Not all Japanese IT journalists are gaga over QR codes. Takefumi Makino writes on ASCII that QR codes really don’t make much business sense given that Japan already has a […]
Mobile Payments - QR Code Payments
It’s Baaaack
Now that PayPay has supposedly fixed all the security problems, and set some spending limits, they have have kicked off another 10 billion yen giveaway campaign that hopefully won’t melt […]
Apple - Apple Pay Suica - EMV - Mobile Payments - NFC-Felica - QR Code Payments
Yes, QR Codes Suck for Transit
Here are QR Codes in action at subway transit gates in Beijing. And here is Suica in action. Working Backwards from the User The Suica development starting point was a […]
Apple - Apple Pay Suica - EMV - Mobile Payments - NFC-Felica - QR Code Payments
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OK, things are heating up in the Japanese cashless payments market ahead of the 10% consumption tax hike with cashless incentives. And things are getting fun. What other country in […]
Apple - Apple Pay + Wallet - Apple Pay Suica - EMV - Mobile Payments - NFC-Felica - QR Code Payments
Japan Cashless Map for 2019
Because of its long history pioneering many of the technologies used for contactless payments, Japan is one of the most interesting, complex and difficult markets to study and analyze cashless […]
Apple Pay + Wallet - Apple Pay Suica - EMV - Mobile Payments - NFC-Felica - QR Code Payments - Suica - Transit
Have a Good Cashless: 2019 Contactless Payment Trends in Japan and Beyond
Happy New Year! May 2019 be a great year for everybody. It will certainly be a very interesting one for contactless payments and Apple Pay: now that Apple has officially […]