The Bank of Japan posted presentation material from the 7th FinTech Forum held November 30. The Rakuten presentation has some contactless payment market data for Japan that is worth a […]
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iOS 12.1.1 Suica Express Transit Performance
Apple has never issued an iOS update that specifically mentions Suica or Express Transit Card performance, so each update becomes a guessing game of what’s fixed and what’s not. iOS […]
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The 30% Apple Pay Japan Solution
Japanese IT journalist Sachiko Watatani who writes for MyNavi posted a fascinating 2 part (1 and 2) iPhone user survey regarding Apple Pay. There are many interesting details but the […]
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SoftBank Outage Outs QR Code Weakness
The December 6 Ericsson induced SoftBank network outage could not have come at a worse time for SoftBank. The outage took down voice, data and SoftBank WiFi hot spots along with […]
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Huawei hopes to steal Japanese iPhone Market Share with Global FeliCa
Huawei released the Mate 20 Pro in Japan November 30 with a clear goal of offering a lower priced smartphone in the Japanese market where carrier subsidies are going away and iPhone […]
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New Apple Pay Suica ads
Google Pay Suica has been getting most of the JR East Suica marketing love these past few months but Apple Pay Suica is not down and out. JR East posted […]