East Japan Railway Co. To Allow Ticket Payment In Cryptocurrency via Suica Smart Card

East Japan Railway Company or JR East, Japan’s largest railway company, plans to start accepting payments in cryptocurrency through its Suica smart cards, according to a report by Japanese media house ANN News. For the project, JR East has partnered with Japanese cryptocurrency exchange DeCurret, which was approved recently by the Japanese Financial Services Agency. The railway company will also partner with Internet Initiative Japan or IIJ.