October is Apple Pay month in Japan. Today, October 21, we have the Apple Pay WAON and nanaco launch. October 2020 saw the Apple Pay PASMO launch ceremony attended by […]
Apple - Apple Pay + Wallet - EMV - FeliCa - MIFARE - NFC
My Cousin Apple Pay
So the EU is going ahead with ‘open NFC’ antitrust charges against Apple. As posted back in August 2020, the whole open vs closed debate is not easy to define. […]
Apple - Apple Pay + Wallet - Apple Watch - iPhone
Secrets of iOS 15 Apple Wallet
iOS 15 Wallet is deceptive. The first impression out of the box is that nothing has changed much. It looks the same, it works the same. It doesn’t help that […]
Apple Pay + Wallet - Apple Pay Octopus - Apple Pay Transit - Apple Watch - China T-Union - FeliCa - iPhone - Mobile Payments - NFC - Transit
Octopus 2.0
The Apple Pay Octopus launch in June 2020 marked the end of an era of Octopus as the exclusive Hong Kong MTR home grown transit platform, and the start of […]
Apple Pay Suica - CASHLESS - EMV - FeliCa - Mobile Payments - NFC - QR Code Payments
Real life code payments
Doutor Coffee Shops added code payment options recently. The sticker next to the reader says all that you need to know: please have your payment app ready before paying. The […]
FeliCa - NFC-Felica - Smartwatch - Suica - Transit - Wena 3
Mobile Suica Lite
With the proliferation of wearables JR East has been busy adding new devices to Mobile Suica. A timeline: The first hardware standard for Mobile Suica was Osaifu Keitai first on […]