Visa has been phasing out payWave on SIM cards in Japan and other countries because the secure element wars are over and the SIM mafia didn’t win. Unfortunately nobody gave […]
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Free Mobile Suica for Everybody in 2020
JR East announced the end of the Mobile Suica ¥1030 annual membership fee for all Android devices on February 26 2020. Mobile Suica is free for Apple Pay users. JR […]
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Japan Cashless Map for 2019
Because of its long history pioneering many of the technologies used for contactless payments, Japan is one of the most interesting, complex and difficult markets to study and analyze cashless […]
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Smart Octopus Samsung Pay Updated Image Hints at Apple Pay Octopus Launch
UPDATE: Apple Pay Octopus is coming with iOS 13 Note: For simplicity and convenience I have migrated and merged older Octopus related posts here. All new Octopus related developments will […]
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The 100 Day Mark: Unlocking JP Carrier iPhone SIM Lock (Obsolete)
(All Japanese carriers are required to sell unlocked mobile phones since 2020, this post remains for reference) All Japanese carriers offer free SIM Lock unlocking service 100 days after first […]
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Apple Closing Store in Sendai
The bad news from Apple keeps on coming. The Apple Store in Sendai is closing January 25. A cost cutting move already? Relocation? Update 9to5 Mac has the details, the […]
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