LINE Pay
LINE Pay is a versatile payment service introduced worldwide by Line on December 16, 2014. LINE Pay enables users to request and send money to contacts, and make mobile payments at various retail stores. With a user base of 41 million local digital wallet users, LINE Pay stands out as the sole domestic wallet in Japan that readily accepts payments from overseas merchants.
Properties
The properties of the LINE Pay payment method are shown in the following table:
Payment type | Wallet | ||
Acquirer | AlipaySG, AlipayUS, AlipayEU, AlipayUK | Acquiring region | SG, AU, US, EU, UK |
Payment flow | Redirect | Checkout Payment | ✔️ |
Buyer country/region | Japan | Auto Debit | ❌ |
Fund deducted | Real-time | Refund | ✔️ |
Processing currency | JPY, USD | Partial refund | ✔️ |
Minimum payment amount | 1 JPY | Chargeback/Dispute | ❌ |
Maximum payment amount | KYC limits:
| Refund period | 30 days |
Note: Wallet may change the transaction limit according to internal reasons such as risk policy.
User experience
The following screenshots show the journey of paying with LINE Pay in different scenarios.
Buyers need to install a LINE app on their phone to complete the payment.
