The Secure Technology Alliance White Paper Contactless Payments: Proposed Implementation Recommendations is an interesting read, not only for what it says but for finding out what’s on the collective mind of the credit card industry. Here is a quick look… <with comments> About the Secure Technology Alliance The Secure Technology Alliance is […]
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What the Hell is VISA Up To in Japan?
VISA is the least consumer friendly card company in Japan. Period. Mastercard, American Express and JCB are making it easy for Japanese customers to use their cards in mobile wallets (Apple Pay, Osaifu Keitai) both domestically and abroad with NFC Switching. NFC certification requires both NFC-A and NFC-F. Smartphones can […]
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iPhone X NFC Problem
1️⃣ iPhone X NFC Problem2️⃣ iPhone X NFC問題 (Japanese)3️⃣ Apple Denial and iPhone X Users4️⃣ iPhone X NFC Problem Index UPDATE March 2021This post explains the iPhone X NFC problem tracked from the November 2017 launch through early 2019. Since mid 2020 I am seeing more iPhone X NFC problem […]
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iPhone X Users Outside of Japan Don’t Realize They Have NFC Problems
1️⃣ iPhone X Suica Problem Q&A Exchange Guide2️⃣ iPhone X Suica問題Q&A交換ガイド (Japanese)3️⃣ Apple Denial and iPhone X Users4️⃣ iPhone X Suica Problem Index As user reports trickle in it’s becoming clear that iPhone X units produced before April 2018 have a NFC hardware issue. iPhone X Apple Pay Suica users have been complaining about […]
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Dead HCE-F, Global NFC ≠ Global FeliCa, and Other NFC Confusion
NFC is a confusing name. It’s an upside down umbrella that catches every single naming convention connected with it: Type A, Type F, EMV, FeliCa, MIFARE, etc. There are also all those smartphone platform and credit card company brand names built on NFC technology: Apple Pay, Google Pay, NFC Pay, Mastercard […]