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CASHLESS - FeliCa - Mobile Payments - NFC - NFC-Felica - Suica - Transit

Are Google Pixel 5 and Fitbit up to the Global NFC Challenge? (Update: Pixel 5 not)

It’s that time of year again to think about FeliCa support on the Google Pixel platform as Pixel 5 approaches. Ever since Pixel 3 things have been the stuck in […]

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Apple - Apple Pay Octopus - CASHLESS - EMV - FeliCa - MIFARE - Mobile Payments - NFC - NFC-Felica - Transit

Next Up for Octopus: Google Pay or something else?

Apple Pay Octopus launch day was a big success, so successful that Octopus apologized for their servers buckling under the demand. What’s next for Octopus, Google Pay? There are some […]

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Apple - Apple Pay + Wallet - Mobile Payments - NFC

The Self Checkout Barcode Reader Dilemma

Reach out and touch is not something we want to be doing right now. Along with wrangling face masks and Face ID iPhone Apple Pay in the Covid-19 era, we […]

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Apple Pay + Wallet - FeliCa - Mobile Payments - NFC - NFC-Felica - PASMO - Transit

Mobile PASMO Q&A

What is Mobile PASMO?Mobile PASMO is an app service identical to Mobile Suica, for Android v6 Osaifu Keitai devices or later, and iPhone 8 / Apple Watch 3 and later […]

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CASHLESS - EMV - Mobile Payments - NFC

Visa Japan signs with Google Pay

Visa Japan finally officially signed with a digital wallet platform and it is Google Pay. As expected it comes with a price: no FeliCa support, no dual mode support, nada, […]

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Mobile Payments

Tokyo Cashless 2020: Blame the Japan Cashless Payments mess on VISA and EMVCo, not FeliCa

1️⃣ Dear JR East, we need a new Suica Charge App2️⃣ Consumption tax relief with the CASHLESS rebate program3️⃣ Are Apple Maps and Siri really Apple Pay level ready for […]

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