Seamlessly navigate
Japan’s complex
payment ecosystem
with Nium

In a nation where tradition meets innovation, Japan’s payment landscape offers unique challenges and opportunities.

Japan market overview

Payment instruments penetration for Japan

78.6%

Smartphone
Penetration

82.9%

Internet
Penetration

Key Language

Japanse

Population

125,800,000

Cross-Border E-Commerce Revenue

¥2.74 Trillion

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Market Opportunites

Modernizing the payment landscape

Japan is an enigma. On the one hand, one of the world’s most technologically advanced countries with a booming e-commerce sector. On the other, one of the most cash-reliant economies in the world. As the country starts to encourage foreign investment, there is a chance to tap into one of the world’s largest and most dynamic economies, with easy access to the Asia-Pacific region.

The move away from cash

Market Opportunites

The move away from cash

Incentivized by the government’s Cashless Vision initiative, a unique opportunity is opening up as one of the world’s most developed economies embraces cashless payments. 

With Nium’s regional expertise at your disposal, entering this fast-paced market becomes effortlessly straightforward.

Market Card Background

Payout

Payin

Issue Cards

Foreign Currency Wire Transfer (SWIFT)

USD, EUR, SGD, GBP, AUD, CAD, HKD, JPY, CHF, NZD

T+1

Currency

Currency

Payment methods

Support for the most popular payment methods

Regulated in 35+ markets, instantly benefit from Nium’s global license portfolio. We’ve built one of the world’s most comprehensive networks to power on-demand money movement in Japan. Nium customers can make real-time transfers using both ACH and wire transfers.

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Licenses - JAPAN

Nium Japan Kabushiki Kaisha is regulated by the Kanto Local Finance Bureau as a Type I and Type II Funds Transfer Service Provider

(License No. 00073)

Authorisations:

  • Money transfers / remittances

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Nium has worked with leading institutions across the world to gain access to a number of the leading real-time payment networks.

Using a secure, modular API suite, global businesses can access fully compliant payment rails, with regulatory licenses and authorizations in over 40 countries, enabling seamless payment acceptance regardless of geography.

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