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Mercard Gold メルカード ゴールド

Gold retail card · Mercari / Merpay · Credit cards

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Mercard Gold is a Gold retail card from Mercari / Merpay, issued on JCB. The annual fee is ¥5,000 including tax. A stated waiver condition can remove it — check the exact threshold. It earns Mercari Points at a published base rate of about 1% on eligible use; exclusions and rounding apply. Checked against the issuer's official lineup and product page on 2026-08-13.

Highlights
  • Annual fee ¥5,000 including tax
  • Earns Mercari Points at about 1% base rate
  • No family card; verify ETC
Things to consider
  • The annual fee is a recurring cost — check that the benefits you will actually use exceed ¥5,000 a year.
  • Stated eligibility: 18+; Mercari account / screening; issuance remains subject to screening.

Fees: The annual fee is ¥5,000 including tax. A stated waiver condition can remove it — check the exact threshold.

Points and rewards

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

Points programme
Mercari Points
Base earning rate
1%
What a point is worth
1 point=¥1 in eligible Mercari/Merpay use
Best for

Mercari-heavy spend proposition

Watch out for

Newer product; rules and caps need frequent refresh

How you earn

Earning rule
Mercard: base rate outside Mercari and personalized rate on Mercari; Gold adds annual-spend benefits
Extra earning on this card
Annual-spend and Mercari benefits
Programme bonuses
Personalized Mercari rate, 8th-day campaigns and Gold annual-spend benefits
Spend that earns
Eligible Mercard/Merpay and Mercari transactions
Spend that earns less, or nothing
Fees, cash advances and designated transactions
Caps, registration and thresholds
Personalized rate, campaign and annual bonus caps apply
Expiry
Depends on grant type; campaign/limited points can have short fixed expiry

Using your points

What points can be used for
Mercari purchases and Merpay-supported payments
Statement credit or cash
Use within Mercari/Merpay; no cash withdrawal
Shopping and merchants
Mercari and Merpay merchants
Airlines and travel
Only where Merpay is accepted
Hotels
Only via accepted payment
Transit and e-money
Merpay/iD-supported purchases; restrictions apply
Partner points and gifts
Limited outward transfer
Investing and charity
No general point investment
Highest-value route
Use limited points first on Mercari/Merpay at ¥1

Programme rules published by mercard.me · 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
¥5,000
Insurance
See official page
Lounges and travel services
See official page
Family cards and ETC
No family card; verify ETC
Networks
JCB
Stated eligibility
18+; Mercari account / screening

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
JCB¥5,000Selectable network stated or represented at family level

Card facts

Network
JCB.
Annual fee
The annual fee is ¥5,000 including tax. A stated waiver condition can remove it — check the exact threshold.
Fee waiver
A waiver is stated for the conditions on the issuer page; confirm the exact threshold.
Rewards
Earns Mercari Points.
Base earning
It earns Mercari Points at a published base rate of about 1% on eligible use; exclusions and rounding apply.
Bonus conditions
Not confirmed in reviewed official material (not the same as “no”)
Point expiry
Not confirmed in reviewed official material (not the same as “no”)
Redemption
Mercari Points sets the redemption options and the value of a point on its own programme page; the same earning rate is worth different amounts as a statement credit, partner points or miles.
Foreign transaction fee
Foreign-currency use incurs the issuer-designated overseas processing charge; verify the current percentage before travelling.
Insurance
See official page. Activation, covered persons, limits and exclusions follow the policy guide.
Purchase protection
Not confirmed in reviewed official material (not the same as “no”)
Airport lounge
See official page. Access, guest and visit conditions are set by the current benefit terms.
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
No family card; verify ETC
ETC card
No family card; verify ETC
Stated eligibility
Stated eligibility: 18+; Mercari account / screening. 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
Recorded from the issuer lineup and product page on the stated date. Terms, rates, benefits, insurance and campaigns can change; no approval ranking or foreign-resident eligibility claim is made.

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