As I wrap up my work commute this week, for good, I’m taking things slow, savoring the experience and thinking about the things I’ll miss. Like the friendly morning staff […]
Mobile Transit
Suica Renaissance: Beyond the Baloney
JR East has released a lot of different Suica roadmaps these past few years. First we got the 2018 Suica 2 in 1 roadmap for MaaS integration of regional transit […]
Mobile Payments
Unreported Open Loop Downsides
Now that the monthly economic magazine ‘Diamond’ has run it’s annual, “open-loop ticketing is the future so JR East is going backwards sticking with Suica” hit piece, piling on so […]
Japan Journal
The Last Tycoon
As the raucous American 2024 election campaign season enters its final weeks, it’s important to note a few ‘lasts’. It’s the last Donald Trump campaign, win or lose he will […]
Mobile Payments
10 Years of Apple Pay
Apple posted an ‘update’ on their news page, Apple celebrates 10 years of Apple Pay, where Jennifer Bailey promotes Apple Pay accomplishments, plugs new iOS 18 Apple Pay features (pay […]
Japan Journal
Curse of the MBA CEO
The wisdom of Steve Jobs is timeless. He really understood what it takes to create great products and how to make it happen organizationally. As someone who was ejected from […]