As I wrote previously, “if you are using iOS 12.3, you are already using iOS 13 Apple Pay Wallet.” The major under the hood Wallet changes of iOS 12.3~4 were […]
NTT Docomo Celebrates Osaifu Keitai 15th Anniversary
It all started today, July 1, 2004, when NTT Docomo launched the iMode FeliCa mobile wallet, called Osaifu Keitai in Japanese. It was the world’s first mobile payment platform, a […]
iOS 13 and the Transition to Global NFC
Crowd Cast president Takashi Hoshikawa updated his Japan Cashless map introduced back in January, the cacophony of QR Code payment platforms continues to grow. Just like any gold rush, QR […]
Apple Pay Octopus and the future of the Octopus Transit Platform
UPDATE: Hong Kong OCL officially announced Apple Pay Octopus One downside of breaking a tech story on the internet is news aggregator sites. Responsible tech news sites like MacRumors and […]
Apple Pay Suica Shinkansen 2023
Suica is the only transit card in the world on mobile that covers both high-speed rail and regular transit. Apple Pay Suica can be used for eTicket Shinkansen travel on […]
Deep Secrets of Apple Pay Express Transit
Apple Pay Suica on A12 Bionic iPhone XS/XR is different from other devices because basic FeliCa transactions bypass iOS and go directly to the Secure Enclave. You can see this […]