EX-Press Reserve (also called EX-Press Ride) is the sister service of smartEX that uses the same EX app and system with deeper discounts aimed at Japanese business travelers. It also […]
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Suica off peak commute campaign misses the mark
The COVID crisis has changed many things, none more than public transit. As companies transition away from daily work commutes to teleworking at home with occasional trips to the office, […]
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2021 Outlook: Apple Pay Code Payments and Multi-Payment Wallet Cards
A happy new year to everybody. When reading Junya Suzuki’s year end Apple Pay and contactless history in Japan article, I was irritated by its ‘rah rah for open loop’ […]
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Apple Pay Japan 2020 Wrap Up Wish List
A two word summary for people in a hurry: COVID and PASMO. As everybody in Japan knows at this point, COVID drove cashless payment use more than any government program […]
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Japan Cashless 2020 Retrospect
As we look back on 2020 there are 2 big divides: COVID and cashless. We suddenly found ourselves in a world where all human contact is conducted behind face masks […]
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Opal digital transit card trial for Apple Pay and Samsung Pay (obsolete)
Notice: The Opal Digital Card project was cancelled in 2022. This post is obsolete for reference only. NSW announced a public beta test for Opal digital card in October and […]