The 2026-07-01 Mobile Suica temporary service maintenance that ran from 09-50~17:34 JST, coming after 4 hour recharge slowdown on 2026-06-30, was the second time in recent months that Mobile Suica […]
Mobile Payments - Mobile Transit
New JR East teppay QR payment platform coming to Mobile Suica / PASMO Apps
JR East and PASMO announced a new payment platform called teppay that will be coming to Mobile Suica and Mobile PASMO starting in the fall of 2026. It builds on […]
Mobile Transit
Best Credit Cards for Mobile Suica/PASMO/ICOCA in 2025
JP Transit YouTuber Kenzy posted a very helpful video outlining the best credit cards for Mobile Suica, PASMO and ICOCA users (SUGOCA users too but this post will focus on […]
Help Desk
Apple Pay Suica 101: Fare adjustments, In Progress transit and gate alerts
In the Tokyo region where Suica usage rates are well over 90% with Mobile Suica capable smartphones everywhere, a generation has grown up using Suica and well versed using mobile […]
Help Desk
Apple Pay Suica Wallet app recharge working for foreign VISA cards after iOS 17.2 update
Notice: this post describes the situation of December 2023, latest updates here. The very long non-JP VISA credit card block by the VISA payment network for adding money to Suica […]
Help Desk
Move Suica to new iPhone
Apple Pay transit cards (Suica, PASMO, and ICOCA) and e-Money cards (WAON and nanaco) are different from Apple Pay payment cards in that a transit or e-Money card prepaid stored […]