Aeon and NHK had an interesting tussle recently over an NHK report of credit card fraud. Japanese news media reported yet another cigarette fraud purchase scandal similar to the recent […]
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Apple Pay drops the FeliCa requirement for Japanese issue payment cards
Spring is always the time for new product announcements in Japan which starts in March. Today, 2025-03-03 marks the day that Apple dropped the FeliCa requirement for payment cards resulting […]
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Chinese money laundering with Mobile Suica
After the deluge of phishing attacks coming out of China targeting Mobile Suica users and other JR East online services starting in late 2021, Japanese police made an arrest that […]
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JRE POINT Best Use 2025 Edition
JP transit and cashless YouTuber kenzy continues his series of practical, useful vids. His latest installment covers some JRE POINT best use strategies. I had been planning something similar but […]
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Unreported Open Loop Downsides
Now that the monthly economic magazine ‘Diamond’ has run it’s annual, “open-loop ticketing is the future so JR East is going backwards sticking with Suica” hit piece, piling on so […]
Mobile Payments
10 Years of Apple Pay
Apple posted an ‘update’ on their news page, Apple celebrates 10 years of Apple Pay, where Jennifer Bailey promotes Apple Pay accomplishments, plugs new iOS 18 Apple Pay features (pay […]