Mobile Suica, the world’s very first comprehensive transit card on mobile service. With the arrival of digital […]