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Olive Flexible Pay Olive フレキシブルペイ(一般)

All-in-one account card (general rank) · Sumitomo Mitsui Card · Credit cards

English support: No

SMBC’s Olive all-in-one card, where one card switches between debit, credit and points modes and links to an SMBC bank account. The general rank has no annual fee and earns V Points.

Highlights
  • One card switches debit / credit / points modes
  • No annual fee for the general rank
  • Selectable benefits and touch-payment point uplifts
Things to consider
  • Point uplifts require the stated merchants and payment method
  • Value is tied to using the linked SMBC account and app

Fees: No annual fee for the general rank; higher ranks carry their own fees.

Points and rewards

This card earns V POINT at a published base rate of 0.5% on eligible use, before exclusions and rounding.

Points programme
V POINT
Base earning rate
0.5%
What a point is worth
1 point=¥1 in common uses
Best for

Bank/debit/credit/points modes in one

Watch out for

Requires bank relationship; credit mode subject to screening

How you earn

Earning rule
Most standard cards: 1 point per ¥200; Platinum Preferred/Visa Infinite commonly 1 per ¥100
Extra earning on this card
Selectable benefits and selected-merchant bonuses
Programme bonuses
Selected convenience/restaurant smartphone contactless; family/Olive conditions; preferred stores and annual-spend bonuses by card
Spend that earns
Eligible card shopping
Spend that earns less, or nothing
Fees, cash advances, designated e-money/charges and bonus-excluded transaction routes
Caps, registration and thresholds
Headline maximum requires multiple SMBC banking/family/app conditions; annual-spend calculations exclude named transactions
Expiry
1 year after last earn/use/exchange, automatically extended by qualifying activity; exchanged PayPay-origin points differ

Using your points

What points can be used for
V Point Pay Visa spending; card bill offset; stores; investment; SBI Securities; airline miles; partner points; products/donations
Statement credit or cash
1 point=¥1 toward eligible card bills
Shopping and merchants
V Point partner stores and V Point Pay
Airlines and travel
ANA and other mileage routes; ratios depend on card/course
Hotels
Indirect via Visa spending/partners
Transit and e-money
V Point Pay can be used at eligible Visa contactless/online merchants
Partner points and gifts
Multiple partner points, including PayPay exchange with restrictions
Investing and charity
SBI Securities/card accumulation and point investment
Highest-value route
Bill credit or V Point Pay at ¥1; use miles only after checking card-specific transfer ratio

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
Selectable insurance
Family cards and ETC
Family-card structure differs; ETC available
Networks
Visa
Stated eligibility
Requires SMBC Olive account/package

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
VisaFreeSelectable network stated or represented at family level

Card facts

Network
Visa.
Annual fee
No annual fee for the general rank.
Fee waiver
Not applicable because the general rank has no annual fee.
Rewards
Earns V Points.
Base earning
Base points accrue on eligible credit-mode purchases; selectable-benefit and touch-payment uplifts are conditional and separate from the base rate.
Bonus conditions
Named-merchant and smartphone touch-payment uplifts require the stated merchant and payment method; they are not the base rate.
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 (around 3.63% on mainstream Visa/Mastercard products); verify the current rate.
Insurance
The card includes the issuer-described selectable insurance/benefit options; activation, limits and exclusions apply.
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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