After a weak start with bad data, the JAPAN CASHLESS rebate map app has finally gotten its act together. The data is fixed and today’s v2 update adds filtering, search […]
Apple - Apple Pay Suica - Apple Pay Transit - NFC-Felica - SmartEX - EXPRESS - Suica - Transit
JR Central Online EX Ticketing Extends to Kyushu Shinkansen in 2022
JR Central/JR West/JR Kyushu issued a joint PR release that JR Central’s EX Shinkansen eTicket system, encompassing both EXPress Reservation and smartEX services, will be adding JR Kyushu Hakata~Kagomashima Shinkansen […]
Apple - Apple Pay Octopus - Apple Pay Suica - MIFARE - Mobile Payments - NFC - NFC tags - NFC-Felica - Suica
No global NFC evolution for Pixel 4?
iFixit posted a teardown of the Pixel 4 and we have a new NFC chip: STMicroelectronics ST54J NFC controller. This replaces the NXP PN81 used in Pixel 3 but still […]
Apple - Apple Pay + Wallet - Apple Pay Suica - Mobile Payments
The JAPAN CASHLESS Rebate Week 1: MiniStop Reports 6% Cashless Payment Use Increase in First Week
This is what we were waiting for. After all that hassle of getting ready for the CASHLESS rebate program, how many people were actually going to go cashless to get […]
Apple - Apple Pay Suica - Suica - Suica App
JRE POINT Issues Apple Pay Suica Notice
With the JAPAN CASHLESS Rebate program in full swing, many Apple Pay Suica users are suddenly paying attention and signing up to get those post-transaction rebate points. The sleepy JRE […]
Apple - Apple Pay Suica - EMV - Mobile Payments - NFC - NFC-Felica - QR Code Payments - Suica
The JAPAN CASHLESS Rebate Day 6: Rebate Mana
2% and 5% CASHLESS rebates are processed and paid out at the end of each month. So I was a little surprised last night when I opened JRE POINT app, […]