So the EU is going ahead with ‘open NFC’ antitrust charges against Apple. As posted back in August 2020, the whole open vs closed debate is not easy to define. […]
Apple - Apple Pay + Wallet - Apple Watch - iPhone
Secrets of iOS 15 Apple Wallet
iOS 15 Wallet is deceptive. The first impression out of the box is that nothing has changed much. It looks the same, it works the same. It doesn’t help that […]
Apple Pay + Wallet - Apple Pay Octopus - Apple Pay Transit - Apple Watch - China T-Union - FeliCa - iPhone - Mobile Payments - NFC - Transit
Octopus 2.0
The Apple Pay Octopus launch in June 2020 marked the end of an era of Octopus as the exclusive Hong Kong MTR home grown transit platform, and the start of […]
Apple Pay Suica - Apple Pay Transit - CASHLESS - EMV - FeliCa - Mobile Payments - NFC - NFC-Felica - QR Code Payments - Suica - Touchless - Transit
The truth is in the tap
The Nankai Visa Touch test launch launched endless Twitter discussions about slow EMV contactless tap speeds and performance issues compared with Suica and other Transit IC cards. EMV contactless transit […]
Apple Pay + Wallet - Apple Pay PASMO - Apple Pay Suica - CASHLESS - EMV - FeliCa - Mobile Payments - NFC - QR Code Payments
The Wireless Android POS/NFC Reader Suck Index
Now that contactless is everywhere, wireless contactless readers have become very fashionable and popular. Nobody wants wires or checkout lines. All of these systems are built around an Android based […]
Apple - Apple Pay + Wallet - EMV - NFC
Sorry PRESTO but your open loop video is fake Express Transit
The Metrolinx PRESTO UP service started an open loop contactless payment pilot program this past week. It’s the first step for open loop support across the entire PRESTO fare system. […]