The August 25 smartEx press announcement from JR Central was classic Japanese style, the things it left out and hinted at were more important and interesting than the meager details it listed. smartEX […]
ICOCA Getting Ready for Apple Pay
Notice: Mobile ICOCA is launching March 2023 Japanese twitter user Tanegutsu thinks the JR West announcement of more services and tighter integration between ICOCA and PiTaPa means ICOCA is coming to Apple Pay. […]
Suica Apple Pay: the Only Transit Card that Matters Now
Yuna Kawahara writes on Credit Card Plaza that Suica is the only pre-paid transit card that matters now and that Apple Pay changed everything. Why? The answer is Mobile Suica. […]
Another Month Another Suica Apple Pay Campaign
Now this is the way to take of your branding and marketing. JR East continues the Suica Apple Pay marketing juggernaut rolling, pretty much uninterrupted since the October 2016 Apple […]
iPhone 8, Apple Pay, FeliCa and the Keynote (U)
With iPhone 8 rumors peaking and the keynote date leaking soon set for September 12, it’s time to add my two cents. I predict Apple will announce FeliCa support for all iPhone […]
Apple Pay Suica Card Deposit Refunds (U)
When you purchase a physical Suica card from a JR East station ticket machine, the minimum purchase price is ¥1,000. ¥500 goes to the Suica ‘card deposit’, the remaining ¥500 […]
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