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When living in Japan, payment can be difficult. Language barriers, reliance on cash, and complex banking systems make it challenging, and it can be even tougher if you don’t have a real Japanese phone number. Let’s explore three ways paying in Japan becomes better when you have a real Japanese phone number, and how MobalPay […]

We’re always on the lookout for ways to make MobalPay even better, and we’re really pleased to announce that we’ve done it again! MobalPay now works with two of the most requested services that we know you’ve been itching to add your MobalPay card to! Spotify The undisputed king of music streaming, Spotify is a

If you’ve got a new MobalPay Mastercard, you may well have noticed something that you don’t often see on a payment card: our promise that using the card will help to fund our many charity projects! That’s because MobalPay guarantees that the majority of its profits go to charity, meaning that for every card activated,

If you’re an iPhone user, it’s super easy to get a Mobile Suica card, and top it up using your MobalPay balance. You can set this up by downloading the Suica app from the App Store. There, it’s super simple to add your MobalPay Mastercard as a top-up method. You can then choose to add

One of the biggest reasons that MobalPay is a great option if you’re new to Japan is that you can get a real prepaid Japanese Mastercard without having to have a Japanese bank account, most of which require you to have lived in Japan for at least six months. With MobalPay, anyone with a residency

It can be hard to understand why it’s so difficult for new expats in Japan to get themselves a payment card that they can use like they’re accustomed to using one back home. So, we asked the OpenAI ChatGPT bot! The answer it gave us shows just how frustrating it can be for new Japan

Since we launched, it’s been one of the most frequently answered questions from new users – does MobalPay work with payment apps? We’re super happy to confirm that, yes MobalPay now works with three of Japan’s most popular payment apps! You can add MobalPay as a Payment Method in AU Pay, Rakuten Pay and d-Barai.

Since the launch of MobalPay a few weeks ago, it’s been great to see so many of you using your new MobalPay cards all over Japan. We know how liberating it feels to finally be able to use a real Japanese card rather than using cash, or being charged hefty fees for using your card