The arrival of the Suica transit platform on the Apple Pay platform heralded a progression of innovation. October 2016 : Suica is the first transit card on Apple Pay and also the debut of Express Transit and FeliCa September 2017: global NFC Apple Pay arrives with iPhone 8/X/Apple Watch Series […]
With the removal of iPhone 7 and Apple Watch Series 2, the new 2019 iPhone and Apple Watch lineup on the Apple Store is finally global NFC across the board. The Apple Watch Series 5 S5 chip did not gain ‘Express Card with power reserve’ or NFC background tag reading […]
The enhanced NFC functions of iOS 13 could not have come at a better time for the Japanese market. The great 10% consumption tax cashless experiment begins October 1 when the tax hike becomes effective and the Japanese government starts giving 2%~5% refunds for cashless payments via established card point […]
Apple Pay is sure to have a segment during the September 10 Apple Event. Here is my roundup of what to expect based on previous coverage. Apple CardApple Card did not get its own press event rollout in August, this will be the closest thing. We will certainly get a […]
1️⃣ >Dear JR East, we need a new Suica Charge App2️⃣ Consumption tax relief with the CASHLESS rebate program3️⃣ Are Apple Maps and Siri really Apple Pay level ready for the Tokyo Olympics?4️⃣ Blame the Japan Cashless Payments mess on VISA and EMVCo, not FeliCa Now that iOS 13 with supercharged […]