Now that Google Pixel Watch Suica is here, the obvious questions are: is it global NFC or is it limited to JP models, is Suica the only JP payment service? […]
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The open loop mobile connectivity challenge
The recent additions of stera transit (Visa-SMBC-Nippon Signal-QUADRAC) open loop test systems in Kyushu covering Fukuoka metro, Kuamamoto city transit and JR Kyushu expand the VISA Touch transit boutique deeper […]
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Apple Pay Suica recharge security block
JR East online services (Mobile Suica, JRE POINT, Eki-Net), along with many other online services that have accounts with credit cards, have been inundated with phishing attacks since the Russia-Ukraine […]
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Recharge your recharge, the winner/loser debate doesn’t mean jack in the post-Apple Pay Japanese payments market
I love articles like this one. It’s fun examining how the writer, freelancer Meiko Homma, takes old news bits, worn-out arguments and weaves them into a ‘new’ narrative with a […]
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State of Suica 2022
Now that the 1st wave of Suica 2 in 1 card launches is complete, it’s a good time to review the ‘State of Suica’. And it’s always interesting to examine […]
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The Weekly
2022-05-14 Early Rainy Season Will Pixel Watch finally deliver global NFC Google Pay?Ever since Apple made global NFC standard on all iPhone and Apple Watch models in 2017, global NFC […]