TOKYO -- East Japan Railway is planning to add QR code payment functionality to its Suica payment app around the fall of next year in a bid to tap into profits in new fields like finance.
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Japan rail company to add QR code payments to Suica fare app
JR East will also raise balance cap to compete with PayPay
JR East's current Suica Mobile app is limited to a small prepaid balance, but the company intends to raise the limit and add QR code payments. (Photo by Kotaro Abe)
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