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Apple - Apple Pay + Wallet - Apple Pay Octopus - Apple Pay Suica - Apple Pay Transit - Mobile Payments - Suica

We all float

The float is essentially double-counted money: a paid sum which, due to delays in processing, appears simultaneously in the accounts of the payer and the payee. Individuals and companies alike […]

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Apple Pay + Wallet - iPhone - NFC - NFC tags

2 NFC Antennas for iPhone 12

New iPhone specs are always fun to compare and analyze. On the NFC front we have a few changes in iPhone 12. NFC is now listed twice, first in the […]

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Apple - Apple Pay + Wallet - Apple Pay Suica - Apple Pay Transit - CASHLESS - FeliCa - Mobile Payments - NFC-Felica - Suica - Transit

Dear Apple and JR East, we need Apple Pay Family Suica

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 […]

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Apple - Apple Pay + Wallet - Mobile Payments - NFC

LINE Pay for Apple Pay (Updated)

LINE Pay said years ago they would add NFC/FeliCa support if customers wanted it. Now that Apple Pay is gaining QR Code Payment support in iOS 14, LINE Pay announced […]

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Apple - Apple Pay + Wallet - Apple Pay Suica - Apple Pay Transit - FeliCa - NFC - NFC tags - NFC-Felica - Suica - Touchless - Transit

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 […]

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Apple - Apple Pay + Wallet - Apple Pay Transit - CASHLESS - EMV - MIFARE - Mobile Payments - NFC - Transit

Blame the Apple Pay Ventra delay on open loop

Washington DC SmarTrip and Greater Los Angeles TAP transit cards both launched on Apple Pay the first week of September within days of each other. They upstaged Apple Pay Ventra […]

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