Campaign site: https://paypay.ne.jp/event/wakuwaku
PayPay Corporation (“PayPay Co.”), a joint venture owned by SoftBank Group Corp., SoftBank Corp. and Yahoo Japan Corporation, runs ” WakuWaku PayPay – It Happens Always Somewhere” monthly campaigns (“WakuWaku PayPay Series”) — a series of campaigns, which always offer special gifts somewhere in Japan, for users of its PayPay smartphone payment services (“PayPay”).
In Septermber, PayPay offers PayPay Bonus(*) of up to 10% for each payment made with PayPay during 10 A.M – 2 P.M. every day at membership food supermarkets across the country in “Food Supermarkets Big Cashback Festival to Offer Cashback for Spending from 10:00 A.M to 2: 00 P.M. and Support Family Budgets”.
In addition, SoftBank smartphone users, Y! mobile smartphone users(*1) and Yahoo! premium membership users can get a better “PayPay Chance” of winning PayPay Bonus worth up to 1,000 yen for each purchase at a chance of once every 20 times.
WakuWaku PayPay Series continue to put a monthly focus on specific merchants, categories of merchants, regions and other sources for PayPay users to enjoy making good purchases. Details on campaigns launching in September and beyond will be announced as soon as they are finalized. Details on campaigns launching in October and beyond will be announced as soon as they are finalized.
* For more details of PayPay bonus, please visit here.
＜September WakuWaku PayPay – “Food Supermarkets Big Cashback Festival to Offer Cashback for Spending from 10:00 A.M to 2: 00 P.M. and Support Family Budgets” details＞
Campaign website: https://paypay.ne.jp/event/wakuwaku
Campaign period:
Campaign period: September 1 ― September 30, 2019 Every day from 10 A.M. to 2 P.M.
Merchants featured:
PayPay membership merchants, which are registered in the category of food supermarkets on the PayPay app and has applied for participation in this campaign.
* Names of the merchants will be announced separately.
Campaign features:
The September campaign offers users PayPay Bonus of up to 10% of their spending per payment, which is made with PayPay at merchants covered by the campaign. (Users who are not SoftBank smartphone users, Y! mobile smartphone users(*1) and Yahoo! premium membership users can get PayPay Bonus of up to 5% of their spending.)
*1 To sign up for the WakuWaku PayPay Series, SoftBank smartphone users need to use SoftBank’s Smartlogin service and configure the settings for their Yahoo! JAPAN IDs, which are linked to their PayPay User IDs. Meanwhile, Y! mobile smartphone users need to complete initial registration (to link their Y!mobile contract phone numbers to their Yahoo! JAPAN IDs) of Y!mobile services, and their Yahoo! JAPAN IDs need to be linked to their PayPay User IDs. Users who cannot use the Smartlogin service or the initial registration of Y!mobile services such as customers using smartphones under corporate contracts and those using some models of SoftBank and Y! mobile smartphones are not eligible for the WakuWaku PayPay Series. Some price plans of SoftBank and Y! mobile smartphones do not support the WakuWaku PayPay Series.
*2 “Yahoo Card” is a nickname of “Yahoo! JAPAN Card”.
* PayPay Bonus rates applied to the campaign include PayPay’s regular cashbacks.
* If two or more campaigns launched or co-launched by PayPay Co. are applicable to a payment during the campaign, only one campaign, whichever gives a better offering for the payment, is applied.
* Payments, which are made with the Alipay (支付宝) app are not covered by the campaign.
* Campaign details and terms and conditions are subject to change and cancellation without prior notice.
Bonus cap:
For SoftBank smartphone users, Y! mobile smartphone users and Yahoo! premium membership users, the PayPay Bonus caps applied to the campaign features are as follows:
– PayPay Bonus cap per payment: 1,000 yen
– Total amount of PayPay Bonus that can be offered during the September campaign: 30,000 yen
For users other than SoftBank smartphone users, Y! mobile smartphone users, and Yahoo! premium membership users, the PayPay Bonus caps applied to campaign feature are as follows:
– PayPay Bonus cap per payment: 500 yen
– Total amount of PayPay Bonus that can be offered during the September campaign: 30,000 yen
Bonus day:
Around the 20th of the month after a payment is made
* The bonus day may be delayed due in part to customers’ payments or reasons on the system side.
■PayPay’s main features
PayPay provides payment instruments, including e-money recharged (PayPay Balance) and credit cards. Users can choose whichever instrument they want to use when they make payments at PayPay member merchants and through online services. PayPay Balance can be recharged from bank accounts through online transactions, and also by any Seven Bank ATMs accessible. PayPay provides users with full access to a wide variety of features. For example, users can send/receive PayPay Balance (PayPay Lite) to/from other users, while the Warican (bill-splitting) feature is useful for users eating out with a group. PayPay continues to bring more convenience to users’ daily lives.
■About PayPay member merchants
PayPay strives to extend its reach to every corner of Japan, quickly spreading to more and more small shops, which accepted cash only in the past. Major PayPay member stores and restaurants are available for viewing on PayPay’s corporate website. Users can find near-by merchants supporting PayPay on the in-app map of PayPay.
■PayPay app can be installed from ＜App Store and Google Play™＞
* Supported versions: iOS 10.0 and later/Android 5.0 and later (as of July 31, 2019)
* “QR code” is a registered trademark of Denso Wave Incorporated.
* App Store is a service mark of Apple Inc. TM and © 2018 Apple Inc. All rights reserved.
* Google Play is a trademark or registered trademark of Google LCC.
* Company names, store names and product/service names contained in this press release are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective owners.
