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Old Aug 19, 2019 | 2:47 pm
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Originally Posted by returnoftheyeti


Yeah, I know, sigh. Visiting London just reminds me how far behind the US really is regarding most things.

Immigration, wave your passport at a machine
Transport to the city, $2.00 USD and use Apple Pay
Apple Pay at all the restaurants.

Etc...
I think it's also vested interests, like in the case of Hong Kong and Octopus cards over there.

When the TFL went to support Apple Pay in the London Underground, the Sydney papers noticed it but the metro systems there and in Melbourne said they won't abandon their own fare card schemes any time soon.
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