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Amazon Mastercard

No-annual-fee co-brand card · Sumitomo Mitsui Card · Credit cards

English support: No

A no-fee Mastercard issued by Sumitomo Mitsui Card that earns 2% for Amazon Prime members on Amazon and 1.5% at major convenience stores, with an unusually low overseas fee.

Highlights
  • 2% on Amazon for Prime members, 1.5% at major convenience stores
  • No annual fee
  • Lower overseas processing charge than typical SMBC Mastercard
Things to consider
  • Outside Amazon and bonus categories it is a standard ~1% card
  • Amazon campaign amounts can be account-specific

Fees: No annual fee; interest applies only if you use revolving or instalment payments.

Points and rewards

This card earns Amazon Points at a published base rate of 1% on eligible use, before exclusions and rounding.

Points programme
Amazon Points
Base earning rate
1%
What a point is worth
1 point=¥1 on eligible Amazon.co.jp purchases
Best for

Strong Amazon-native return

Watch out for

Amazon-only rewards; specific wallet method needed for maximum convenience-store rate

How you earn

Earning rule
Card-specific; Amazon Mastercard rate depends on Prime status/Amazon vs convenience-store vs other spend
Extra earning on this card
Amazon 2% Prime / 1.5% non-Prime; convenience-store bonuses
Programme bonuses
Higher Amazon rate for Prime and named convenience stores; campaigns
Spend that earns
Eligible card shopping
Spend that earns less, or nothing
Fees, cash advances and designated Amazon/card transactions
Caps, registration and thresholds
Prime status and merchant identification determine rate
Expiry
Amazon account rules apply; activity generally extends ordinary points

Using your points

What points can be used for
Eligible Amazon.co.jp purchases
Statement credit or cash
No general card bill credit
Shopping and merchants
Amazon.co.jp closed-loop use
Airlines and travel
None directly
Hotels
None directly
Transit and e-money
None directly
Partner points and gifts
No standard outward transfer
Investing and charity
No
Highest-value route
Amazon purchases at ¥1 per point

Programme rules published by smbc-card.com · Recorded from official material on 2026-08-17.Official program rule + card product page; temporary campaigns excluded unless labeled

Benefits

Standing benefits only — short-term signup campaigns are deliberately excluded.

Annual fee and waivers
Free
Insurance
See official page
Family cards and ETC
Family up to 3 free; ETC free
Networks
Mastercard
Stated eligibility
18+; high-school students excluded

Issuance and the credit limit remain subject to the issuer’s screening.

Network variants

The networks this card is issued on. The issuing company, the annual fee and where the card is accepted can differ by network.

NetworkAnnual feeNote
MastercardFreeSelectable network stated or represented at family level

Card facts

Network
Mastercard.
Annual fee
No annual fee.
Fee waiver
Not applicable because the card has no annual fee.
Rewards
Earns Amazon points / V Points depending on the current program.
Base earning
Around 1% on general spend, 2% on Amazon for Prime members and 1.5% at designated convenience stores; exclusions apply.
Bonus conditions
The 2% Amazon rate requires an active Amazon Prime membership; convenience-store and touch-payment bonuses have their own conditions.
Point expiry
Not confirmed in reviewed official material (not the same as “no”)
Redemption
Not confirmed in reviewed official material (not the same as “no”)
Foreign transaction fee
Foreign-currency use incurs the designated overseas processing charge (published around 1.63%), lower than typical SMBC Mastercard products; verify the current rate.
Insurance
No broad general travel-insurance benefit is asserted for this card in this record.
Purchase protection
Not confirmed in reviewed official material (not the same as “no”)
Airport lounge
Not confirmed in reviewed official material (not the same as “no”)
Transit
Not confirmed in reviewed official material (not the same as “no”)
Digital wallets
Not confirmed in reviewed official material (not the same as “no”)
Family cards
Family cards are available under the issuer fee and eligibility conditions.
ETC card
Not confirmed in reviewed official material (not the same as “no”)
Stated eligibility
Applicants must satisfy the issuer-stated age, income/status and other conditions; issuance and limits remain subject to screening. No approval-likelihood claim is made.
Application
Apply through the issuer channel. The issuer, not this site, decides issuance and the credit limit.
Payment settings
One-time, installment, bonus and revolving choices have different availability, fees and conditions; verify the selected setting.
Revolving payment
Revolving payment incurs the issuer-disclosed fee. Confirm automatic-revolving enrollment and any later-payment conversion before and after applying.
Cash advance
Not confirmed in reviewed official material (not the same as “no”)
Limitations
Terms, rates, benefits, insurance and campaigns can change. Verify the dated issuer material before applying; no approval ranking or foreign-resident eligibility claim is made.

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