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Apple Pay Japan Market Info Update December 2018

The Bank of Japan posted presentation material from the 7th FinTech Forum held November 30. The Rakuten presentation has some contactless payment market data for Japan that is worth a […]

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Why Apple Pay Suica is a success and Apple Maps is not

Inbound Apple Pay Suica user experiences are endlessly fascinating and occasionally enlightening. This tweet video captures the usual ‘whoa, that’s fast’ first time reaction. The responses are equally interesting with […]

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Apple - Apple Pay + Wallet - Apple Pay Suica - EMV - MIFARE - NFC-Felica
PAYGATE Station Android based smart payment reader

PAYGATE Station Android based smart payment reader

It’s rather unusual that a company would hold a press conference for a payment terminal but Daiwa House Group subsidiary Royal Gate Inc did just that last week for their […]

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Apple - Apple Pay + Wallet - Apple Pay Suica - EMV - iPhone - NFC-Felica

Tokyo Disneyland goes FeliCa…Finally

Tokyo Disneyland goes FeliCa today accepting Suica, iD and QUICPay payments at shops, restaurants and hotels. Apple Pay Japanese users can now keep wallets closed and still get fleeced. It […]

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Traveling abroad with Apple Pay NFC switching credit cards

Japanese tech journalist Satoru Nakayama who posted his experience of riding the Shanghai subway with an Apple Pay Express Transit China card loaded on his iPhone earlier, continues his Apple Pay […]

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NTT Docomo and SMBC bury the hatchet…maybe…maybe not

It’s very strange that the JCB QUICPay network has gained the most benefit from the Apple Pay makeover of the Japanese contactless payments market instead of the Docomo iD network. […]

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