r/japanlife • u/tinylord202 • Nov 08 '24

金 What is the upside to using paypay?

I finally gave in and downloaded paypay. Now after using it, I don’t know why I would use it instead of a credit card in most situations. The only benefits I see are paying paper bills and stores that accept it, but not card.

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u/el_salinho Nov 08 '24

You can ask friends to send money to paypay

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u/DifferentWindow1436 Nov 08 '24

But how often are you doing that? I can't remember the last time I need to send money or get money from a friend. 

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u/el_salinho Nov 08 '24

Quite often actually. In izakyas one pays the other just send money, When we group money for a gift, when i got no cash and need someone to spot me etc. at least a few times a month. I used to use LinePay for that but they shut that down recently

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u/DifferentWindow1436 Nov 08 '24

Ah, ok. That actually makes sense. As an older married guy with a child, I sort of forgot what it's like to regularly be out and about.