Reader feedback and discussion from my earlier post analyzing the fuzzy state of iPhone 7 FeliCa and its possible support of Apple Pay Octopus, resulted in some interesting discussion about […]
Apple Pay + Wallet - Apple Pay Suica - Docomo - Mobile Payments - NFC - NFC-Felica - Suica
NTT Docomo Celebrates Osaifu Keitai 15th Anniversary
It all started today, July 1, 2004, when NTT Docomo launched the iMode FeliCa mobile wallet, called Osaifu Keitai in Japanese. It was the world’s first mobile payment platform, a […]
Apple - Apple Pay + Wallet - NFC - NFC-Felica - Transit
Apple Pay Octopus and the Pixel 4 Global NFC Question
Apple Pay Octopus on iOS 13 this fall puts Pixel 4 and Google Pay in an awkward market position. Pixel 3 is a success in the Japanese market because of […]
Apple - Apple Pay Suica - Apple Pay Transit - EMV - MIFARE - Mobile Payments - NFC - NFC tags - NFC-Felica - Suica
iOS 13 and the Transition to Global NFC
Crowd Cast president Takashi Hoshikawa updated his Japan Cashless map introduced back in January, the cacophony of QR Code payment platforms continues to grow. Just like any gold rush, QR […]
Apple - Apple Pay Transit - MIFARE - NFC - Transit
myki transit card expanding to Apple Pay…not
The Open Loop lovin’ NFC Times (paywall) reports that with the successful launch of myki on Google Pay, Public Transport Victoria (PVT) has allocated 1 million AUD to expand the […]
Mobile Payments - Mobile Transit
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 […]