Three new Suica App system notices spell out the end of old style in-app Shinkansen ticket purchases ending March 13 for the new JR East Shinkansen eTicket service launching March […]
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What will Apple do about the 10% iPhone sales drop in Japan?
The writing was on the wall when Docomo dropped the price of iPhone XR shortly after it went on sale. Shortly after that Tim Cook explained the Japanese market situation […]
Apple - Apple Pay + Wallet - Apple Pay Suica - Apple Pay Transit - CASHLESS - Culture Wars - Mobile Payments - NFC - NFC-Felica - PASMO - Suica - Transit
The Mobile PASMO Super Suica Challenge (Obsolete)
The recently announced Mobile PASMO has some serious limitations lucidly explained in FeliCa Dude’s ‘Mobile PASMO – something we shouldn’t need‘ reddit post. It shines a light on the unfortunate […]
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Location aware Apple Pay Suica fixes the region setting problem
Changing the iPhone region to add Apple Pay Suica confuses a lot of users. Many are not familiar with region settings and what they do, and it’s far too easy […]
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The Mobile PASMO announcement
Mobile PASMO was announced for Osaifu Keitai compatible Android devices running Android 6 or later, the service due to start in late March. There was speculation the service would launch […]
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Open loop wishful thinking trashes Apple Pay Express Transit reputation
The latest OMNY bump in the road perfectly captures the downside of making contactless credit/debit cards a one size fits all solution. As the New York Post piece (via MacRumors) […]