Pasmo
| Location | Usable nationwide Distributed in the Greater Tokyo Area |
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| Launched | March 18, 2007 |
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| Manager | PASMO Co., Ltd. |
| Currency | Japanese yen (¥20,000 maximum load) |
| Stored-value | Pay as you go |
| Credit expiry | Ten years after last use |
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| Website | www |
Pasmo (Japanese: パスモ, romanized: Pasumo), stylized as PASMO, is a rechargeable contactless smart card electronic money system. It is primarily used for public transport in Tokyo, Japan, where it was introduced on 18 March 2007. Pasmo can also be used as a payment card for vending machines and stores. In 2013, Pasmo became usable in all major cities across Japan as part of the Nationwide Mutual Usage Service.
Pasmo is a development of the Passnet system used by many non-JR railway lines in the Greater Tokyo Area. The system offers interoperability with the JR East Suica system, as well as integrating private bus companies into the former Passnet network.
The technology is based on an RFID technology developed by Sony known as FeliCa. As of April 2009, there are over 11 million cards in circulation.