Softbank who has decided to leave from T points, focus on common points -Mobile Watch

Future focus: Do you want to step into a settlement or a common point?

　It is likely that the number of registrants has exceeded 45 million and the PayPay, which is ahead of smartphone payments, will aim to further strengthen the company's economic zone, but the future focus is handled in common points.

　KDDI originally developed the "au Wallet Point" in -house, but switched to "Ponta Points" in May 2020 to complement weaknesses that do not have a common point service.

　The movement of SoftBank this time is a withdrawal from common points, and it is exactly the opposite of KDDI.

　Both smartphone payments and common points are similar to the framework for giving reduction according to the amount of money.Especially for various services of Yahoo!, there is no significant difference, simply changing the T points to the PayPay bonus.

　However, the situation is very different in actual stores.The common point is that if the payment at the store is cash or the electronic money, the point card will be given (although some payment methods may be limited).

　On the other hand, SoftBank, which has left the common point after April, cannot be benefited as long as it is not paid on PayPay.Therefore, while using PayPay at the store, the point card may be used, such as presenting other common points (such as D points).

　Did SoftBank unify PayPay and dare to pull out from the common point program?Are you already preparing to launch some point services in the future?

　In the latter case, various methods, such as adding a new point program function to the SoftBank Card, which is currently a prepaid card of Visa debit, and adding a point card function to PayPay.Remember.

　In addition, the possibility of collaborating with programs other than T points cannot be abandoned.There are not many options as a national common point program, but in terms of point services alone, there are retailers such as consumer electronics retailers, drug stores, supermarkets, as well as credit card companies and aviation companies (mileage).You will be able to find a partner from among them.

　I'm worried about whether new announcements will be launched for April, when the switch is actually performed.