Back in the pre-iPhone era Japanese manufactures were busy churning out internet connected, e-wallet capable handsets with high quality cameras (for that time) that most of the western IT media pooh-poohed: […]
NTT Docomo and SMBC bury the hatchet…maybe…maybe not
It’s very strange that the JCB QUICPay network has gained the most benefit from the Apple Pay makeover of the Japanese contactless payments market instead of the Docomo iD network. […]
New NFC Pay Readers for J Mups and CardNet
New NFC Pay / EMV contactless capable readers are being deployed on J Mups systems along with the necessary backend support for VISA / Mastercard / American Express / J Speedy […]
iPhone X NFC問題
1️⃣ iPhone X NFC Problem (English)2️⃣ iPhone X NFC問題 (Japanese)3️⃣ Apple Denial and iPhone X Users4️⃣ iPhone X NFC Problem Index UPDATE 2021このページの情報は2017年下旬〜2019上旬集まった情報です。2020年後半から’iPhone X NFC problem’の検索ヒット数が増えている傾向が目立つようになり、完全にiPhone X NFCが駄目になるケースが増えていると思います。交換するか、アップグレードなどお勧めです。 This is […]
Contactless Payments White Paper
The Secure Technology Alliance White Paper Contactless Payments: Proposed Implementation Recommendations is an interesting read, not only for what it says but for finding out what’s on the collective mind of […]
What the Hell is VISA Up To in Japan?
VISA is the least consumer friendly card company in Japan. Period. Mastercard, American Express and JCB are making it easy for Japanese customers to use their cards in mobile wallets […]