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Monex Card マネックスカード

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Monex Card is a investing-linked card from Monex, issued on JCB. The annual fee is ¥550 including tax. The first year is stated as free. A stated waiver condition can remove it — check the exact threshold. It earns Monex 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 ¥550 including tax
  • Earns Monex Points at about 1% base rate
  • ETC available
Things to consider
  • The annual fee is a recurring cost — check that the benefits you will actually use exceed ¥550 a year.
  • Stated eligibility: 18+; Monex account for investing features; issuance remains subject to screening.

Fees: The annual fee is ¥550 including tax. The first year is stated as free. A stated waiver condition can remove it — check the exact threshold.

Points and rewards

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

Points programme
Monex Points
Base earning rate
1%
Best for

Investment accumulation integration

Watch out for

2026 reward revision from October; cap and tier rules

How you earn

Earning rule
See card-specific official page; earning unit varies
Extra earning on this card
Credit-card fund accumulation reward subject to tier/caps
Programme bonuses
Card-specific merchant, annual-spend and campaign benefits
Spend that earns
Eligible card shopping
Spend that earns less, or nothing
Fees, cash advances and issuer-designated transactions
Caps, registration and thresholds
Merchant, campaign, registration and annual-spend caps may apply

Using your points

What points can be used for
Card/program-specific merchant use, statement credit, partner points, miles, gift items or cash back as published
Statement credit or cash
Check official program
Shopping and merchants
Check official program
Airlines and travel
Check mileage/travel partners
Hotels
Check hotel/travel partners
Transit and e-money
Check e-money/transit routes
Partner points and gifts
Check current exchange catalog
Investing and charity
Check investment/donation routes
Highest-value route
Use the highest-value route that matches actual spending; avoid valuing unusable transfers at face value

Programme rules published by info.monex.co.jp · 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
¥550
Insurance
See official page
Family cards and ETC
ETC available
Networks
JCB
Stated eligibility
18+; Monex account for investing features

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¥550Selectable network stated or represented at family level

Card facts

Network
JCB.
Annual fee
The annual fee is ¥550 including tax. The first year is stated as free. A stated waiver condition can remove it — check the exact threshold.
Fee waiver
The first year is stated as free. A waiver is stated for the conditions on the issuer page; confirm the exact threshold.
Rewards
Earns Monex Points.
Base earning
It earns Monex 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
Monex 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
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
ETC available
ETC card
ETC available
Stated eligibility
Stated eligibility: 18+; Monex account for investing features. 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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