July 27, 2021 With so little real news to write about these days, I’m trying out a weekly digest format instead of individual itty bitty posts. Sticking with a mundane regular schedule is also good practice, we’ll see how it goes. Tokyo 2020 TP Transit CardForeign media (already in Japan […]
Apple - Apple Pay Suica - Apple Pay Transit - CASHLESS - Mobile Payments - NFC - NFC-Felica - Suica - Suica App - Transit
Touchless walkthrough transit gates coming in 2020, Mobile Suica eTickets more popular than ever
Mobile Suica has been under a lot of stress this week. The cloud service almost went down under a heavy load on November 26, at the same time the Suica App has shot up in the App Store Japan rankings, briefly touching the top 3 which is unusual. At first […]
Apple - Apple Pay Suica - Apple Pay Transit - NFC - NFC-Felica - Suica
Apple Pay Suica Market Share Math
One side benefit from the fake NFC TIMES article is that we now have the latest Mobile Suica issuance numbers direct from JR East: as of August 2019 total Suica issue is 78 million, Mobile Suica is 7.8 million. This is 10% exactly and has nothing to do with transaction […]
Apple - Apple Pay + Wallet - Apple Pay Suica - Apple Pay Transit - Apple Watch - iPhone - Maps - NFC - NFC-Felica - Signage - Suica - Suica App - Transit
Tokyo Cashless 2020: Are Apple Maps and Siri really Apple Pay level ready for the Tokyo Olympics?
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 iOS 13 is not a […]