Technology is hard to cover well in a way that’s clear and easy to understand, that educates and elevates without dumbing down the technology or it’s intended audience. Technology like […]
Apple - Apple Pay Octopus - Apple Pay Suica - Apple Pay Transit - EMV - MIFARE - NFC - NFC tags - NFC-Felica - Suica - Transit
New Functions for iOS 13 Apple Pay Suica
For some time now I have been scratching my head over the dynamic card feature of Apple Card. I thought that Apple might announce new Apple Pay Wallet features for […]
Apple Pay Suica - Apple Pay Transit - EMV - NFC - NFC-Felica - Suica - Transit
Bad Dance: EMV Express Transit slows down Apple Pay Suica
The EMV Express Transit option that arrived with iOS 12.3 is completely useless in Japan. Japanese transit companies will never support it because EMV is a poor technology match, not […]
Apple - Apple Pay + Wallet - Apple Pay Octopus - Apple Pay Suica - Apple Pay Transit - EMV - MIFARE - Mobile Payments - NFC - NFC-Felica - QR Code Payments - Suica - Transit
Transit Gate Evolution: Do QR Codes Really Suck for Transit?
The short answer of course is: yes, QR Codes really suck for transit, which Abacus first reported on when the QR code transit meltdown hit Chengdu last April. Abacus is […]
Apple - Apple Pay + Wallet - EMV - Mobile Payments - NFC - NFC-Felica
Apple Card and Apple Cash Trademark Applications for Japan
The CoRRiENTE.top site reports a JP trademark bot tweet that shows Apple applied for Apple Card and Apple Cash trademarks in Japan on July 16, the trademark bot tweet itself […]
EMV - MIFARE - Mobile Payments - NFC - NFC-Felica
Pixel 3 Global NFC Evolution
Reader feedback and discussion from my earlier post analyzing the fuzzy state of iPhone 7 FeliCa and its possible support of Apple Pay Octopus, resulted in some interesting discussion about […]