Smart Octopus on Samsung Pay is also coming to Apple Pay 
Unlike Suica new Smart Octopus cards can be created in the Wallet but just like Suica transferred plastic cards cannot be used afterwards.
It’s exactly a year since the Hong Kong Smart Octopus card launched on Samsung Pay. And just like last year, rumors are flying again before a launch, this time on Apple Pay. We will know in the next few weeks. It may arrive in tandem with a iOS 12.x update though last years launch on Samsung was a quick and low key ‘what? it’s here?’ affair.
Global FeliCa has been standard on all iPhone and Apple Watch models since 2017 and the device use profile will certainly match what Apple support lists for Suica:
- An Apple Watch Series 2 (purchased in Japan), Apple Watch Series 3, or Apple Watch Series 4
- An iPhone 7 or iPhone 7 Plus (purchased in Japan), iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone X, iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, or iPhone XR
The process for adding cards will be slightly different from Suica and closer to Apple Pay China Transit Cards for Beijing and Shanghai: new cards can be created in Apple Pay Wallet and plastic cards can be transferred, but just like Suica, plastic Octopus cards cannot be used after being transferred.
A lot of iPhone users in Hong Kong have been waiting for Octopus on Apple Pay since the debut of global FeliCa iPhone, it will certainly be a welcome addition.
UPDATE
Hong Kong transit directions will also be added to Apple Maps with the Apple Pay Octopus launch. They will be integrated similar to Japanese transit in Apple Maps that notifies insufficient Suica Express Card balance for on route transit fare.
Update 2
More Octopus
Update 3
It looks like we have to wait for Apple Pay Octopus with the iOS 13 release this fall.