VISA Japan has been busy this year marketing VISA Touch contactless cards with the SMBC group, leveraging the SMBC-GMO-VISA co-venture stera payment platform that launched in 2020. We have already […]
Apple Pay + Wallet - Apple Pay PASMO - Apple Pay Transit - CASHLESS - Mobile Payments
Apple Pay Japan 2020 Wrap Up Wish List
A two word summary for people in a hurry: COVID and PASMO. As everybody in Japan knows at this point, COVID drove cashless payment use more than any government program […]
Japan Now
Merry Cashless Christmas 2020 Style
A young co-worker tested positive for COVID yesterday so today is PCR test day for the entire office. The office pays but everybody has to find a testing place on […]
Apple - Apple Pay + Wallet - CASHLESS - Mobile Payments - NFC
Is there an App Clip Code for that?
iOS 14.3 is the big coming out party for App Clips now that App Clip Codes are in place. Apple posted App Clip Code HIG documentation, App Clip Code Generation […]
Mobile Payments
Contactless Payment Turf Wars: EMV closed loop transit dumb cards
Contactless Payment Turf Wars: Transit Platforms Contactless Payment Turf Wars: PiTaPa Pitfalls Contactless Payment Turf Wars: Why Oyster is missing from mobile Contactless Payment Turf Wars: Tapping the potential of […]
Buddhism - Buddhism Q&A
Buddhism Q&A: Shukubo and Omiage
Japanese pilgrimages are never about just visiting a temple or shrine. It a total experience that mixes religious duty with fun, good food and life on the road with fellow […]