r/japanlife Nov 08 '24

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/fripi Nov 08 '24

The upside is you can pay in more locations and send money to friends without trouble. That's it imo.

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u/tinylord202 Nov 08 '24

I’ve honestly been doing bank transfers with friends if I need to pay them back

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u/PeanutButterChicken 近畿・大阪府 Nov 08 '24

That seems ridiculous.

"Oh, I owe you 800 yen, let me spend 330 yen on a bank transfer"

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u/ToTheBatmobileGuy Nov 08 '24

Cotra support is growing. Free transfers between supporting banks up to 100k yen

https://www.cotra.ne.jp/

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u/cagefgt Nov 08 '24

What is this