A while ago Apple Pay just stopped working on my iPhone X. My phone simply hasn’t been detected by any NFC readers I’ve tried. At this point I finally have […]
Apple - Apple Pay + Wallet - CASHLESS - Mobile Payments - NFC - QR Code Payments
Hama Pay adds dual NFC/QR as iOS 14 Apple Pay QR payments loom
The recent Bank of Yokohama Hama Pay app update created some buzz with the addition of an Apple Pay iD Prepaid card option. It’s similar to the Toyota Wallet approach: […]
Apple - Apple Pay + Wallet - CASHLESS - EMV - FeliCa - MIFARE - Mobile Payments - NFC - NFC tags - QR Code Payments
Japan Cashless X-Day
Now that the CASHLESS Rebate program is over with transaction rates reportedly going back to ‘normal’ (an estimated 1% rise over rebate program rates), JP media outlets report that some […]
Apple - Apple Pay + Wallet - CASHLESS - Mobile Payments - NFC - Suica
Dear Starbucks, please give us a NFC Starbucks rewards card
The Starbuck app server was down this morning. Fortunately my daily Starbucks has Suica payments and the staff kindly stamped customer receipts so everybody could get the Starbucks Card refill […]
Apple - Apple Pay + Wallet - Mobile Payments - NFC
The Apple Pay EU antitrust investigation
The EU antitrust investigation of Apple Pay boils down to this: does Apple have the right to be the gatekeeper of its Embedded Secure Element (eSE) in the Apple A/S […]
Mobile Payments
Transit Platform Basics
I have attempted to explain the unique Japanese ‘transit platform’ business model in many posts scattered over 3 years. It’s a model that didn’t exist outside of Japan for a […]