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August 26, 2016 09:12 am GMT

Apple is planning tap-to-pay for iPhones on trains in Japan

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Apple's march to be the way people pay for everything continues, with rumoured plans to allow people in Japan to tap their iPhones on buses and trains there. 

According to Bloomberg, Apple intends to include Sony's Felica RFID contactless chip in a future version of the iPhone.

Japan's de facto mobile wallet, Osaifu-Keitai, is powered by Felica, and works across the country's public transportation modes, as well as in convenience stores and fast food outlets. 

SEE ALSO: Android Pay launches in Asia starting with Singapore

Japan's system started 10 years before Apple Pay was announced in 2014, and is so well-established that when Apple Pay came on the scene, the response in Japan was meh. People there were more concerned that iPhones wouldn't work with the 1.9 million Osaifu-Keitai readers around the country. Read more...

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