Examples of e-tickets applying FeliCa technology.

Contactless IC cards featuring FeliCa technology can instantly read and process data. This card can be reused over and over and makes it extremely easy to pay for service and recharge. These advantages are some examples that make FeliCa extremely suitable for use as passenger tickets of public transportation. In fact major railroad companies have employed FeliCa IC card passenger tickets, with more and more users opting for commuter passes and prepaid cards applying FeliCa technology.
The number of districts using FeliCa for bus e-tickets is also increasing with use of this choice.

e-Payment with FeliCa Technology

Use of "Edy" a form of e-money applying FeliCa technology is also on the rise.^*1
Edy can be used at any Edy member store presenting the Edy mark. This means Edy users can pay for their purchases at major convenience stores, major shopping complexes and even vending machines with an Edy mark. Edy is also an advantage for the store since it simplifies the payment registering process, unlike time consuming payments with coins.

Payment of the charges can be easily be made from a payment reader that is setup in the store, as well as over the Internet by connecting "PaSoRi" (USB Reader/Writer)to a PC.^*2

By using "eLIO", users can safely pay for items over the internet since there is no need to input a credit number for every payment.^*3

*1 Prepaid electronic money services managed by bitWallet, Inc.
*2 There is a need to register your credit card number, password, etc. in advance to use.
*3 This is a secure internet credit card payment service by Sony Finance International, Inc.

Personal Identification with FeliCa Technology

This is becoming a popular form of ID for employees and students. Use of this system makes it possible to maintain a log of personnel arriving at and leaving the company, as well as entering and exiting the room, office, local offices, research laboratories, etc. By connecting a reader/writer to a PC, the system can be used as a personal identification and authentication system, as well.

By adding an e-money function, the card can be used to pay for items purchased at the office/school store, buy from vending machines and pay for meals/items at the cafeteria. More and more enterprises and schools are using this as an in-house system to pay for purchases made in their company or school.