Signs continue to build for a major addition to Suica and Apple Pay Japan with the September launch of iPhone 8, iOS 11 and the JR Central SmartEX service rollout. […]
Google Offs Suica Apple Pay
NHK and other Japanese media report that Google has apologized for causing the August 25 Japanese internet outage that brought down NTT Communications and KDDI backbone services, Suica Apple Pay/Mobile Suica, […]
Suica Apple Pay Confirmed for SmartEX
After yesterday’s SmartEX launch announcement from JR Central, Japanese twitter users furiously analyzed and speculated over the meagre and vague smartphone details. What did it all mean? Can we use […]
Suica Apple Pay, SmartEX and the iPhone 8 Connection (U)
It was a busy day for all things Suica Apple Pay. Earlier today I wrote about why Suica Apple Pay is the only transit card that matters now because Suica […]
Suica Apple Pay Outage: Where There’s Smoke, There’s More Smoke (U)
Right after posting about Mobile Suica, Japanese twitter users started complaining that Mobile Suica and Suica Apple Pay charging stopped working starting around 12:30 pm. Android Mobile Suica users are […]
Suica Apple Pay: the Only Transit Card that Matters Now
Yuna Kawahara writes on Credit Card Plaza that Suica is the only pre-paid transit card that matters now and that Apple Pay changed everything. Why? The answer is Mobile Suica. […]
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