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Apple - Apple Pay + Wallet - Apple Pay Octopus - Apple Pay Transit - Mobile Payments - NFC - NFC-Felica - Suica App

Suica and Octopus Compared

Hong Kong’s Octopus is coming to Apple Pay soon, it shares the same FeliCa technology base with Suica but there are some interesting differences. BrandingThe mobile version of Suica is […]

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Apple - Apple Pay Octopus - Apple Pay Transit - NFC-Felica

Apple Pay Octopus close to launch…or maybe not (obsolete)

UPDATE: Apple Pay Octopus launched June 2 In the on, off, on again Octopus Cards Limited relationship with Apple Pay, predicting a service launch is risky business. The last reliable […]

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Apple - Apple Pay Suica - Apple Pay Transit - NFC - NFC-Felica - Suica

Apple Pay Suica Market Share Math

One side benefit from the fake NFC TIMES article is that we now have the latest Mobile Suica issuance numbers direct from JR East: as of August 2019 total Suica […]

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Apple - Apple Pay Suica - Apple Pay Transit - Mobile Payments - NFC - NFC-Felica - Suica

The FeliCa Fabulist NFC TIMES

The EMV TIMES trashed FeliCa Suica again NFC TIMES posted a story today: Mobile Suica Still Accounts for Disappointing Share of Suica Users and Transactions in Japan (paywalled). The article […]

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Tokyo Cashless 2020: Are Apple Maps and Siri really Apple Pay level ready for the Tokyo Olympics?

1️⃣ Dear JR East, we need a new Suica Charge App2️⃣ Consumption tax relief with the CASHLESS rebate program3️⃣ >Are Apple Maps and Siri really Apple Pay level ready for […]

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Apple - Apple Pay Octopus - Apple Pay Transit - Culture Wars - MIFARE - Mobile Payments - NFC - NFC-Felica - Transit

You thought the Apple Pay Octopus launch was taking too long? Just ask EasyCard

Japanese transit companies like the JR Group (JR East, JR Central, JR West) are often criticized for being opaque and buddy buddy with politicians, but every transit agency around the […]

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