UPDATE: No WWDC20 mention of AliPay for Apple Pay Wallet but there are code references in iOS 14 beta 2, also iOS 14 PassKit: WWDC20 details and developments here The […]
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Smartphone payments grow with Japan CASHLESS Rebate program
Good news: Japanese consumers are using less cash and more cashless payments. The winners are smartphone contactless apps like Mobile Suica (NFC) and PayPay (QR) which saw use rates grow […]
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5G Contactless Payments Part 1: Fast QR vs Ultra Wide Band enhanced Mobile FeliCa and MIFARE
Payment empire players envision a brave new world of 5G enhanced contactless payment solutions, seen in recent moves by JR East and other major Japanese transit companies to replace expensive […]
CASHLESS - Mobile Payments - QR Code Payments
Origami Pay folds into merpay
The overheated Japanese payments market kicked into consolidation mode with the Line Pay Pay Pay merger announcement last November. The next consolidation was announced today with the Origami Pay startup […]
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2019 Tidbits
The end of the year season is down for the count. Barring any news items like Apple Pay Octopus really launching this year, this is probably my last news post […]
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Another week, another new JR East gate design
JR East sure has a lot of irons in the fire. We have Super Suica, the new eTicket system, the Touchless walkthrough gate, and now we have yet another new […]