One side benefit from the fake NFC TIMES article is that we now have the latest Mobile Suica issuance numbers direct from JR East: as of August 2019 total Suica […]
The FeliCa Fabulist NFC TIMES
The EMV TIMES trashed FeliCa Suica again NFC TIMES posted a story today: Mobile Suica Still Accounts for Disappointing Share of Suica Users and Transactions in Japan (paywalled). The article […]
Tokyo Cashless 2020: Are Apple Maps and Siri really Apple Pay level ready for the Tokyo Olympics?
1️⃣ Dear JR East, we need a new Suica Charge App2️⃣ Consumption tax relief with the CASHLESS rebate program3️⃣ >Are Apple Maps and Siri really Apple Pay level ready for […]
You thought the Apple Pay Octopus launch was taking too long? Just ask EasyCard
Japanese transit companies like the JR Group (JR East, JR Central, JR West) are often criticized for being opaque and buddy buddy with politicians, but every transit agency around the […]
iOS 13 Wallet Suica
The arrival of the Suica transit platform on the Apple Pay platform heralded a progression of innovation. October 2016 : Suica is the first transit card on Apple Pay and […]
Tweet of the Day: iPhone X user kisses NFC problem goodbye with iPhone 11
Well that’s a nice way to solve a iPhone X Suica NFC problem: upgrade to iPhone 11. Suica performance on Apple A12 Bionic and A13 Bionic iPhone models is a […]