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Ng Kang-chung

iPhone users in Hong Kong could soon use their smartphones in place of Octopus cards, the city’s e-payment giant said on Thursday.
Through mobile wallet app Apple Pay, Octopus users would be able to pay for local travel and small purchases using their Apple handset or Apple Watch, Octopus said in a brief statement.
The statement, however, did not specifically mention when the service would be launched, only saying “later this year”.
“More details will be shared soon,” the statement read.

Francis Fong Po-kiu, the president of the Information Technology Federation, said he had learned such a system would be made available in Apple’s iOS 13 software for iPhone.
“That means it will come around September,” Fong, an iPhone user himself, said.
He also said he learned the smart Octopus functions would be compatible with iPhone 8 or newer models.
Contactless Octopus payments via near-field communication (NFC) have been made available on Samsung phones in Hong Kong since late 2017 through e-wallet service Samsung Pay. Since then, iPhone users have hoped Apple would match the feature. Samsung phones run on the Android system.

Through mobile wallet app Samsung Pay and select Samsung smartphones, Octopus users can transfer the physical card to Samsung Pay and use it on their phones.
Launched in 1997, the Octopus system in Hong Kong is one of the most extensively accepted contactless smart card payment systems.
More than 36 million Octopus cards and products are in circulation in Hong Kong, which has a population of about 7.4 million.
Besides public transport, Octopus is accepted nearly everywhere – from supermarkets, restaurants, convenience stores, to vending machines. The smart card is also used as access control at some residential estates or commercial buildings.
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The Octopus system handles 15 million transactions a day, with an aggregate transaction value of HK$220 million, according to the company.
“That is why it is a big deal that Apple Pay is coming to Octopus system,” Fong said.
A similar contactless smart card payment system is already available in Japan, where iPhone users can load their Suica card – an e-payment smart card similar to Octopus – directly onto their iPhone handsets.


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Octopus authorities say its users will be able to opt for Apple Pay from sometime ‘later this year’
Select Samsung phone owners already use a similar system


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iPhone users of Hong Kong will be able to use Apple Pay instead of Octopus cards with launch of iOS 13 software

Octopus authorities say its users will be able to opt for Apple Pay from sometime ‘later this year’ Select Samsung phone owners already use a similar system

Octopus authorities say its users will be able to opt for Apple Pay from sometime ‘later this year’

Select Samsung phone owners already use a similar system