Since the 2024 Youyou Card Company and Apple cooperated with Apple to integrate iPhone Youyou Card into the wallet, Apple Pay plan announced a breakthrough, it has led to the inability to quickly sense entry and exit through traffic cards like Japanese watermelon cards. Now Apple has secretly opened Taiwan’s “App NFC transaction function” application in iOS 18.4, which means that Youyou Card Company can apply to Apple to call Secure Element NFC permissions, which can integrate Youyou Card payment function through iPhone NFC, and in the future, you can also use iPhone NFC to induce in and out of the MRT station through iPhone NFC.
The key reasons why the Youyou Card Company and Apple cooperate with iPhone Youyou Card to break the deadlock
Many people are curious about why the iPhone’s Apple Pay fast transportation card has been unable to support Youyou Card over the years. The most important reason is that Youyou Card Company and Apple have difficulty reaching a consensus on system construction. The main reason is that Youyou Card is unwilling to adjust its own “front desk equipment needs to be greatly modified” and “backend needs to be rebuilt a new system”, which eventually led to the official suspension of the Apple Pay Youyou Card cooperation plan.
The actual negotiation progress of the cooperation between Youyou Card and Apple, as well as the details of the key issues behind it, can be found in the previous compilation:
Apple opens Taiwan iPhone NFC Youyou Card Payment Application Function
As early as August 2024, Apple announced that it would open the iPhone NFC function, allowing developers to directly use the iPhone NFC function in third-party apps, which is equivalent to calling Secure Element chips for contactless transactions, covering in-store payments, car keys, closed payments for mass transportation, company identification certificates, student ID cards, hotel access control, merchant membership cards and event tickets, etc. In the future, it will also support government identity documents.
Apple also emphasized that only developers who are authorized and meet specific industry and regulatory requirements can use relevant APIs to ensure security.
Early iPhone NFC payment features are only available to developers in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States. But “Mr. Crazy”Apple’s official technical documentsIt was found that since iOS 18.4, it has been supported to support Taiwanese developers to apply for iPhone NFC App transaction permissions.
Chen Guojun, general manager of Youyou Card Company, also stated: “Once Apple opens the iPhone NFC function in Taiwan, Youyou Card Company will apply immediately and evaluate it based on technical requirements and commercial conditions, so that Apple users can enjoy the convenience of diversified transportation payments.”
Mr. Crazy also inquired about the latest progress of Youyou Card Company. Youyou Card Company responded: “It is actively dealing with it! It is currently closely interacting with Apple and will follow Apple’s confidentiality terms and conditions. It is not convenient to explain the relevant details to the public.” From this, it can be seen that Youyou Card is to be integrated into the iPhone, and it is no longer a dream to enter the station through the mobile phone.
Next, you can expect Youyou Card Company to sign a commercial agreement with Apple, apply for NFC and SE rights, and pay related fees, and then enable iPhone NFC sensing payment in the Youyoufu App.
Use iPhone NFC Youyou Card to connect to MRT Sensing
Many people are curious about how to use iPhone to enter and exit the station with the “iPhone NFC trading function” opened by Apple? Let’s share how to use the mobile Youyou Card Company to apply for iPhone NFC permissions for Youyou Pay App in the future.
Youyoufu APP supports iPhone NFC and will enable bee rides
When Youyou Card Company subsequently updates the iOS version of Youyoufu App and opens the iPhone NFC sensing payment function, users can choose to directly enable Youyoufu Bike ride function, set Youyoufu App as a preset payment application in iOS settings, and enter and exit the MRT station in the future. Double-click the side button on the iPhone to quickly start the transaction, and you can quickly use iPhone NFC to induce entry and exit.
The entire process of entering and exiting iPhone Youyou card can save the need to open the “Youyoufu APP”. After pressing it twice directly through the side of the iPhone, you can use Face ID to authenticate and quickly enter and exit the station to experience it. Currently, Youyoufu App can be used for transportation such as MRT, bus, and Taiwan Railway.
Integrating the Youyou Card into iPhone phones in this way is the best solution to the breakthrough of the negotiation between Youyou Card and Apple’s fast transportation card. Although there is no way to achieve a similar Japanese digital Suica watermelon card, you can enter and exit the station by relying on the phone to sense it directly. It is always more convenient than the Super i sensing sticker launched by Youyou Card.
Taipei MRT iPhone NFC Youyou Card also supports Apple Pay
In addition to the iPhone NFC Youyou Card currently has the “App NFC transaction function” API solution, Taipei MRT has also announced that it will officially launch mobile payment sensing functions such as Apple Pay, Samsung Pay, Google Pay, etc. before 2025.
You can also use the QR Code ride code function. This part supports electronic and other electronic digital payments on the market, such as LINE Pay, iPASS MONEY, iicash Pay, Youyou Pay, Jiekou Pay, Yushan Wallet, Quanying+PAY, Taixin Pay, Quanpay and other electronics. You can use the ride to quickly scan payment to enter and exit the MRT.
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It is not ruled out that Taiwan MRT may also launch its own iPhone NFC APP service. After all, MRT’s existing stored value cards, travel tickets and TPASS monthly tickets will be changed to digital form, or it will be combined with Youyou Pay and other payment platforms, which will be the most perfect multi-pay induction payment.
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