This looks great, but I feel like everyone is forgetting about wepay. They are exactly in this market and are usually overshadowed by stripe. I'm testing them out soon, and hopefully I'll be a happy customer.
Well for what it's worth, I've actually worked as a NYC taxi driver. I can tell you the TLC is damn near a mafia organization. They are probably scared of new tech moving in on their tight control of NYC cabs. I'm guessing any move on their part of "looking to loosen rules" is just a PR bluff.
Apple has had the fortune of having a loyal costumer base that still buys their products even while yelling at them, but Apple needs to start listening to the yelling soon