1️⃣ iPhone X Suica Problem Q&A Exchange Guide2️⃣ iPhone X Suica問題Q&A交換ガイド (Japanese)3️⃣ Apple Denial and iPhone X Users4️⃣ iPhone X Suica Problem Index As user reports trickle in it’s becoming clear that iPhone X […]
Dead HCE-F, Global NFC ≠ Global FeliCa, and Other NFC Confusion
NFC is a confusing name. It’s an upside down umbrella that catches every single naming convention connected with it: Type A, Type F, EMV, FeliCa, MIFARE, etc. There are also […]
JCB J/Speedy Apple Pay Lands in Taiwan
JCB announced J/Speedy Apple Pay service for Taiwan today. This means any Taiwanese customers with JCB cards can add them to Apple Pay. More importantly this means all those Japanese […]
Market Risks when Problems aren’t Fixed
Transit cards have one job: get the user through the ticket gate quickly and reliably every time, no questions asked. Because they are bullet proof, fast, highly reliable and also […]
Ka-ching: Japanese Cashless Payment Sounds
Carefully crafted audio feedback is a helpful and important part of any user experience. The lovely Apple Pay ‘ka-ching’ sound is an excellent example of simple elegant audibility. From the […]
iOS 11 Apple Pay NFC Switching in Action
It’s interesting being back in America, somehow I envisioned Apple Pay availability being the same as it is in Tokyo. It’s not, at least not in Salt Lake City. The […]