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Apple - Apple Pay + Wallet - iOS - iPhone - NFC-Felica - Suica - Transit

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 […]

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Apple - Apple Pay + Wallet - iOS - iPhone - NFC-Felica - Suica

Apple Pay Suica Users Should Avoid iOS 11.1 beta

Japanese twitter users are reporting that iOS 1.1 developer beta 1/public beta 1 breaks Apple Pay Suica functionality. If you need Apple Pay Suica do not install the iOS 11.1 […]

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Apple - Apple Pay + Wallet - iOS - iPhone - NFC-Felica - Suica - Transit

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 […]

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Apple - Apple Pay + Wallet - iOS - iPhone - NFC-Felica - PASMO - Transit

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 […]

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Apple - Apple Pay + Wallet - iOS - iPhone - NFC-Felica - Suica - Transit

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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Apple Pay Suica and Green Seats

I never use Green seats on regular JR trains but know lots of people who do. The Appllio site posted a nifty Japanese guide for using Apple Pay Suica and […]

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