John Gruber did everyone a favor outlining some of the stakes at play in the remarkably glib, “Remarks by Executive Vice-President Vestager on the Statement of Objections sent to Apple over practices regarding Apple Pay.” The objections are annoyingly vague and refuse to specify how Apple Pay stifled competition and […]
Apple Pay + Wallet - CASHLESS - EMV - MIFARE - Mobile Payments - Transit
The digital wallet service suspension front line
That was quick. When I made the above table for mobile wallet chokepoint, there was no indication we’d get EMV confirmation so quickly. Many were quick to applaud sanctions against Russia to stop the war with Ukraine, and while stopping war is always the right thing to do, hurting citizens […]
FeliCa - NFC
Global NFC Google Pay will never happen
Let me rephrase that: Global NFC Google Pay will never happen because it depends on the device’s ability to run Osaifu Keitai apps. To which I’ll add: because Google can’t be bothered building their own software stack in Android OS Google Pay that replaces Osaifu Keitai. Osaifu Keitai is a […]
Apple - Apple Pay + Wallet - Apple Pay Suica - EMV - FeliCa - Mobile Payments - NFC
Apple Pay Japan 5 Year Mark: All of This and Nothing
October is Apple Pay month in Japan. Today, October 21, we have the Apple Pay WAON and nanaco launch. October 2020 saw the Apple Pay PASMO launch ceremony attended by Apple VIPS. October 2016 was the biggest launch of all. This month marks the 5th anniversary of Apple Pay in […]
The Weekly
The Weekly #4
August 8, 2021 Pixel 6 Tensor and the secure element After many years of rumors Google finally unveiled their custom silicon, though details won’t be known until Pixel 6 devices go on sale. Dieter Bohn wrote: Tensor is an SoC, not a single processor. And so while it’s fair to […]