Stored value transit cards like Suica are different from branded credit • debit • prepaid cards issued by banks as the money is stored on the card itself (called the […]
Mobile Transit
The Suica 2 in 1 mobile dilemma: promoting targeted region services on a wide mobile platform
Suica 2 in 1 Region Affiliate Transit Cards have a problem: it would be great to have these cards available on mobile wallet platforms (Osaifu Keitai, Apple Pay, etc.) however, […]
Apple Pay Suica - Suica App
Deliciously timely iOS 15.4 Wallet and Mobile Suica day pass support
JR East announced 2 new features for Mobile Suica yesterday: day passes and student commuter pass online purchase and renewal support. Day passes are already available for plastic Suica, Mobile […]
Apple Pay Suica - SmartEX - EXPRESS
Mobile Suica as the default Japanese corporate transit card
After posting about the surprise rise of Mobile Suica payment use it occurred to me that I failed to take the corporate transit angle into consideration. COVID has been hard […]
Apple Pay + Wallet - Mobile Payments
2022 Japan mobile payments survey results: Mobile Suica tops the bunch
The Japanese contactless payments landscape has changed considerably since the 2016 launch of Apple Pay. It certainly was the Black Ship arrival turning point that Junya Suzuki predicted, contactless payments, […]
Apple - Apple Pay Suica
Lawson Bank app adding Mobile Suica recharge in 2022
See, I told you that when VISA Japan finally signed on with Apple Pay it was just the latest shot in the digital banking wars. Today we have another one: […]