The Nankai Visa Touch test launch launched endless Twitter discussions about slow EMV contactless tap speeds and performance issues compared with Suica and other Transit IC cards. EMV contactless transit […]
Apple Pay + Wallet - Apple Pay PASMO - Apple Pay Suica - CASHLESS - EMV - FeliCa - Mobile Payments - NFC - QR Code Payments
The Wireless Android POS/NFC Reader Suck Index
Now that contactless is everywhere, wireless contactless readers have become very fashionable and popular. Nobody wants wires or checkout lines. All of these systems are built around an Android based […]
Mobile Transit
The Suica 2 in 1 Region Affiliate Transit Card
The Suica 2 in 1 Region Affiliate transit card ‘totra’ launches today, the first card based on the September 2018 joint JR East/Sony Imaging Products & Solutions/JR East Mechatronics announcement. […]
Mobile Payments
Multiple Secure Element domains for Mobile FeliCa 4.1
FeliCa Dude posted a series of deeply interesting tweets relating to Mobile FeliCa 4.1 changes. He had earlier complained of Mobile PASMO lack of Pixel 5 support and it now […]
Apple - Apple Pay + Wallet - FeliCa - NFC - NFC-Felica
SMBC pulls a Toyota Wallet move with V POINT app and Apple Pay prepaid card
With more and more payment players and their dogs doing the wallet app + instant issue prepaid card thing, it was only a matter of time before banks got into […]
Mobile Payments - NFC - NFC-Felica - Suica - Transit
Suica comes to Fitbit Charge 4 on March 4 (updated)
UPDATE: Mobile Suica for Fitbit Charge 4 launches March 4 JR East announced Suica on FitBit Charge 4 service starting in March 4, just before the March 13 Suica transit […]