In Hong Kong, it's impossible to live without an Octopus Card, the smartcard that fits right into the wallet and is scanned wirelessly. Millions of daily subway users tap their cards to enter the ...

The city government of Hong Kong recently ordered officials for Octopus Cards Ltd to cooperate with an investigation surrounding the inappropriate sharing of customer data related to a rewards program ...

Established as a transit-fare and small-value payment card in Hong Kong nearly 20 years ago, the Octopus Card is making a transition to a virtual prepaid card for online shopping. Octopus Holdings CEO ...

After an initial clue in June, the following month saw official confirmation from Apple that Octopus Apple Pay support will be part of iOS 13. Some more details have now emerged thanks to some ...

Apple Pay is finally coming to Hong Kong’s Octopus card system after rumors first surfaced last month that it would be part of iOS 13. Octopus cards were rolled out in 1997 and quickly became one of ...

AMSTERDAM--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, announced that its Trusted Service Hub (TSH) is enabling the secure digitization of Octopus contactless smart cards into ...

Hong Kong's transit and retail Octopus card now supports integration with Apple Pay. Support for the Apple Pay platform arrived in the latest update to the Octopus app, according to blog Ata Distance.

Apple fans in Hong Kong will soon be able to add their Octopus transit cards to Apple Pay. Support is “coming soon,” Octopus Cards Limited confirmed this week. It will allow you to use your iPhone or ...

Update - Jul 11: Octopus Cards Limited has now confirmed that customers will be able to use their Octopus cards on their iPhone or Apple Watch for transit and retail payment with Apple Pay later this ...

Hong Kong‘s Medialink Group is celebrating the premiere of THE FIRST SLAM DUNK by releasing a commemorative MTR Octopus card. Made for manga readers who still use the physical Octopus card for their ...

Hong Kong's popular Octopus card for transit and retail purchases now supports Apple Pay, allowing the card to be added to the Wallet app for contactless payments with an iPhone or Apple Watch. As ...