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Re:Dam built by robots? Japan's Obayashi tests it out by harpratap on Monday July 27, 2020 @11:29AM (#23966031)
felica did see usage as university cards but when I say "Osaifu Ketai" I mean the entire business model surrounding it too. Only Hong Kong successfully implemented it.
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Re:Dam built by robots? Japan's Obayashi tests it out by aikinai on Monday July 27, 2020 @10:36PM (#23971754)
Oh, if you mean the model and not the technology, Apple Pay has already accomplished far more than osaifu-keitai could ever hope to.
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Re:Dam built by robots? Japan's Obayashi tests it out by harpratap on Wednesday July 29, 2020 @10:57AM (#23987352)
Apple pay/Google pay is too slow, requires internet and has too many gotchas. And the entire thing is controlled by Apple and Google there's no competition. It's basically back to same old Visa & MasterCard duopoly.
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