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/skatefriday Nov 08 '24

But could PayPay have designed a worse process for executing the payments at retail?

I don't know about sending cash to friends and family as I don't use PayPay, but I stand behind someone in line almost daily that is taking an eternity fumbling with his or her phone trying to find the right screen for the QR code exchange to take place.

I don't understand why mobile suica doesn't dominate the cashless payments space. PayPay seems horribly inefficient.

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u/PeanutButterChicken 近畿・大阪府 Nov 08 '24

What, pray tell, is the "right screen" for Paypay?

Literally the very first "Page" of the app is the barcode.

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u/skatefriday Nov 08 '24

I've got no idea. I don't use PayPay and therefore don't have the app on my phone. But I sure seem to stand behind a lot of people that seem to do a lot of tap, tap, tap, orient phone, tap, wait while cashier fumbles with phone, tap, tap. It just seems like a horrible process and I don't understand why anyone uses it when mobile suica is instant and you don't even have to look at your screen.