Mobile Suica Shinkansen eTicket service via Suica App ended in March 2020, replaced by the cloud based JR East Eki-net Shinkansen eTicket service. Since Mobile Suica Shinkansen is gone and […]
Apple - Apple Pay + Wallet - CASHLESS - EMV - FeliCa - MIFARE - Mobile Payments - NFC - NFC tags - QR Code Payments
Japan Cashless X-Day
Now that the CASHLESS Rebate program is over with transaction rates reportedly going back to ‘normal’ (an estimated 1% rise over rebate program rates), JP media outlets report that some […]
Apple - Apple Pay + Wallet - CASHLESS - Mobile Payments - NFC tags
My Number Point Part 1 (obsolete)
2022-06-30 UPDATE: The original My Number Point program is over, replaced by My Number Point Program 2 that started June 30, 2022 and runs through the end of February 2023. […]
Apple - CASHLESS - Mobile Payments - QR Code Payments
Sayonara Cashless Rebate Program, we hardly knew you
The CASHLESS Rebate program ends June 30. After that date we have 8% consumption tax for takeout, 10% for eat in, and 10% for everything else. In the long ago […]
Apple - Apple Pay + Wallet - CASHLESS - Mobile Payments - NFC - Suica
Dear Starbucks, please give us a NFC Starbucks rewards card
The Starbuck app server was down this morning. Fortunately my daily Starbucks has Suica payments and the staff kindly stamped customer receipts so everybody could get the Starbucks Card refill […]
CASHLESS - EMV - FeliCa - Mobile Payments
Tokyo Cashless 2020: cashless transaction fees and platforms
The tempest in a teacup over Marukame dropping QR Code cashless payments at some restaurant locations turned out to be parent company Toridoll Holdings updating their POS system. QR Code […]