Concur with this... most cabs actually have two card sliders (one under the touch screen & one attached to the barrier glass), do they really need a third piece

Concur with this... most cabs actually have two card sliders (one under the touch screen & one attached to the barrier glass), do they really need a third piece of hardware? Why isn't the TLC just negotiating for lower fees from the payment processors? Perhaps I'm missing something... [Sidenote]: LOVE using Google Wallet on my Galaxy Nexus to pay for cabs (they're all equipped with PayPass), very much hoping that Apple will jump on NFC, making it ubiquitous. If there is an opportunity for apps, my guess is that we will see more development around payments via NFC (untog's app would integrate nicely with some payment info). Carrying around cards will hopefully seem old school, similar to how paper checks are now (still need them, but they won't go extinct too quickly).