Visa is the world's No. 1 card network, accepted at over 100 million merchants in more than 200 countries. Backed by an overwhelming share of the North American and European markets, including Korea, the United States, and the United Kingdom, you can accept payments from customers worldwide with a single contract.

Mastercard is the world's No. 2 card network, accepted at over 110 million merchants in more than 210 countries. It is a leading card in the Korean market as well as in some European countries such as Sweden, and it also holds a strong position across Latin America.

American Express (Amex) is a premium card network accepted at over 170 million merchants in more than 160 countries.

UnionPay is the card network with the most cards issued in the world, accepted in more than 185 countries. Beyond mainland China, it is rapidly expanding across Hong Kong, Macau, and Southeast Asia, and it accounts for an overwhelming share of Asia-Pacific transactions.

JCB is Asia's leading international card brand, founded in Japan with more than 180 million cards issued. Through its 20-year partnership with Discover, it is widely accepted across the Americas as well as through its own merchant network throughout Asia.

Diners Club is the world's first credit card brand, launched in 1950, with a merchant network spanning more than 190 countries.

A guide to integrating Alipay to accept payments from Greater China customers in the Japanese market. Covers the adoption decision from the perspective of Chinese travelers and residents in Japan, and the settlement structure from JPY collection to USD, KRW, or JPY.

A guide to integrating Apple Pay in Japan, a market with a high iPhone share. Covers the biometric-authentication and tokenization-based payment flow, and the settlement structure from JPY collection to USD, KRW, or JPY.

Carrier billing is a payment method offered by Japan's three major carriers, Docomo, au, and SoftBank, that adds the purchase amount to the next month's phone bill. Because customers can pay with just a phone number and no credit card, it is popular among people without cards and younger users buying small-ticket content such as games and webtoons.

Discover is a US-based card network. While it has no local issuing base in Japan, a mutual acceptance partnership with JCB provides an environment for accepting its payments.

Google Pay tokenizes cards saved to a Google account to enable one-click payments in Android apps and on the web in Chrome. In Japan, it raises conversion rates by removing the card entry step for Android users.

A hugely popular method in Japan, where cash is considered the safest and most trusted means of payment.
Customers order online, then pay easily in cash at any of some 50,000 convenience stores across Japan.

Shorten checkout with Merpay, one of Japan's most trusted smartphone payment methods.
Easily improve the customer experience and maximize your revenue by adopting Merpay.

Support customer payments through Japan's vast, dense ATM network.
Pay-easy is available at numerous local Japanese banks, making online payments easier, safer, and more intuitive.

A global online payment method operated by PayPal Holdings. In Japan, it is trusted less for domestic shopping than by cross-border shoppers who are used to buying from overseas sites.

Experience the power of seamless payments with PayPay, Japan's most popular smartphone payment service.
Give customers an optimal environment to top up their PayPay wallet from a bank account and pay with ease.

Adopt Rakuten Pay, chosen by 5 million merchants. Loved by 100 million Rakuten ID members,
it offers simple payments plus point rewards usable like cash across all Rakuten services, winning customers over.

China's leading mobile payment method, operated by Tencent. In Japan, it is adopted to meet payment demand from Chinese visitors and the Chinese community living in Japan.