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Contactless Everything and What It Means for Apps
COVID drove contactless payments, QR menus, and app-based ordering. Temporary crisis measures became permanent. Mobile app requirements fundamentally shifted.
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THE BLOG.
Nine years of writing about AI, building custom ERP systems, and shipping mobile products. By Abhi Asok.
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