- As of 12/31/2022 our payment processing has been migrated over to STRIPE JAPAN.
- 12/31/2022: Invoice for November ETC usage, charges will be processed entirely in Japanese yen.
- As of 1/31/2023: There will no longer be any rate adjustment on previous months' ETC charges since currency will remain in yen.
- As of 1/31/2023: Japan Bank Transfers & Wise Bank Transfers will all go through Stripe Japan. They will not be sent directly to our bank. Stripe Japan has 1.5% fee + 0.4% fee for using bank transfer method.
- As of 1/31/2023: A mandatory administrative processing management fee of 5% is applied to customers' invoices. With the increased capabilities offered to customers, our new change to multiple payment processors, billing and invoicing, payment processing, communications with clients, internal communications and processes, collections processes, and credit policies have all become better for the end users.
If your
card is a foreign currency, your local bank will do any
FX conversion from
JPY to your local
currency.
No Hidden Fees.
If your
card is a Japanese
yen currency, the transaction will remain in Japanese
yen and be processed with the same amount.
We will process your transaction in Japanese yen. Know what you’ll pay from the start with transparent pricing.
These fees below are straight from our merchant processor
Stripe.
Stripe processors will charge 3.6% + 0.4% per transaction = 4.0% (CREDIT CARD) is what STRIPE charge for processing that transaction.
Stripe processors will charge 1.5% + 0.4% per transaction = 1.9% (BANK/WISE TRANSFER) is what STRIPE charge for processing that transaction.
Financial institutions don’t allow anyone to avoid interchange rates and fees, and no credit card processor can stay on the market long without any fees.
* Rates listed are updated regularly: Provided are directly from our payment processors. The (payment processing fees), card network (assessment fees), and card issuer (interchange fees). Other mandatory fees include the Acquirer Processing Fee, Fixed Acquirer Network Fee, Kilobyte Access Fee, and Network Access and Brand Usage Fee.
JapanETCcard processes the charge in Japan. Your bank may charge you a foreign transaction fee on the charge because it's occurring in Japan. A Foreign Transaction Fee: A foreign transaction fee is a fee charged by a credit card issuer or bank for every transaction made in a country outside of the U.S. Fees vary depending on the credit card or bank's terms and conditions but usually fall between 1% and 5% of the purchase amount. Depending on your credit card, some banks offer you a return on international spending after including the forex markup charges. This is entirely between you and your credit institution.
Avoid typical integration hurdles. Our flexible solution lets you easily modify through our secure billing portal.