Now that WWDC23 has come and gone, it’s time to take stock of what’s changed, and what’s not, for all things iOS 17 Apple Pay and Wallet. On the surface […]
Mobile Payments
Thoughts on Suica 2.0
The Suica 2.0 launch in the Tohoku region on May 27, 2023 was not simply a launch. It marked the transition to a whole new business model for JR East. […]
Apple
WWDC22 Wish List
It is hard to be enthusiastic about this year’s WWDC when Apple’s entire integrated software/hardware business model is coming under attack. With so much distraction these days there’s not much […]
Apple - Apple Pay + Wallet - Apple Watch - EMV - FeliCa - iPhone - MIFARE - NFC - NFC tags
The Apple Pay monopoly debate part 1: context is everything
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 […]
Apple Pay Suica - Apple Wallet - Mobile Payments - NFC - NFC tags - Transit
Super Suica Cloud
A Japanese friend once told me that when Suica first came out, young people in Tokyo sent Suica cards to hometown families to use for coming to Tokyo. But parents […]
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 […]