Junya Suzuki digs into the technical and financial challenges facing PASMO bringing Mobile PASMO to market. He was kind and tweeted me right after meeting with PASMO-Seibu Railway officials that the […]
Reality on the Street
Reality on the street iPhone 8 and iOS 11 Apple Pay can do it all on the iPhone side of the equation but what about store NFC terminals? In early […]
Global FeliCa iPhone Delivers New Choices in Payment Turf Wars
A Chinese reader tweeted me asking why global FeliCa was a big deal because the Guangzhou metro already uses Apple Pay. Before I could answer another Chinese reader tweeted that Guangzhou […]
All the Proof You Need that Apple Pay Suica Works Nationwide
Reading discussion forms such as Reddit is an eye-opener. There are lots of misconceptions about Suica coverage out there even among foreigners living in Japan. It is true that JR […]
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 […]
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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