Visa announced that it will run an additional campaign offering 15% cashback at participating stores when customers use Visa contactless payments on their smartphones, from today, 2 March through 30 April. Cashback is capped at ¥1,000 per card during the campaign period.
Visa Worldwide Japan announced that it will run the additional campaign “Visa Discount Campaign: On Your Smartphone! Tap to Save! (Extra savings at selected stores!)” for Visa contactless payments on smartphones from Monday, 2 March 2026 through Thursday, 30 April 2026. During the campaign, customers will receive cashback equal to 15% of the amount spent at participating merchants. Cashback is capped at ¥1,000 per Visa card during the campaign period.
The additional campaign will be held alongside the nationwide campaign of the same name, which began on 10 February. The campaign will create more opportunities to earn cashback on everyday purchases, including dining out and visits to cafés.
To participate, customers must add a card registered for the Visa Discount program to a smartphone and select Visa contactless payments when paying at participating stores used for everyday purchases. Cashback is intended for everyday dining and café purchases.
Details of the campaign, participating merchants and additional contact information are available on the official website. Information on additional campaigns by card issuers including NTT DOCOMO, Pocket Card, Sumitomo Mitsui Card and Mitsubishi UFJ NICOS is also provided in addition to information from Visa, the campaign organiser.