If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then Hong Kong-based Octopus Cards Limited ought to be feeling pretty good about itself. Not only has it revolutionized transit payments at home-Hong ...

Now-deleted code on an Apple server suggests that Apple Pay Octopus support is coming as part of iOS 13 – almost certainly with the Express Transit feature, meaning no authentication is needed. The ...

While operators of transit fare-collection systems in London, New York, Washington, D.C., and a few other places consider enabling riders to pay fares with contactless cards issued by banks, no ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Checkout.com, a leading digital payments provider, today announced a strategic partnership with Octopus, Hong Kong’s first homegrown global fintech, to enable online payment for customers of Hong Kong ...

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 ...

HONG KONG, June 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Wonder, a leading payments and fintech platform in Hong Kong and APAC, is proud to announce a landmark partnership as the first omnichannel payment facilitator ...

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.

IN 1997, two months after Hong Kong reverted to Chinese sovereignty, it acquired a cutting-edge payment technology. People could rush through turnstiles with a wave of their colourful Octopus ...

Toy maker kennysworks has teamed up with Medicom Toys and Levi’s to create a Bearbrick toy based off of kennyswork’s iconic Copperhead-18 series of toys. The toys by kennyswork are often created in ...