FeliCa Dude points out that Pixel 4a (5G) and Pixel 5 devices use the latest Mobile FeliCa 4.1 but are not yet qualified for Mobile PASMO even though they run […]
Apple - Apple Pay + Wallet - NFC - NFC tags - QR Code Payments
App Clips at Kitasando Coffee
Kitasando Coffee was one of the Japan debut sites for App Clips. I finally had time to check it out today. The overall experience was similar to the Starbucks app […]
Apple - Apple Pay PASMO - Apple Pay Suica - CASHLESS - Culture Wars - Mobile Payments - NFC - NFC-Felica - PASMO - Suica - Transit
Road to Super Suica: mobile expansion
The October 21 announcement from JR East-Hachinohe City-Northern Iwate Transportation is the 3rd Super Suica local transit card and follows earlier Super Suica local transit card announcements for Utsunomiya Light […]
Apple Pay + Wallet - iPhone - NFC - NFC tags
2 NFC Antennas for iPhone 12
New iPhone specs are always fun to compare and analyze. On the NFC front we have a few changes in iPhone 12. NFC is now listed twice, first in the […]
FeliCa - Mobile Payments - NFC - NFC-Felica - Smartwatch - Suica - Transit
The Ides of October
Yesterday, October 1, was the 15th day of the month by the lunar calendar. October is always a rush season of product announcements but the news cycle this year has […]
Apple - Apple Pay Transit - EMV - iPhone - MIFARE - Mobile Payments - NFC - Transit
Dear Jane, we fucked up, sincerely MTA
The piecemeal MTA OMNY rollout is a lesson how not to do a transition from old system to new system. A case where poor design, poor management choices and unanticipated […]