As anticipated by Android Police earlier this month Suica has officially launched on Google Pay in Japan. Mobile Suica has been available on the Android platform since 2011 via the Osaifu-Keitai e-wallet service offered by the major Japanese carriers NTT Docomo, KDDI au and Softbank. For Japanese customers on Android, Google Pay […]
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iOS 11 Apple Pay NFC Switching in Action
It’s interesting being back in America, somehow I envisioned Apple Pay availability being the same as it is in Tokyo. It’s not, at least not in Salt Lake City. The payment terminal infrastructure is pretty creaky too. Those fancy Flight Holdings Incredist payment terminals would be a welcome sight. It is fun […]
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MIA Google Pay Suica
The Android Police “Google Pay v1.57 prepares support for Suica” news didn’t generate much interest in Japan. Osaifu-Keitai e-wallet service has been around since 2004 on NTT Docomo phones. All 3 major Japanese carriers have offered Osaifu-Keitai and Mobile Suica on carrier branded Android phones since 2011. As the Japanese […]
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EZ-Link Apple Pay
This means 2 things: Credit cards make lousy transit cards which we already knew EZ-Link has settled on being just a transit card instead of a transit platform UPDATE Reader reports of endless problems and poor performance with EZ-Link – EMV contactless integration only prove that EMV contactless sucks for transit. […]
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Why VISA Refuses to Join Apple Pay Japan
UPDATE 5-11-21VISA Japan finally signed on with Apple Pay Apple Pay Wallet has an interesting animation that shows you exactly which card brands are supported in the selected region. The Japan region animation shows: Suica, PASMO, American Express, Mastercard and JCB. No VISA. But wait, you can use JP issued […]
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