Articles

• Apple VAS and ECP explained

  What Apple VAS (Value Added Services) and ECP (Enhanced Contactless Polling) do when you tap an Apple Wallet NFC pass, explained in plain English.

• Google Smart Tap vs Apple VAS

  A plain-English comparison of Google Smart Tap and Apple VAS for Google Wallet vs Apple Wallet NFC loyalty passes, readers, and customer tap flow.

• An NFC loyalty card for your café

  How to set up a tap-to-collect coffee loyalty card in Apple Wallet and Google Wallet: NFC passes from PassNinja, and contactless readers.

• NFC Wallet pass glossary

  Plain-English definitions of key Apple Wallet NFC and Google Wallet terms: Apple VAS, ECP, Smart Tap, NFC certificates, VAS readers, VP3300, and WebHID.

• How to read an Apple Wallet NFC pass

  Learn how to read an Apple Wallet NFC pass: NFC passes through PassNinja or your own Apple entitlement, NFC pass readers, and a WebHID demo.

• VP3300 WebHID setup

  How a web POS in desktop Chrome or Edge connects to an ID TECH VP3300 reader over the WebHID API without a separate native companion app.