Unable to add funds to a Suica or PASMO card in Apple Wallet
I recently transferred my PASMO card to my iPhone 14’s Apple Wallet, rendering the physical card unusable. Note that I am in the US, and did so in advance of an upcoming trip to Japan. Since then, I have been unsuccessful trying to recharge the virtual card with funds using any of my credit or debit cards within the Apple Wallet. I have come across conflicting reports stating that Visa cards will not work, but American Express and some MasterCards *may* work. I haven’t had success with any of my US-based MasterCards, nor my Apple Card. I even signed up for a virtual Skrill card after reading that someone had success, but I did not. On a whim, I changed my phone’s location to Japan and then tried finding the PASMO, to no avail. Now I’m thinking that the majority or all US-based credit/debit cards will not work. Perhaps they did in the past, but not now? Maybe people are having better success with their Suica cards, but who knows. Unless someone has other suggestions, it looks like I’ll have to wait to get to Japan, and then reload the card using cash at a station or convenience store ATM.