PayPal as Japan e-commerce payment solution
PayPal is probably the best payment solution for e-commerce business owners who want to sell to Japan from other countries. The merits include:
- PayPal accepts JCB.
- No set-up fees. No monthly fees.
- Low transaction fees: 1.9% - 2.9% + $0.30 USD per transaction
- Fast and easy set-up.
- Buyers can pay with their credit card without having PayPal account .
- Buyers do not need to inform their credit card number to the seller.
- PayPal supports multiple currencies.
PayPal’s Japan site showing JCB logo here:
A drawback is that PayPal is not as widely used in Japan as in the US. In particular, the fact that having PayPal account is not required to use the service does not seem to be known well. Well, I did not know it until recrently, and I see confirming statements on the net. So it would probably be a good idea to make sure the fact is clearly stated on your website where customers are about to start buying process.