That was quick. When I made the above table for mobile wallet chokepoint, there was no indication we’d get EMV confirmation so quickly. Many were quick to applaud sanctions against […]
Apple Pay Suica - Apple Pay Transit - NFC-Felica - Suica - Transit
Timeout: a very long transit card transit
It’s been a year since JR Central’s TOICA network was expanded to more stations making Suica-TOICA-ICOCA cross region commuter passes available for the very first time. Regular transit cards are […]
Apple - Apple Pay + Wallet - Apple Wallet - EMV - FeliCa - Mobile Payments - Transit
The mobile wallet chokepoint
I ran across an untidy but interesting Twitter thread that mentioned Apple Pay Suica in the larger context of evolving NFC smartphone services. Suica (Metro card / digital money in […]
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Delete Suica from Apple Pay without a Japanese bank account
Stored value transit cards like Suica are different from branded credit • debit • prepaid cards issued by banks as the money is stored on the card itself (called the […]
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Bad Suica App reviews, real or urban legend?
Suica App user reviews are relentlessly bad, rip after rip of ‘this software sucks’. Never a good thing to say. Here’s the thing however, when you dig into the reviews […]
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Unpacking Apple’s Tap to Pay on iPhone announcement
Apple issued a press release outlining Tap to Pay on iPhone. Let’s examine it and figure out what’s going on behind the scenes. Jennifer Bailey has an expanded title: vice […]