After a weak start with bad data, the JAPAN CASHLESS rebate map app has finally gotten its act together. The data is fixed and today’s v2 update adds filtering, search […]
Apple - Apple Pay Suica - Apple Pay Transit - NFC-Felica - SmartEX - EXPRESS - Suica - Transit
JR Central Online EX Ticketing Extends to Kyushu Shinkansen in 2022
JR Central/JR West/JR Kyushu issued a joint PR release that JR Central’s EX Shinkansen eTicket system, encompassing both EXPress Reservation and smartEX services, will be adding JR Kyushu Hakata~Kagomashima Shinkansen […]
Apple - Apple Pay Octopus - Apple Pay Suica - MIFARE - Mobile Payments - NFC - NFC tags - NFC-Felica - Suica
No global NFC evolution for Pixel 4?
iFixit posted a teardown of the Pixel 4 and we have a new NFC chip: STMicroelectronics ST54J NFC controller. This replaces the NXP PN81 used in Pixel 3 but still […]
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 - Suica - Suica App
JRE POINT Issues Apple Pay Suica Notice
With the JAPAN CASHLESS Rebate program in full swing, many Apple Pay Suica users are suddenly paying attention and signing up to get those post-transaction rebate points. The sleepy JRE […]
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, […]