Campaign page: https://paypay.ne.jp/event/paypay-matsuri/
PayPay Corporation (hereinafter PayPay), Yahoo Japan Corporation (hereinafter Yahoo! JAPAN), and SoftBank Corp. (hereinafter SoftBank) launched Cho PayPay Matsuri (Super PayPay Festival) today, a large-scale campaign that allows savings on purchases at PayPay merchants nationwide and online stores. This event will run until March 31, 2022.
“Cho PayPay Matsuri” is the general term for all the campaigns organized by each partner company, and in addition to the recently announced campaigns, the following will also be implemented by various companies.
In addition to the “Chance to Win All Over Japan! Super PayPay Jumbo” and “Get an Extra 1.5% by Paying With the Specified Method Campaign,” PayPay will also hold the “Cho PayPay Matsuri, PayPay Deals Market” and “Cho PayPay Matsuri, Super Offers at Applicable Merchants Campaign.” For more details, please see the “List of Campaigns To Be Held by PayPay” below.
For SoftBank smartphone users（※1）, SoftBank offers a Super PayPay Coupon（※3） that will return up to half the paid amount（※2）in PayPay Bonus when they pay with PayPay at applicable merchants. In addition, from March 1, PayPay Coupons will be available for use at SoftBank and Y!mobile stores nationwide to save on smartphones and accessories. For more details, please see the “List of Campaigns To Be Held by SoftBank” below. As part of the Cho PayPay Matsuri campaigns, Yahoo! JAPAN will also offer exclusive PayPay Coupons to Yahoo! JAPAN Premium Members, which SoftBank and Y!mobile smartphone users（※4） can also take advantage of. If users pay with “PayPay” at applicable merchants during the Cho PayPay Matsuri, they will receive up to 5% of the paid amount as a PayPay Bonus.
※1 SoftBank smartphone users are eligible only if they have linked their PayPay account with a smart login enabled Yahoo! JAPAN ID. Corporate customers, users using particular devices, and users who are unable to use smart login are not eligible. Some data plans also do not apply. This service is not available for Y!mobile and LINEMO users.
※2 Each merchant has its own conditions regarding the grant limit, frequency, and valid period. This campaign applies only to payments made with the PayPay app (regardless of the type of PayPay Balance or whether it is a credit card payment). The coupon will not be applied to payments made using the Alipay (支付宝) app or LINE Pay, even if payments are made by scanning the PayPay QR code (PayPay usage benefits will also not be applied). The PayPay Bonus will be granted 30 days from the day following the payment date. PayPay Bonus can also be used at official PayPay stores or PayPay Card stores. It cannot be cashed out or transferred.
※3 Please make sure to check the applicable stores on the coupon acquisition screen before using it. Confirm with the store the use of coupons for takeouts. If multiple campaigns are applied, no more than 66.5% will be granted for a single payment. Some stores are not part of the campaign. For more information on Super PayPay Coupons, please click here.
※4 SoftBank smartphone users are eligible only if they have linked their PayPay account with a smart login enabled Yahoo! JAPAN ID. Corporate customers, users using particular devices, and users who are unable to use smart login are not eligible. Y!mobile customers must link their PayPay account to their Yahoo! JAPAN ID that was initially registered for the Y!mobile service. Some data plans do not apply. Subscription to the Enjoy Pack (550 yen/month (tax included)) is required.
＜List of Campaigns To Be Held by PayPay＞
■”Chance to Win All Over Japan! Super PayPay Jumbo”
For more details, please visit here.
■”Get an Extra 1.5% by Paying With the Specified Method Campaign”
Campaign page: https://paypay.ne.jp/event/atobarai/
Promotion period:
February 1 – March 31, 2022
Campaign details:
During the campaign period, when users make a purchase with “PayPay” using PayPay Atobarai (Pay Later) or PayPay Card, they will be granted 1.5% in addition to the grants they receive from PayPay STEP and other campaigns.
Grant limit:
Grant limit per payment: 2,500 yen worth
Total grant limit during the campaign: 2,500 yen worth/month
※This will be applied in combination with the “Get an Extra 1% by Paying With the Specified Method Campaign.”
※For details on the “Get an Extra 1% by Paying With the Specified Method Campaign,” visit here.
※ The campaign will not apply to payments not made with or through the PayPay app. In addition, some merchants are not part of the campaign. This does not apply to Atobarai (lump sum only).
※ There is a screening process when applying for PayPay Atobarai and PayPay Card.
1. Grant date:
30 days from the day following the payment date (or order).
※ In principle, the PayPay Bonus will be granted 30 days from the day following the payment date, but the grant may be delayed due to the user’s usage situation or for system reasons.
※ The PayPay Bonus can be used at any official PayPay store or PayPay Card store. However, it cannot be cashed out or transferred.
■”Cho PayPay Matsuri, Super Deals Market”
For more details, please visit here.
■”Cho PayPay Matsuri, Super Offers at Applicable Merchants Campaign”
The following merchants will be participating in this campaign. For more information about the campaign and the merchants, please visit here.
Applicable merchants:
| Applicable merchants | PayPay Bonus grant rate | Campaign period: |
|---|---|---|
| Activity Japan | 50% | February 1 – March 31, 2022 |
| adidas Online Shop | 5% | February 7 – March 31, 2022 |
| Klook | 50% | February 1 – March 31, 2022 |
| Hikari TV Shopping | 5% | February 1 – March 31, 2022 |
※ More applicable merchants are expected to participate and will be announced once confirmed.
※ The campaign content and applicable conditions are subject to change without notice. In addition, the campaign itself may be postponed or cancelled without notice.
※ In principle, the PayPay Bonus will be granted 30 days from the day following the payment date, but the grant may be delayed due to the user’s usage situation or for system reasons.
※ The PayPay Bonus can be used at any official PayPay store or PayPay Card store. However, it cannot be cashed out or transferred.
＜List of Activities and Campaigns To Be Held by Yahoo! JAPAN＞
■PayPay Mall, Yahoo! JAPAN Shopping: “Buy! Double! Store”
Period: Every day
Once a user enters and makes a purchase at an applicable store,
, they will receive an extra PayPay Bonus of 5% or 10% of the paid amount*5, in addition to the regular T-POINT and PayPay Bonus. For eligible stores and more details, please visit here.
■PayPay Mall, Yahoo! JAPAN Shopping: “Pay With PayPay Balance Every Sunday and Get 10%”
Period: 0:00 a.m. – 11:59 p.m. on February 20, 27, March 6, and 13
During this period, in addition to the existing Sunday campaigns, “SoftBank Smartphone Users Get up to an Extra 10% on Sundays!” and “Even Non-SoftBank Smartphone Users Get up to an Extra 5% on Sundays!,” every user will be granted an additional PayPay Bonus of 4% the paid amount*5. For more details, please visit this page which will be released at 0:00 a.m. on February 14.
■PayPay Mall, Yahoo! JAPAN Shopping: “Buy With PayPay Balance on the Final 3 Days to Get 11%”; grant of up to 40.5%
Period: March 19, 0:00 a.m. – March 22, 1:59 a.m.
During the campaign period, every user will be granted an additional PayPay Bonus of 5% the paid amount*5. After registering for “Buy! Double! Store,” when users shop at an applicable store during the pre-campaign period from February 14 to March 18, they will receive a PayPay Bonus of 2% the paid amount*5 on purchases during the campaign period, and an additional 3% when placing an order at the same store. With all combined, users can get up to 40.5% PayPay Bonus, and new users who join during the pre-campaign period can receive up to 11.5%. For more details, including the breakdown and grant limit, please visit here, which will be released on February 14, 0:00 a.m.
■First time PayPay Mall and Yahoo! JAPAN Shopping users can get half off coupons or free products
＜Maximum half off coupon＞
Eligibility: Users who shop for the first time on PayPay Mall and Yahoo! JAPAN Shopping (including those who have not shopped in the past year).
Distribution period: 0:00 a.m. February 14 – 1:59 a.m. March 22
※ Expiration date will vary depending on the date the coupon is claimed.
Content: Use coupons of up to half off with purchases of 100 yen or more (discount limit: 1,800 yen)
※ Users who use this coupon will not be eligible for the “free product offer.”
＜Free product offer＞
Eligibility: Users who shop for the first time on PayPay Mall and Yahoo! JAPAN Shopping (including those who have not shopped in the past year), and have linked their PayPay account or downloaded the Yahoo! JAPAN Shopping app.
Period: 0:00 a.m. February 1 – 11:59 p.m. February 27, 0:00 a.m. March 1 – 11:59 p.m. March 30
Content: Apply for free smartphone accessories and foods like udon and ramen.
※ Users who apply for this offer will not be eligible for the “maximum half off coupons.”
■First time PayPay Mall and Yahoo! JAPAN Shopping users can get +1.5% at various stores during the applicable period
Eligibility: Users who shop for the first time on PayPay Mall and Yahoo! JAPAN Shopping (including those who have not shopped in the past year), and have linked their PayPay account.
Entry period: 12:00 p.m. February 7 – 11:59 p.m. February 28
Grant period: 12:00 p.m. March 1 – 11:59 a.m. April 1
Content: If a user enters and makes a purchase (1,000 yen or more) by 11:59 p.m. on February 28, they will receive a PayPay Bonus of 1.5% of the paid amount when shopping with PayPay during the grant period.
■One million prizes to be won with “Cho PayPay Matsuri Speed Lottery”
Period: 0:00 a.m. February 14 – 11:59 p.m. March 21
During the above period, anyone can participate in the “Cho PayPay Matsuri Speed Lottery” regardless of whether they purchased goods or not. Those with a Yahoo! JAPAN ID can participate once a day on the campaign page for the chance to win prizes and PayPay Bonus. For more details, please visit the campaign page which will be released on February 14.
※ 5 “Paid amount” is the price including shipping and handling charges minus the amount deducted with points (ordinary points, limited T-POINT) and shopping coupons (issued by Yahoo! JAPAN Shopping and other stores).
■Other major campaigns
| Service | Campaign Period | Key campaigns |
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| YAHUOKU! |
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| PayPay Flea Market |
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| LOHACO | 12:00 p.m. February 14 – March 21 | Sale campaign to save even more on everyday items. |
| ebookjapan | February 11 – March 25 | During the period, new users can get up to 20% PayPay Bonus every day and existing users can get up to 20% every Friday. PayPay Jumbo for winning back up to 100% will also be held at the same time. |
| Yahoo! JAPAN Mobile | February 16 – March 31 |
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| Yahoo! JAPAN Mobile Shop (LINEMO) | February 14 – March 31 | The “Yahoo limited LINEMO application benefits” will increase. By switching from another company, a PayPay Bonus worth up to 13,000 yen will be granted. |
| PayPay Gourmet |
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| Yahoo! JAPAN Zubatoku | February 14 – March 21 | During the period, a PayPay Bonus worth up to 250,000 yen will be awarded as the winning prize, and a special prize raffle campaign, “Raffle to Win Super Offer Coupons for Yahoo! JAPAN Shopping and PayPay Mall,” will be held. |
| Yahoo! JAPAN Premium | February 7 – 28, March 7 – 31 | If users claim a Premium Members only coupon from the PayPay app and shop at applicable merchants using PayPay, they will receive up to 5% of the paid amount as a PayPay Bonus. |
| PayPay Card | February 1 – March 31 | In addition to the signup benefits of 3,000 yen, by newly signing up and using the card three times, a PayPay Bonus worth up to 10,000 yen will be granted. PayPay Card payments through PayPay will also earn an additional 2.5% on top of the PayPay campaign benefits. |
| PayPay Card & Yahoo! JAPAN Card | February 1 – March 31 | In addition to the signup benefits of 2,000 yen, by newly registering for the flat-amount revolving credit, a PayPay Bonus worth up to 7,000 yen will be granted. |
＜List of Campaigns To Be Held by SoftBank＞
■ Super PayPay Coupons for getting back up to 50% as PayPay Points
For more details, please visit here.
■ PayPay Coupons available at SoftBank and Y!mobile shops
Period
March 1 – 31, 2022
※ Opening hours will vary depending on the store.
Applicable stores:
SoftBank and Y!mobile stores nationwide
※ Some stores, such as those in consumer electronics retailers, are not part of the campaign.
Campaign details:
PayPay Coupons for purchasing smartphones, Apple Watch, or accessories at SoftBank and Y!mobile stores nationwide will be provided. After claiming a coupon on the PayPay app and paying with “PayPay,” a PayPay Bonus of up to 10% of the paid amount will be granted.
※ This does not apply to payments in installments, purchases with vouchers, billing charges, or repair payments.
Eligibility:
All customers who can use “PayPay.”
※ Customers who do not use SoftBank or Y!mobile are also eligible.
Grant limit:
Total grant limit during the campaign: 1,000 yen worth
1. Grant date:
30 days from the next day after the payment.
※ In principle, the PayPay Bonus will be granted 30 days from the day following the payment date, but the grant may be delayed due to the user’s usage situation or for system reasons.
※ The PayPay Bonus can be used at any official PayPay store or PayPay Card store. However, it cannot be cashed out or transferred.
■About “PayPay,” the cashless payment service provided by PayPay Corporation
PayPay is a cashless payment service expanding across the country, available not only at major chain stores but also at small and medium size retailers, vending machines, taxis and even public transportation. It can also be used in a variety of other scenes, including paying for online services and utility bills. PayPay is also expanding its range of services beyond just payments, including a “send/receive” feature (remittance/transfer and receiving of money) that allows users to transfer their PayPay Balance (PayPay Money and PayPay Money Lite) between each other for free, or “bonus management,” a service that allows users access to a simulated investment experience involving the exchange of PayPay Bonus with points provided by a Type 1 Financial Instruments Business Operator that PayPay is partnered with. The company also strives to create a safe and convenient environment for users through a hotline available 24/7 and a full compensation scheme ensuring, compensation for any damages that may be suffered.
PayPay is registered as follows:
・Prepaid Payment Instruments (third party type) Issuer, Registration #: Director-General of the Kanto Finance Bureau, No. 00710 (Registration date: October 5, 2018)
・Fund Transfer Operator, Registration #: Director-General of the Kanto Finance Bureau, No. 00068 (Registration date: September 25, 2019)
・Japan Payment Service Association (https://www.s-kessai.jp/ , Date of admission: September 12, 2018)
・Business Operator that Concludes Contracts on the Handling of Credit Card Numbers, etc., Registration #: Kanto (K) No. 106 (Registration date: July 1, 2019)
・Japan Consumer Credit Association (https://www.j-credit.or.jp/, Date of admission: July 1, 2019)
・Telecommunications Carrier (Filing #: A-02-17943 / Date filed: July 2, 2019)
・Notified Person Entrusted with Intermediation (Filing #: C1907980 / Date filed: December 18, 2019)
・Bank Agency Operator, License: Director-General of the Kanto Finance Bureau, No. 396 (Registration date: November 26, 2020)
・Financial instruments intermediary service registration number: Kanto Finance Bureau Director (Kinchu) No. 942 (Registration date: June 25, 2021)
* “PayPay” provides 4 types of PayPay balance: PayPay Money, PayPay Money Lite, PayPay Bonus and PayPay Bonus Lite. PayPay Money can be used to pay for partner services and merchants if it is within the amount deposited into the PayPay account opened after completing an identity verification process. It can also be used for sending and receiving money between PayPay users free of charge. PayPay Money can also be cashed out to a designated bank account (no withdrawal fee if using PayPay Bank). The legal nature of this is an electromagnetic record which can be used to pay for goods and other services, and can be remitted or cashed out, issued by the Company who is a Fund Transfer Operator registered under Article 37 of the Payment Services Act. Based on the provisions of Article 43 of the Payment Services Act, PayPay preserves the debt it owes to its users in full amount and more by depositing its assets. PayPay Money Lite is an electronic money issued by PayPay, which can be purchased and used to pay for services and merchants. PayPay users can transfer and receive PayPay Money Lite free of charge. The legal nature of this is a prepaid payment instrument issued by PayPay (Article 3, Paragraph 1 of the Payment Services Act). Based on the provisions of Article 14 of the Payment Services Act, PayPay preserves the relevant assets for the purpose of protecting the owners of the prepaid payment instrument by providing a security deposit for issuance to the Legal Affairs Bureau in an amount that is half or more of the unused balance of prepaid instrument methods as of March 31 and September 30. In addition, PayPay Bonus and PayPay Bonus Lite, which are granted through campaigns and promotions when using PayPay, can be used for partner services and merchants in addition to PayPay Money and PayPay Money Lite. However, PayPay Bonus and PayPay Bonus Lite cannot be sent or transferred between PayPay users or be cashed out. PayPay Bonus Lite has an expiration date, after which date it will no longer be valid.
PayPay also strives to create a safe and secure environment for users. If an unexpected payment is made by a third party using a PayPay account, or if a request to settle a payment suddenly arrives from PayPay to a user that does not have a PayPay account, there is a scheme that ensures compensation for the damages suffered (the difference will be provided as compensation if compensation is also provided by a third party), given that the prescribed conditions are met. Please see “Applying for compensation”for details.
*Company names, trade names, and products/services in this press release are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective companies.
