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Apple - Apple Pay + Wallet - iOS - iPhone - NFC-Felica - Suica - Transit

Global FeliCa iPhone Delivers New Choices in Payment Turf Wars

A Chinese reader tweeted me asking why global FeliCa was a big deal because the Guangzhou metro already uses Apple Pay. Before I could answer another Chinese reader tweeted that Guangzhou […]

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Apple Pay Suica Users Should Avoid iOS 11.1 beta

Japanese twitter users are reporting that iOS 1.1 developer beta 1/public beta 1 breaks Apple Pay Suica functionality. If you need Apple Pay Suica do not install the iOS 11.1 […]

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Apple - Apple Pay + Wallet - iOS - iPhone - NFC-Felica - Suica - Transit

All the Proof You Need that Apple Pay Suica Works Nationwide

Reading discussion forms such as Reddit is an eye-opener. There are lots of misconceptions about Suica coverage out there even among foreigners living in Japan. It is true that JR […]

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Apple - Apple Pay + Wallet - iOS - iPhone - NFC-Felica - Suica - Transit

All the Proof You Need that Your iPhone 8 Really Can Use Suica

There are lots of people who have trouble believing that a locally purchased iPhone 8 really is global FeliCa compatible and can use Suica. But there is no MIC certification […]

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Apple Pay Suica and Green Seats

I never use Green seats on regular JR trains but know lots of people who do. The Appllio site posted a nifty Japanese guide for using Apple Pay Suica and […]

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The SmartEX Start Line (U)

My predictions for SmartEX and more transit cards joining Apple Pay did not materialize. My mistake was assuming the other transit card companies had, or could build, a cloud service […]

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