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Apple - Apple Pay + Wallet - iOS - iPhone - NFC-Felica - PASMO - Transit

Mobile PASMO Trademark Application on Apple Event Day

Now this is interesting. The PASMO operating company applied for a Mobile PASMO trademark on September 13, the Apple Event date in Japan. Coincidence? What makes this especially interesting is […]

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All the Proof You Need that Your iPhone 8 Really Can Use Suica

There are lots of people who have trouble believing that a locally purchased iPhone 8 really is global FeliCa compatible and can use Suica. But there is no MIC certification […]

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Apple - Apple Pay + Wallet - iPhone - NFC-Felica - Suica

Apple Pay Suica and Green Seats

I never use Green seats on regular JR trains but know lots of people who do. The Appllio site posted a nifty Japanese guide for using Apple Pay Suica and […]

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The SmartEX Start Line (U)

My predictions for SmartEX and more transit cards joining Apple Pay did not materialize. My mistake was assuming the other transit card companies had, or could build, a cloud service […]

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More inbound Apple Pay Suica #3

Apple Pay Suica inbound is happening faster and going to bigger than anyone expected. Apple will sell lots of new global FeliCa iPhones because of it.

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Travel Back to 2007 with SmartEX (U)

SmartEX a new e-ticket reservation/purchase service from JR Central and JR West for Shinkansen travel between Fukuoka and Tokyo. The service starts September 30. Here is a quick summary. The […]

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