Apple Pay Tmoney finally dropped into Wallet today after a very long gestation. Widespread use is limited because only Hyundai Card users can add money in Wallet. There are more […]
Mobile Payments - Mobile Transit
NFC Release 15, marketing vs reality
There’s been a lot of online discussion of the NFC Forum NFC Release 15 announcement. The public can’t access new specification details until this fall but the headline feature of […]
Mobile Payments - Mobile Transit
Apple Pay Express Transit fear mongers alive and well peddling outdated information
Ghost stories are a summertime tradition in Japan, especially ‘ghost pictures’. Everybody knows they’re fake but they still hold a lurid fascinating appeal to the human imagination. When done right, […]
Mobile Transit
OMNY could be the first plastic + digital EMV closed loop transit card…someday
People have short memories. It’s easy to forget that MTA ‘Tap and Go’ transit for EMV contactless plastic and digital cards has been up and running since May 2019. Open […]
Mobile Transit
Mobile TOICA and Mobile SUGOCA coming in 2026 and 2027
JR West, JR Central and JR Kyushu made the a joint announcement today (2025-03-07) that JR West Mobile ICOCA system would host Mobile TOICA in 2026, and Mobile SUGOCA in […]
Mobile Transit
Welcome Suica Mobile: mobile ticketing for the inbound Reddit crowd
JR East released a mobile version of their somewhat perplexing Welcome Suica card for foreign visitors: Welcome Suica Mobile app for iPhone. But here’s the thing, Welcome Suica app is […]