What is mobile carrier billing?

Mobile carrier billings are payment services that allow customers to pay for products and more together with their mobile phone charges using each carrier’s ID / password authentication.

Since carrier payments make paying simple, they are expected to improve the level of convenience for customers who make payments with their smartphones.

When making contracts with each carrier in-house, merchants must deal with applications and accounting processes for each, but contracting through us makes it possible to consolidate them.

In addition, we can introduce payments for 3 carriers, "SoftBank Collective Payment", "d Payment (Carrier)", and "au Easy Payment".

Mobile carrier billing sample diagram

Mobile carrier billing sample diagram

*By introducing SoftBank Mobile Wallet, Y!mobile customers can also use "Y!mobile Collective Payment."

4 Benefits

1. Expand sales opportunities

Payment methods that can be used even without a credit card

Mobile carrier billings are available to younger customers who do not have credit cards and customers who may prefer not to enter their card information on the Web, and the use of carrier payments has been expanding in recent years.

Reduce cart abandonment with easy operation

Unlike credit card payments, mobile carrier billings can be made simply by entering a 4-digit PIN code registered with the carriers, without having to enter a long card number. As a result, payments can easily be made even on a small smartphone screen or on the train, letting you anticipate reductions in cart abandonment.

Mobile carrier billing password diagram

Mobile carrier billing password diagram

2. Support for recurring billing by the 3 carriers

Select billing dates and amounts to match your services

Mobile carrier billings also support recurring billing by the 3 carriers.

This service enables continuous charges for things such as regular deliveries/buying clubs, digital content streaming services, membership fees, subscription fees, viewing fees, and more.

Billing timing and amounts can be set by you, enabling you to use recurring billing with flexibility based on the characteristics of your services.

Mobile carrier billing flow diagram 1

Mobile carrier billing flow diagram 1

Mobile carrier billing flow diagram 2

Mobile carrier billing flow diagram 2

3. Safe without risk of uncollected payments

For transactions where the payment has been successfully processed, the carriers will take over the credit claim for the price of the product and bill the customer together with their mobile phone charges.

The money transferred to us from the carriers will then be collectively paid out to you.

As your business does not have to take on the risk of uncollected payments by customers failing to pay, you can introduce mobile carrier billings with peace of mind.

Mobile carrier billing diagram 3

Mobile carrier billing diagram 3

4. Effective even as an additional payment method

There have been cases in which even merchants who have already introduced credit card payments have further expanded their sales after introducing mobile carrier billings. Adding payment methods expands both your customer base and leads to increased sales for your business as well.

Case 1: Gourmet food site
Case 2: Online cosmetics merchant
Case 1: Gourmet food site
Case 2: Online cosmetics merchant

Aggregation period: July 2016 to April 2018, based on our performance survey

Mobile carrier billing mechanisms

The advantage of mobile carrier billings is that they allow you to manage each of the carrier’s payment services together.

Mobile carrier billing flow diagram 4

Mobile carrier billing flow diagram 4

Functions provided

Connection method that allows you to build your payment screen freely. >API type details
Billing method that charges each time a product is purchased. >Billing method details
Billing method that continuously charges a specified amount on a billing date set by us. >Billing method details
Billing method that charges based on an amount and billing period specified by you. >Billing method details
Connection method that allows you to build your payment screen freely. >API type details
Billing method that charges each time a product is purchased. >Billing method details
Billing method that continuously charges a specified amount on a billing date set by us. >Billing method details
Billing method that charges based on an amount and billing period specified by you. >Billing method details
Connection method that allows you to build your payment screen freely. >API type details
Billing method that charges each time a product is purchased. >Billing method details
Billing method that continuously charges a specified amount on a billing date set by us. >Billing method details
Billing method that charges based on an amount and billing period specified by you. >Billing method details

Payable amounts / Supported products

Maximum amount payable by customer (monthly)*
SoftBank Mobile Wallet 100,000 yen
d payment (carrier) 50,000 yen
au Kantan Kessai (Easy Payment) 50,000 yen

*May vary depending on the customer’s age and mobile phone usage status.

Supported products
SoftBank Mobile Wallet Product sales / Digital content(*)/ Services
d payment (carrier) Product sales / Digital content / Services
au Kantan Kessai (Easy Payment) Product sales / Digital content / Services

*To introduce SoftBank Mobile Wallet on a digital content site, the site must offer multi-device support.
If you wish to install it on a digital content site that only supports smartphones, we will introduce a payment method to you through direct contract with SoftBank Corp.

Implementation method

The procedures from application to getting started are as follow.
For details on implementation procedures and costs, please see Implementation and fees

Implementation method

Implementation method

We will also provide you with a quote regarding usage fees (fees, etc.) after we ask for details, so please contact us using the inquiry button below.

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The pages below include questions frequently asked by customers who are using mobile carrier billings. Feel free to visit them for details on connection methods and costs, uses, and more for both current clients and those considering our services.