IT journalist Junya Suzuki wrote an interesting piece for Impress Watch detailing the recent Rakuten Pay Suica announcement. Unfortunately there was a major missing piece of analysis: Super Suica. I […]
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Suica tops cashless use for the younger generation
There is a universal law that whenever you post anything with recent market data, newer better market data appears the next day. Just after posting the latest Contactless Payment Turf […]
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HCE Secure Element in the Cloud is pie in the sky
Stefan Heaton’s blog piece “The reason Mobile myki isn’t available on iPhone… yet” is all the proof you need that Google inspired endless nonsense and confusion with Android Pay Host […]
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Welcome Suica
JR East announced a special plastic Suica card for inbound tourists called “Welcome Suica” that will be available from September 1, 2019 at major Tokyo area stations and JR East […]
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Hankyu Goes ICOCA
Hankyu Corporation announced in January they would sell ICOCA cards for commuter pass use starting March 1. The switchover is interesting on many levels. ICOCA is the JR West transit […]
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Yes, QR Codes Suck for Transit
Here are QR Codes in action at subway transit gates in Beijing. And here is Suica in action. Working Backwards from the User The Suica development starting point was a […]