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 […]
LINE Pay for Apple Pay (Updated)
LINE Pay said years ago they would add NFC/FeliCa support if customers wanted it. Now that Apple Pay is gaining QR Code Payment support in iOS 14, LINE Pay announced Apple Pay support ‘in 2020‘ at the online LINE DAY 2020 (2:34:00 mark) media event today. The announcement has special […]
The Apple Pay Code Payment + App Clip Connection
When the AliPay Apple Pay leak surfaced earlier this year the stock story was that Apple Pay must support AliPay and WeChat Pay if Apple Pay is to have any relevance for iPhone users in China. The real story is more interesting and is centered on App Clips, not AliPay […]
Suica UI tweaks in iOS 14/watchOS 7
As with every major iOS update the Apple Pay Suica UI gets a minor tweak or two. Sometimes they pan out, sometimes they don’t. The dynamic commute plan ‘Renew’ button was a little more descriptive in b4 and b5. At best it’s was of questionable value when the language was […]
QR Apple Pay Cards for iOS 14 Wallet?
UPDATE: No WWDC20 mention of AliPay for Apple Pay Wallet but there are code references in iOS 14 beta 2, also iOS 14 PassKit: WWDC20 details and developments here The recent iOS 14 feature leak report from 9to5 Mac closed with an interesting line, “Another change includes AliPay support for […]