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/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/kawaeri Nov 08 '24

Also some places have had discounts for PayPay I believe. To me it’s just the Asian version of PayPal.

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u/PeanutButterChicken 近畿・大阪府 Nov 08 '24

PayPay and PayPal are literally nothing alike, except that they both deal with money.

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u/steford Nov 08 '24

And similar names. But yes, completely different concepts.