Hong Kong’s Octopus is coming to Apple Pay soon, it shares the same FeliCa technology base with Suica but there are some interesting differences. BrandingThe mobile version of Suica is […]
Mobile Payments - NFC - NFC-Felica - Suica
Pixel 4 goes cheap instead of deep
As I tweeted earlier today, the updated Pixel Phone Help hardware pages tell the whole story: if you purchased your Pixel 4, 3a or 3 phone in Japan, a FeliCa […]
Apple - Apple Pay Suica - EMV - Mobile Payments - NFC - NFC-Felica - QR Code Payments - Suica
The JAPAN CASHLESS Rebate Day 6: Rebate Mana
2% and 5% CASHLESS rebates are processed and paid out at the end of each month. So I was a little surprised last night when I opened JRE POINT app, […]
Apple - Apple Pay + Wallet - Apple Pay Octopus - Apple Pay Suica - EMV - iPhone - MIFARE - NFC - NFC-Felica
The Global NFC + Background Tag Reading iPhone SE2
Update: iPhone SE is here and goes on sale April 24, the perfect iPhone for these Face ID with face mask challenged times. The secret sauce is A13 Bionic powered […]
Apple Pay Suica - NFC - NFC-Felica - Suica
JAPAN CASHLESS Inbound
Anybody visiting Japan can buy transit cards like Suica and PASMO at stations, or e-money cards like nanaco or WAON at convenience stores. These cards are ‘Japan issue’ cards that […]
Apple Pay Octopus - Apple Pay Suica - iPhone - NFC - NFC-Felica - Suica - Transit
Apple Pay Global NFC Lineup Updated with iPhone 11/Apple Watch 5
The Apple Pay Japan page has a special place in Apple’s web site galaxy. It is the only page that lists global NFC specs for Apple devices. This was the […]