Apple Pay nets WAON, nanaco prepaid card support in Japan

Japanese prepaid cards WAON and nanaco launched Apple Pay support with special Wallet integrations on Wednesday, bringing two of the country's three major e-Money systems into the fold.Source: Ata DistanceAvailable on Google Pay since 2018, Aeon's WAON and Seven & i Holdings' nanaco are now available to iPhone and Apple Watch users, reports Ata Distance. Notably, users are able to directly transfer plastic cards to Wallet in iOS 15, a usability feature not available on other platforms. Read more...