JR West launched Apple Pay ICOCA today, June 27, three months after launching Mobile ICOCA for Android Osaifu Keitai devices, two months after announcing Apple Pay support, one week later than my estimate. Apple Pay ICOCA works on iPhone 8 and later with iOS 16 or Apple Watch 3 and […]
Apple Pay + Wallet
Secrets of iOS 17 Apple Wallet: laying a foundation for open NFC
Now that WWDC23 has come and gone, it’s time to take stock of what’s changed, and what’s not, for all things iOS 17 Apple Pay and Wallet. On the surface nothing much appears to have changed. Despite some lame last minute Wallet predictions from Mark Gurman, nothing much has changed […]
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JR West announces Apple Pay ICOCA
Update: Apple Pay ICOCA launched 2023-06-27 7:00 am JST. With the successful launch of Mobile ICOCA (2023-03-22) on Osaifu Keitai Android, it’s time to think about Apple Pay ICOCA that was formally announced today (2023-04-17) as coming ‘this year’. The timing depends on how quickly Apple tests and qualifies ICOCA […]
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Migrating to Apple Pay Suica Off-Peak Commute Plan
This video explains the process of refunding a current valid Apple Pay Suica regular commute plan and purchasing the new off-peak commute plan available from today (2023-03-18) with Suica App v3.2. Related posts also explain off-peak commute plans and barrier-free station tax train fare increases: Apple Pay Suica • PASMO […]
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Japan asks Tim Cook for Digital My Number ID Apple Wallet support, Cook hedges with privacy concerns
Tim Cook’s high profile public visit to Japan closed on a high point: a sit-down with Prime Minister Kishida. Media reports of their discussion at the time were vague, as usual, but one item did pop up, PM Kishida asked Tim to get the Digital My Number ID (Individual Number […]