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au PAY Card au PAY カード

No-annual-fee credit card · au Financial Service · Credit cards

English support: No

No-annual-fee standard card earning Ponta Points, with au PAY linkage subject to charging and service rules.

Highlights

  • No annual fee for the standard card
  • Points on eligible spending
  • Official online application subject to screening
Things to consider
  • Bonus rates require specific conditions
  • Confirm revolving-payment and foreign-use fees

Fees: No annual fee for the standard card; other cards and payment services have separate fees.

Card facts

Network
Visa or Mastercard.
Annual fee
No annual fee for the standard card.
Fee waiver
Not applicable because the standard card has no annual fee.
Rewards
Earns Ponta Points.
Base earning
Ponta Points accrue on eligible card use; exclusions and calculation rules apply.
Bonus conditions
Partner-store, service-linkage, and campaign bonuses have separate conditions and are not evergreen base earning.
Point expiry
Point validity follows current Ponta program terms and activity treatment.
Redemption
Ponta Points may be used at eligible merchants and services; conversion conditions vary.
Foreign transaction fee
Foreign-currency use incurs the issuer-designated processing charge; verify the latest rate.
Insurance
Travel insurance is conditional; activation, covered persons, limits, and exclusions follow the guide.
Purchase protection
Purchase protection is limited by eligible item, payment, incident, claim, limit, and exclusions.
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
au PAY and wallet support depends on account, device, network, merchant, and charging rules.
Family cards
Family cards are available under current issuer conditions.
ETC card
An ETC card is available; verify current issuance and annual-fee conditions.
Stated eligibility
Applicants must satisfy the issuer-stated age, contact, payment-account, and other conditions; screening applies.
Application
Apply through the issuer channel. Issuance and limits remain subject to screening; this record makes no approval-likelihood claim.
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 later-payment changes.
Cash advance
Cash advance requires approval and follows the disclosed interest, limit, and repayment terms.
Limitations
Terms, rates, benefits, and campaigns can change. Verify the dated issuer material; no approval ranking or foreign-resident eligibility claim is made.

au PAY Card vs other standard cards

A side-by-side view of fixed cost and point terms. Select any card name to open its full record.

Criterionau PAY CardRakuten CardEpos CardSumitomo Mitsui Card (NL)JCB Card Sd CardPayPay Card
Annual feeNo annual fee for the standard card.No annual fee for the standard primary card.No annual fee for the standard card.No annual fee for the standard card.No annual fee for the primary card.No annual fee for the standard d Card.No annual fee for the standard card.
PointsEarns Ponta Points.Earns Rakuten Points.Earns Epos Points.Earns V Points.Earns J-POINT under the current JCB program.Earns d POINT.Earns PayPay Points.
Base earningPonta Points accrue on eligible card use; exclusions and calculation rules apply.Generally 1 point per ¥100 of eligible card use; exclusions and different rates apply.Generally 1 point per ¥200 of eligible use; exclusions and different rates apply.Base points accrue on eligible purchases; exclusions and rounding rules apply.Points accrue on eligible monthly card use under JCB rounding and exclusion rules.d POINT accrues on eligible shopping; excluded transactions and merchant-specific treatment apply.PayPay Points accrue on eligible card purchases; exclusions and calculation rules apply.
Point expiryPoint validity follows current Ponta program terms and activity treatment.Regular points expire one year after the last point was earned; earning a regular point extends the date. Limited-time points follow their stated date.Points ordinarily expire two years after they are added; exceptions and extensions may apply under issuer rules.Expiry is governed by the current V Point terms and activity rules.Point validity follows the current J-POINT terms for this card.Validity follows current d POINT Club rules and point type.PayPay Points are governed by current PayPay terms; limited/campaign awards may have separate conditions.

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