The long convoluted My Number ID for iPhone Apple Wallet saga is finally over with the Digital Agency June 24 service launch. The cat was already out of the bag […]
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Apple Pay Express Transit fear mongers alive and well peddling outdated information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 Payments
The offline contactless catch
Aeon and NHK had an interesting tussle recently over an NHK report of credit card fraud. Japanese news media reported yet another cigarette fraud purchase scandal similar to the recent […]
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 […]
Help Desk
JRE POINT Beginners Guide
A guide to setup and use JRE POINT for Apple Pay Suica and JR East View Card
Buddhism - Japan Journal
Frying Pan Kuyō
Kuyō is not a word, it’s a culture and can only be understood that way. Westerners don’t understand what it really is. Never one specific thing or action, it’s so […]