Coke ON is one more point gimmick app that offers a free beverage for points, bottle top ‘stamps’, earned with purchases via FeliCa/Coke ON IC (Transit IC, Rakuten, nanaco, PiTaPa, […]
Apple Pay Octopus - NFC-Felica
A consolation prize for Octopus users with iPhone
After the unfortunately delay of Apple Pay Octopus earlier this month, Octopus Card Limited released an updated version of the iOS Octopus App that offers a small consolation prize: Octopus […]
Apple
Coming later this year attractions that didn’t make it, and one that did
Now that Apple is in full holiday season vacation mode, here is one last look at some promised ‘coming later this year’ services that didn’t make it (and a last […]
Apple - Apple Pay + Wallet - CASHLESS - Mobile Payments - NFC - NFC tags - QR Code Payments
Sony, JR East, DNP, Aquabit Spirals team up for NFC tag payments
AquaBit Spirals CEO Tomo Hagiwara took up my challenge earlier this year to raise the Japanese Softcream Cashless Index (SCI) to ‘over 5’ in time for the Tokyo Olympics. I […]
Apple - Apple Pay Suica - Apple Pay Transit - NFC - QR Code Payments - Suica - Transit
The QR Code JR Gate Equation
Every year my office sponsors a company trip. This ‘company spirit’ building practice used to be standard in Japan but the custom has eroded considerably since the end of the […]
Apple Pay Suica - Apple Pay Transit - CASHLESS - Mobile Payments - NFC - QR Code Payments - Suica - Transit
Another week, another new JR East gate design
JR East sure has a lot of irons in the fire. We have Super Suica, the new eTicket system, the Touchless walkthrough gate, and now we have yet another new […]