One glaring weakness of the Japan Transit IC system is that it’s not universal even on the very rail networks that built the system. Suica for example is mostly absent […]
EMV - FeliCa - Mobile Payments - NFC - QR Code Payments - Suica - Transit
The Great Big Nankai VISA Touch Transit Boutique
VISA Japan has been busy this year marketing VISA Touch contactless cards with the SMBC group, leveraging the SMBC-GMO-VISA co-venture stera payment platform that launched in 2020. We have already […]
Apple - FeliCa - Mobile Payments - NFC - NFC-Felica - Transit
Huawei Pay Octopus: global NFC = custom eSE
Huawei Pay Octopus launched on December 9, the second digital Octopus 2020 launch after Apple Pay Octopus on June 2. The device list is interesting: Huawei Mate 40 Pro, P40, […]
CASHLESS - FeliCa - Mobile Payments - NFC - NFC-Felica - Suica - Transit - Wena 3
Mobile Suica launches on wena 3
Suica on Sony wena 3 launched today according to a JR East press release. The service was announced in October. In addition to Suica, wena 3 also supports iD, QUICPay […]
Apple - Apple Pay + Wallet - EMV - FeliCa - NFC
VISA Japan finally signs on with Apple Pay (Updated)
UPDATE 5/11/21Visa JP finally officially joined Apple Pay Japanese credit card otaku tweeted late last night that the Apple Pay Wallet animation started displaying VISA, which it never did until […]
Apple - Apple Pay + Wallet - Apple Pay Suica - CASHLESS - EMV - FeliCa - Mobile Payments - NFC - QR Code Payments
VISA Touch Transit Boutiques
VISA Japan announced VISA Touch support on Kyoto Tango Railway, most media outlets simply ran edited versions of the VISA Japan press release. The infrastructure uses a slightly modified stera […]