PayPay Corporation (“PayPay Co.”, “we”, “our” or “us”), a joint venture established by SoftBank Corp. and Yahoo Japan Corporation, has become a choice of approximately 600 shops in Marunouchi area’s commercial facilities, which are operated by Mitsubishi Jisho Property Management Co., Ltd. (“Mitsubishi Jisho”), to provide its PayPay smartphone payment services (“PayPay”).
On April 17, about 140 shops in the Marunouchi Building started supporting PayPay as a starter, followed by roughly 150 shops in the Shin-Marunouchi Building on April 19. Starting mid-May, PayPay will become available in Tokyo Building Tokia, Marunouchi Brick Square, iiyo!!, Marunouchi Oazo, Nijubashi Square, and other buildings and facilities in the Marunouchi area.
＜Mitsubishi Jisho’s commercial facilities where PayPay is or will become available＞
| Commercial facility name | Address | Date introduced(*1) | Number of shops(*2) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marunouchi Building | 2-4-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda City, Tokyo | April 17, 2019 | Approx.140 |
| Shin-Marunouchi Building | 1-5-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda City, Tokyo | April 19, 2019 | Approx.150 |
| Tokyo Building Tokia | 2-7-3 Marunouchi, Chiyoda City, Tokyo | Starting mid-May, 2019 | Approx.30 |
| Marunouchi Brick Square | 2-6-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda City, Tokyo | Approx.35 | |
| iiyo!! | 1-4-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda City, Tokyo | Approx.25 | |
| Marunouchi Oazo | 1-6-5 Marunouchi, Chiyoda City, Tokyo | Approx.30 | |
| Nijubashi Square | 3-2-3 Marunouchi, Chiyoda City, Tokyo | Starting late May, 2019 | Approx.25 |
(*1) Dates of PayPay’s introduction, which is scheduled for later than the date of this press release, are subject to change.
(*2) Exclusions apply.
PayPay will also become available at other shops in the Marunouchi area accordingly.
■ PayPay app basic features
A smartphone payment service by e-money (“PayPay Balance” or “Yahoo! Money”) and credit cards, depending on the user’s choice.
The service provides two payment methods- user scan (scan payment) method in which users read the QR code of a merchant store using the app and, store scan (code payment) method in which a member store reads the barcode or the QR code displayed by a user on the app at the store cash registers, chosen by the merchant store.
■ The PayPay app can be downloaded from the links (App Store, Google Play™).
* Supported environments: iOS 10.0 or above, Android 5 or above
* The “QR code” is a registered trademark of DENSO WAVE INCORPORATED.
* App Store is a service mark of Apple Inc. TM and 20 2018 Apple Inc. All rights reserved.
* Google Play is a trademark or registered trademark of Google LLC.
* Other company names, trade names, and product and service names are registered trademarks or trade names of respective companies.
