“Rakuten Pay” now allows cash charging at all Lawson Bank ATMs in Japan

Lawson Bank, Rakuten Payment and Rakuten Edy have provided new functionality that makes it possible to charge cash to the online e-money “Rakuten Cash” through the “Rakuten Pay” app at more than 13,500 Lawson Bank ATMs installed at Lawson stores nationwide and other locations.

This will bring the total number of locations where cash can be charged to “Rakuten Cash” to 40,500 nationwide. Even without a credit card or bank account, anyone can start using the “Rakuten Pay” app by charging cash to “Rakuten Cash” at an ATM and setting it as the payment source.

The charged “Rakuten Cash” can be used at stores around town through the “Rakuten Pay” app to accumulate “Rakuten Points. Furthermore, in addition to being usable for various online services of the Rakuten Group such as “Rakuten Ichiba” and “Rakuten Travel,” “Rakuten Cash” can also be easily sent to family and friends for free using the send function of the “Rakuten Pay” app.

Until April 26, 2024, “Rakuten Pay” is running a campaign where 200 pairs of people who have sent 500 yen or more in a single transaction and those who have received the money will be selected by lottery to receive 10,000 Rakuten Points each.

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