Cashless Payment Services in Japan

Domestic Cashless Payment Service Providers in Japan

Due to the advent of QR code or barcode payment systems, cashless payment services have seen increase in newly entered companies and more complication in services. Conventionally, the mainstream of the services was provided via cards, but currently they are provided through smartphone apps. Among them, contactless payment, and barcode or QR code payment systems have expanded the market, which is attracting attention for how they change their user interfaces.

This report gives insights on how cashless payment grows by providing the market trends and sales performances earned by our survey on payment service providers centered on BNPL systems and QR/barcode-payment service providers.

I   General Remarks

1. Entire Picture of Payment/Settlement
2. Cashless Payment Market Size Transition
3. Cashless Payment Market Size Forecast
4. Perspectives

II    Prepaid Settlement Market

1. Summary
   1) Categorization of Prepaid Settlement Service
   2) Definition of prepaid means of payment under Act on Fund Settlement
   3) Prepaid Settlement Market Size Forecast
   4) Perspectives
2. Market Trend and Outlook for Payment via QR/Bar Code
3. Trend and Perspectives of IC-type Contactless Payment Systems
4. Trend and Perspectives of In-house Prepaid Cards
5. Trend of Brand Prepaid Settlement Market
6. Status and Future Forecast on Gift Card Mall Market 
7. Trends and Perspectives of Server-type Electronic Money

III   Current Status and Perspectives of Debit Payment Services

1. Summary
   1) Market Trend
   2) Market Size and Forecast
   3) Market Perspectives
2. Market Overview
   1) Definition
   2) Debit Payment Service Providers
3. Debit Payment Service Market Size
4. Challenges in Debit Cards and Current Solutions
5. Market Size Forecast

IV   Credit Card Market Trend and Perspectives

1. Environment surrounding Credit Cards
2. Credit Card Market Size Transition
3. Market Perspectives
4. Sales Performance at Card Company

V     Trend and Perspectives of Online Payment Service Providers

1. Current Status and Future Forecast of Ecommerce Market
2. Current Status and Future Forecast of Ecommerce Payment Service Market
3. Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) Service Market

VI    Trend of B2B Settlement

1. Outline of B2B Settlement, Payment Methods, etc.
2. Corporate Card Market
3. Business Payments Solution Provider (BPSP) Market
4. B2B BNPL Market

VII    Efforts by Payment Terminal Vendors

1. Definition
2. Market Overview
3. Outline of Payment Terminal Vendors
4. Trend of Multi-code Payment
5. Multiple Payment Service Providers

VIII    Trend and Efforts by 39 Enterprises