iOS 13 Apple Pay Suica has been fairly predictable until iOS 13 b6. The latest beta includes a new Wallet method for creating a virtual Suica card directly in Wallet. […]
JR West ICOCA Expands Coverage on JR Shikoku
If you are familiar with the Japan Transit IC card system that started with Suica and grew from there, you might know the other major cards like JR West ICOCA […]
Apple Pay Suica Needs a Inbound PR Campaign, in English
Apple Pay Suica Inbound first time user experiences are endlessly fascinating and educational. What’s obvious and works for people who live in Tokyo, isn’t the case for visitors. The Cup […]
iOS 13 b4 Apple Pay Suica: the wheel that refreshes
The Apple Pay Suica iOS 12.2 UI had one head scratching feature: the pull down refresh in the Suica details window. It didn’t update the balance or transaction information, or […]
QR Codes and Big Data
After the 7pay QR Code launch and security meltdown, Twitter is full of Japanese tweets asking ‘why do we need QR when we already have fast secure FeliCa services like […]
Reminder: JR East Suica System Downtime July 6 9pm~5am
Just a friendly reminder that the first of JR East’s major Suica system maintenance downtimes starts Saturday July 6 at 9pm and runs to 5am. Mobile Suica and JR East […]