Apple’s iCloud Status page lists Apple Pay maintenance this evening from 11PM until 6AM. Sumitomo Mitsui card holders will not be able to add or delete cards in Apple Pay […]
All The Proof You Need That Japan Has Left QR Codes Behind
Rakuten Pay, Origami Pay and the soon to be released Docomo ‘d Harai’ are trying to convince Japanese users that QR Code payments are the next big thing. Good luck […]
Japan is the Contactless Payment Turf War Epicenter
Japan is known as the perfect guinea pig market. Not too big, not too small, tightly integrated, it’s the best test market that exists. Japanese also love to fill out questionnaires, […]
iOS 11.2.5 Official Release Due This Week (U)
UPDATE: Apple released the iOS 11.2.5 Update today, I recommend it for all Apple Pay Suica users. iOS 11.2.5 reached the end of the beta cycle with the beta 7 […]
iOS 11 Apple Pay NFC Switching in Action
The Apple Pay NFC switching feature in iOS 11 along with global NFC A-B-F support in every iPhone X and iPhone 8 gives Japanese Apple Pay users the unique ability […]
Apple Pay Adds Docomo Prepaid d CARD (U)
Apple Pay Japan added NTT Docomo’s Prepaid d CARD issued by Sumitomo Mitsu Bank to the lineup today along with the obligatory launch campaign: ¥1,000 for signing up plus another ¥500 […]
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