watchOS 7 Family Setup is a bigger deal than many people might think at first glance. Apple Cash Family is just one part of the service with transfers from a […]
Smells like Super Suica: Sony unveils next generation FeliCa
Sony announced the next generation FeliCa chip on September 8. Next generation FeliCa was mentioned in the September 2018 next generation Suica, aka Super Suica, press release. This is the […]
Suica UI tweaks in iOS 14/watchOS 7
As with every major iOS update the Apple Pay Suica UI gets a minor tweak or two. Sometimes they pan out, sometimes they don’t. The dynamic commute plan ‘Renew’ button […]
Apple Pay PASMO and the transit IC card rush to mobile
Mobile PASMO was announced in January 2020, launched on Android Osaifu Keitai in March and will land on Apple Pay with the iOS 14 update this fall. As early as […]
The Apple Pay Octopus Inbound Gouge
Octopus Cards Limited (OCL) released an iOS Octopus app for tourists last week that perfectly illustrates what’s at stake when Apple plays loose with some developers for the sake of […]
T-POINT? We don’t need no stinkin’ T-POINT
In the ephemeral COVID era we live in assurance don’t come easy, especially with JP cashless market data. Half the fun is taking the crumbs you find, a 1000 person […]