Editing Octopus card (section)

==== Taxis ====
The first trial of using Octopus card readers in [[Hong Kong taxi]]s started in June 2006 with the Yellow Taxi Group in the [[New Territories]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.octopus.com.hk/release/detail/en/20060627.jsp|title=Octopus To Be Used in Hong Kong By First Batch of Taxis|date=27 June 2006|publisher=Octopus Holdings Limited|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928042457/http://www.octopus.com.hk/release/detail/en/20060627.jsp|archive-date=28 September 2007|url-status=dead|access-date=29 April 2007}}</ref> It was reported on 30 October that eight of the twenty taxis participating in the trial had dropped out.<ref name="TaxiSetback">{{cite web|url=http://www.lifeofguangzhou.com/node_10/node_37/node_83/2006/10/31/116225881510438.shtml|title=Setback for Octopus Card Trial in Taxis in HK|date=30 October 2006|publisher=Life of GuangZhou|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928200619/http://www.lifeofguangzhou.com/node_10/node_37/node_83/2006/10/31/116225881510438.shtml|archive-date=28 September 2007|url-status=dead|access-date=29 April 2007}}</ref> Part of the reason was technical{{snd}}drivers needed to return to the office every day for accounting. Most taxi drivers in Hong Kong are self-employed and prefer to account their profit and rent on a daily basis, while Octopus transferred money through a bank after one working day, so drivers could be left over a weekend or longer waiting for their account to be reconciled. Installation and service fees are also a concern.<ref name="taxi">{{Cite web|url=https://topick.hket.com/article/1914352/%E7%9A%84%E5%A3%AB%E6%8B%92%E8%A3%9D%E5%85%AB%E9%81%94%E9%80%9A%E3%80%80CEO%EF%BC%9A%E7%9A%84%E5%A3%AB%E7%84%A1%E5%BE%97%E3%80%8C%E5%98%9F%E3%80%8D%E6%88%91%E5%A5%BD%E5%BF%9F|title=的士拒裝八達通 CEO：的士無得「嘟」我好忟|date=3 October 2017|publisher=Topick|access-date=5 December 2017|archive-date=27 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127032936/https://topick.hket.com/article/1914352/%E7%9A%84%E5%A3%AB%E6%8B%92%E8%A3%9D%E5%85%AB%E9%81%94%E9%80%9A%E3%80%80CEO%EF%BC%9A%E7%9A%84%E5%A3%AB%E7%84%A1%E5%BE%97%E3%80%8C%E5%98%9F%E3%80%8D%E6%88%91%E5%A5%BD%E5%BF%9F|url-status=live}}</ref>

Wong Yu-ting, the managing director of the Yellow Taxi Group, wanted retailers to offer discounts to Octopus taxi passengers, but the [[Transport Department (Hong Kong)|Transport Department]] objected as taxi fare discount is illegal in Hong Kong.<ref name="TaxiSetback" />

In March 2018, Octopus Cards Limited announced plans to re-enter the taxi payment market with a new mobile app for taxi drivers. The mobile app is able to receive funds by tapping the passenger's Octopus card to the device's [[Near-field communication]] (NFC) reader, or by allowing passengers to scan a QR code.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/economy/article/2135809/octopus-try-again-get-hong-kongs-40000-taxi-drivers-board|title=Octopus tries to get Hong Kong taxis on board with card reader app|work=South China Morning Post|access-date=2018-08-15|language=en|archive-date=9 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109023648/https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/economy/article/2135809/octopus-try-again-get-hong-kongs-40000-taxi-drivers-board|url-status=live}}</ref>

In October 2020, Octopus Cards Limited launched Octopus Mobile POS, a more compact version of the Octopus reader to help taxi drivers and small- and medium-sized retailers accept cashless payments. The new Octopus Mobile POS, that works with the mobile app, was opportune during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], as it helped provide merchants customers with peace of mind regarding potential virus transmission. By July 2021, over 15,000 taxi drivers had installed Octopus Mobile POS.