Differences between au PAY Prepaid Card and au PAY Card
Since au PAY Prepaid Card (au WALLET Prepaid Card) is a prepaid system, so it is necessary to charge (deposit)
into the au PAY balance before usage.
The au PAY Card (au WALLET Credit Card) is a standard postpaid credit card. For more details, see below.
The main differences between the au PAY Prepaid Card (au WALLET Prepaid Card) and the au PAY Card
(au WALLET Credit Card) are as follows.
au PAY Prepaid Card (au WALLET Prepaid Card)
Design | Orange card with the au PAY or au WALLET logo |
Payment method | Prepaid method that allows you to spend only the amount that you charged in advance to your au PAY balance.
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Number of points | 1 point for every 200 yen (including tax) spent |
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As of May 2020, the au WALLET Prepaid Card has been renamed to au PAY Prepaid Card.
If you already have a card, you can continue using until the expiration date.
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Since it uses the Mastercard credit card payment system, you may be asked to confirm the number of payments, but you can only use one-time payment.
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Depending on the store, a signature may be required, or a customer copy of the credit card (credit card sales slip) or receipt may be issued.
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【For Your Information】Difference from au PAY
au PAY is a payment service that allows payment by QR code/bar code by setting up the au PAY App (formerly au WALLET App) on your smartphone.
To distinguish it from other services, it may be written as au PAY (code payment). The au PAY balance is the same for au PAY (code payment) and for au PAY Prepaid Card (au WALLET Prepaid Card).
- The Auto Charge setting is for the au PAY balance, so it is the same for both.
The stores where you can use the service are not the same as those for the au PAY Prepaid Card (au WALLET Prepaid Card).
- au PAY Prepaid Card (au WALLET Prepaid Card) is for Mastercard affiliated stores (for online shopping it includes sites that support WebMoney).
- au PAY(code payment) is limited to stores with the au PAY or Rakuten Pay (app payment/some stores) mark.
au PAY Card (au WALLET Credit Card)
Design | Silver card with the au PAY card or au WALLET Credit logo.
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Payment method | Postpaid method, like a regular credit card, where payments are withdrawn from the registered bank account on the payment date. |
Number of points | 1 point for every 100 yen (including tax) spent |
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As of May 2020, au WALLET Credit Card has been renamed to au PAY Card.
If you already have a card, you can continue using until the expiration date.
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