Hong Kong: Octopus Card
The Octopus Card is widely used in Hong Kong not only as a transportation ticket but also for e-money services at retail shops, leisure facilities, school campuses, vending machines and other places. It is now an integral part of daily life in Hong Kong.
bitWallet, Inc: Edy
Edy e-money allows users to shop without worrying about small change. Cards and mobile phones supporting Edy can be used in shops throughout Japan.
Tokyo: Interoperable Metropolitan
IC Card Services
East Japan Railway’s Suica card is now established as the standard for IC card tickets. A mobile phone version, Mobile Suica, is also available. PASMO IC card tickets are accepted by almost all private railways, subways and buses in the Tokyo area and are getting popular. As Suica and PASMO IC card services are interoperable, holders of either card can get around Tokyo with only one card. Both cards can also be used for e-money payment at station kiosks and affiliated shops.
Seven & i Holdings: nanaco
The nanaco e-payment service, available at 7-Eleven convenience stores, Denny’s restaurants and Ito-Yokado supermarkets, is now expanding into a variety of partner stores outside the group. The service comes in two forms — the nanaco card and nanaco Mobile, a mobile phone with an e-money function. Among frequent shoppers, e-money with a point service is earning a good reputation.
AEON: WAON
Users of the WAON e-money service can get loyalty points whenever they pay for goods or services at affiliated shops. In addition to JUSCO supermarkets, the service is available at specialty shops in shopping malls, convenience stores, outlets at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport as well as other non-AEON group partner stores across the country. Accumulated JAL's flight miles can also be converted into WAON points through the JMB WAON service. Mobile WAON, which is compatible with Osaifu-Keitai mobile wallet phones, is also available.
