Too many cashless payment options in Japan

Japan used to be a country with one of the lowest cashless payment options.

This is a graph by digima-japan comparing countries and their cashlessness:

However, with the corona virus pandemic, actual cash is less hygenic became less popular.

A lot of new cashless options have emerged, and here they are as of 2020/11/1:

Transportation IC type electronic money (Prepaid) (Usable anywhere in Japan): ICOCA, Kitaka, Suica, Monorail Suica, Rinkai Suica, SUGOCA, TOICA, nimoca, ISAS nimoca, Denden nimoka, Mejiron nimoka, PASMO, Hayakaken, manaca

Transportation IC type electronic money (Prepaid) (Usable only in local areas): ICi-Card, IC bus card (Kitami bus), Asaca, ayuca, icsca, ICOUSA, itappy, Ibappi, IruCa, Iwasaki IC CARD, ecomyca, emiCa, Omi Tetsudo Bus IC card, OKICA, odeca, Kumamoto regional promotion IC card, KURURU, SAPICA, CI-CA, DoCARD, Desuca, Dentetsu Hi Card, Nice Pass, Nagasaki Smart Card, Nacchi, NicoPa, NORUCA, passca, PASPY, hanica, Hareca, Himawari Bus Card, RapiCa, Randen Card, Ryuto, LuLuCa

Transportation IC type electronic money (Postpaid) (Usable only in local areas): PiTaPa

Distribution IC type electronic money: nanaco, Rakuten Edy, WAON

IC type distribution system original electronic money, House electronic money, Local electronic money, etc.: Kamakura Shonan Check (expired), Kuroneko Member discount, CoGCa, Cmode (expired), Starbucks card, Tanei (expired), d CARD PREPAID, Tokashiki Check (expired), Dotour Value Card, Nam Coin, PASELI, Pidel (expired), HIROCA, Pecoma, machica, YumePit

IC type distribution, Credit card related electronic money (Postpaid): iD, American Express Contactless, eLIO (expired), QUICPay, JCB Contactless, Shell EasyPay (keychain type), Speedpass (keychain type), Smartplus (expired), VISA TOUCH (expired), VISA payWave, MasterCard contactless

Magnetic stripe type original electronic money (prepaid): Iina Premium Card, E-ca (Akashiya), EZO money (EZOCA), Efuka money, Cafe de Crie card, Kamakuraya K card, GyuTora Coroca Card, CooCa, KFC CARD, Ken Value card, CostCo prepaid card, KOMRCA, Subclub card, Startbucks card, Smile Money, Seiyu shopping card, Tulley’s card, Chokotto card, T money, TC CARD (Travel Cafe), DEAN&DELUCA MEMBER’S CARD, Dotonbori card (expired), Niku milage card, NISHIMURA CARD, Happy card, BiMO, Bibica, FADICA, Feel sakura card, Furansu tei premium card (expired), Precious card, Freshness card, MAiSEN CARD, masaca!!, Majica, mamaca, marica, Marugame seimen card (expired), Mr. Doughnuts card, MiiCA, miyoca (expired), Meica money, Moss card, uniko, Yumeca, Yoshinoya Preca, Lacuca, RARA Preca, litta, Liverty Heart card, Lueca, Red Lobster card, WORLD COFFEE CARD

QR payment, barcode payment: atone, Amazon Go, Amazon Pay, Alipay, &Pay, WeChat Pay, EPOS Pay, au PAY, Entame coin, Origami Pay, Kyash, Ginko Pay, Ginko QR code payment, JAPAN TAXI WALLET, J-Coin Pay, Shop & Go, Smash Pay, 7 Pay (coming up soon), D Pay, Trial, pixiv PAY, Fami Pay, pring, Pay ID, Pay don, PayB, PayPay, PAYMO, Mel Pay, Yucho Pay, LINE Pay, Rakuten Pay, Lawson Smartphone Pay

Credi cards: Aeon Card, American Express, APLUS Card, Cedyna CF Card, Diners, DC Card, JACCS, Life Card, NICOS Card, OMC Card, Orico Card, Pocket Card, Saison Card, SMBC Card, TS CUBIC Card, UC Card, UCS Card, UFJ Card

Debit Cards: J TRUST Card, Mitsubishi UFJ Bank, SMBC PRESTIA

Magnetic stripe type electronic money (Prepaid): Aqua Card, ANA VISA Prepaid Card, au WALLET, Epos Visa prepaid card, Osaifu PONTA, Orico prepaid card, Cococara Club card, JTB travel prica, Softbank card, T card, d CARD PREPAID, Mitsui Sumitomo VISA prepaid, LINE Pay card

Prepaid scratch type electronic money (gift type prepaid): iTunes Card / AppStore Card, Amazon gift certificate, Amazon shopping card, nanaco gift catrd (expired), V Preca Gift

Virtual money: e-wallet, Osaipo, WebMoney, Eco chip, Online debit, GAMECHECK, C-CHECK, G-MONEY, Security money, Chocom emoney, Digi-Coin, NET CASH, NetRideCash, PASELI, BitCash, Moritapo

Virtual currency (cryptocurrency): Ethereum, Ethereum Classic, Auger, J Coin, NEM, Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Factom, Monacoin, Litecoin, Lisk, Ripple

Settlement service such as bank transfer: Paidy, Paidy

Wow… that is alot.

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