One of the current limitations of Japanese IC transit cards like Suica is they have a storage limit of ¥20,000. Suica will not accept more than that. Transit cards were […]
Samsung Pay Nabs Hong Kong FeliCa Octopus with December 14 Launch
There were many rumors recently that Apple was in discussions with the Hong Kong Octopus Cards Limited (OCL) operator to bring the Octopus smart transit card to Apple Pay. Octopus […]
PASPY Transit Network Adding Suica Compatibility
The Hiroshima region PASPY transit card website announced Suica and major transit IC card compatibility arriving “this spring” which can mean anytime between January 1 to April 1. Service startup […]
Apple Pay Suica Videos
Apple Japan uploaded Apple Pay videos to their YouTube channel. There are 3 Suica videos: add Suica, recharge Suica and using Suica. Express Transit Mode is exclusively shown in the […]
Apple Pay Suica Marketing 2017
It’s nice to see JR East roll out a new Apple Pay Suica marketing campaign one year after the original, highlighting Apple Pay Suica on iPhone X and Apple Watch […]
Apple Pay Suica Inbound #6: Dead Battery FUD
Now that Apple Pay Suica Inbound is happening it’s interesting to see how people from abroad use and react to it. Some people worry a lot about iPhone dying on […]