PayPay Corporation (“PayPay Co.”, “we”, “our” or “us”), a joint venture owned by SoftBank Group Corp., SoftBank Corp. and Yahoo Japan Corporation, will introduce its “PayPay” smartphone payment services to all “Sugi Pharmacy” drugstores and “Japan” discount stores in one go on May 20. With this, PayPay will become available at a total of 1,194 stores (as of the end of April, 2019) operating under SUGI Pharmacy Co., Ltd.
We will launch a campaign for June at nationwide drugstores(*1), including Sugi Pharmacy drugstores and Japan discount stores. This campaign marks the first one in the “Let’s Get Excited with PayPay” series where PayPay users can enjoy valued shopping. Users, who pay with PayPay, are eligible for PayPay Bonus of up to 20%(*2) of their purchases.
As for the scanning method, the Store Scan (code payment) method is supported. Users show their smartphone displays with on-screen bar codes or QR codes, while PayPay membership merchants scan the codes.
How to scan a code (Store Scan method)
*1 Names of the merchants will be posted on the campaign website when PayPay Co. makes an announcement on details of the campaign.
*2 The campaign offers PayPay Bonus of up to 20%(*1) for SoftBank smartphone users, Y! mobile smartphone users, and Yahoo! premium membership users. The bonus cap is 2,000 yen per payment. (To sign up for the campaign, such users need to configure some settings in advance.) For PayPay users other than SoftBank smartphone users, Y! mobile smartphone users, and Yahoo! premium membership users, the campaign offers PayPay Bonus of up to 10%. The bonus cap is 1,000 yen per payment. For all users, the total amount of PayPay bonuses that can be offered from June 1 through June 30 is worth 30,000 yen. Users, who pay with credit cards other than Yahoo! JAPAN Card, are eligible for PayPay Bonus of 5%. The total amount of PayPay bonuses that can be offered from June 1 through June 30 is worth 30,000 yen. For more information, please click here.
■ PayPay’s main features
PayPay provides two types of payment instruments: E-money (“PayPay Balance” or “Yahoo! Money”) and credit cards. Users can choose whichever instrument they want to use.
PayPay also provides merchants with flexibility in the choice of payment methods — User Scan (scan payment) and Store Scan (code payment). In the User Scan method, users hold their smartphones, with the PayPay app being activated, over QR codes available at PayPay membership merchants. The PayPay app scans the codes. In the Store Scan method, users show their smartphone displays with on-screen barcodes or QR codes, while PayPay membership merchants scan the codes.
■ 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 © 2019 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.
＜Contact for New PayPay Membership＞
PayPay New Merchant Application Center
Phone: 0120-957-640
Opening hours: 10: 00 A.M. ~ 7: 00 P.M. (Seven days a week *Excludes year-end and New Year holidays, and system maintenance days)
