{"id":301,"date":"2023-04-25T11:59:01","date_gmt":"2023-04-25T11:59:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/companyformationjapan.com\/?p=301"},"modified":"2023-04-25T11:59:04","modified_gmt":"2023-04-25T11:59:04","slug":"open-a-merchant-account-in-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/companyformationjapan.com\/open-a-merchant-account-in-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"Open a Merchant Account in Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A<strong>\u00a0merchant account in Japan<\/strong>\u00a0enables a small\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.companyformationjapan.com\/types-of-companies-in-japan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>business<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0to accept credit cards, increasing its business opportunities in this way through having access to more clients.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No matter if the business operates from a physical location or online, the owner of the business can profit from many benefits of having a&nbsp;<strong>merchant account<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this article, our<strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.companyformationjapan.com\/about-us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">company formation advisors in Japan<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;explain a few key points related to<strong>&nbsp;opening a Japanese merchant account<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_65 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/companyformationjapan.com\/open-a-merchant-account-in-japan\/#how-to-set-up-a-company-bank-account-in-japan\" title=\"How to set up a company bank account in Japan\">How to set up a company bank account in Japan<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/companyformationjapan.com\/open-a-merchant-account-in-japan\/#how-to-acquire-a-merchant-account-for-your-business-in-japan\" title=\"How to acquire a merchant account for your business in Japan\">How to acquire a merchant account for your business in Japan<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"how-to-set-up-a-company-bank-account-in-japan\"><\/span><strong>How to set up a company bank account in Japan<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The documents required to&nbsp;<strong>open a merchant account in Japan<\/strong>&nbsp;are pretty much the same as the ones needed to set up a company bank account in this country.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Opening a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.companyformationjapan.com\/company-liquidation-in-japan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">company<\/a>&nbsp;bank account in Japan<\/strong>&nbsp;has become more complex in the last few years because most of the countries and their local banks have begun monitoring the transactions related to illegitimate businesses and in order to prevent money laundering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The documents needed to open a&nbsp;<strong>company bank account in Japan<\/strong>&nbsp;are as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 An application form from the bank;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 A branch or domestic company Registration Certificate;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 The domestic company\u2019s Articles of Incorporation;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 The seal of the physical registered branch or company and its registration certificate;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Identification proof of the individual who is applying for the company bank account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other optional documents might include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 A company profile or a company brochure of the parent company;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 A copy of the last statement of accounts of the company;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 A lease agreement or an agreement in connection with the main office (the office which is registered in Japan);<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Other documents: our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.companyformationjapan.com\/company-incorporation-japan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>company registration<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;consultants<strong>&nbsp;in Japan&nbsp;<\/strong>can offer further details on what these other documents consist of. We also offer assistance in&nbsp;<strong>setting up a company in Japan<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"how-to-acquire-a-merchant-account-for-your-business-in-japan\"><\/span><strong>How to acquire a merchant account for your business in Japan<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A&nbsp;<strong>merchant account in Japan<\/strong>&nbsp;can be acquired by following these steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Establish how credit card payments function with your business;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Compare different merchant account providers;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Set up the merchant account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.companyformationjapan.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Japan company formation agents<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;can provide assistance related to any of these steps involved in&nbsp;<strong>opening a merchant account in Japan<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you would like to know more about<strong>&nbsp;merchant accounts in Japan<\/strong>, or for assistance to&nbsp;<strong>open a company in Japan<\/strong>, please&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.companyformationjapan.com\/contact\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>speak<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;to our friendly staff.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our team can also assist foreign nationals who are interested in setting up a bank account as part of tehri relocation process. When moving to Japan, one will have to be mindful of a number of mandatory steps, and our<strong>&nbsp;immigration lawyers in Japan<\/strong>&nbsp;will be able to guide you along the way. Reach out to us if you are interested in remaining in the country for medium or long-term purposes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A\u00a0merchant account in Japan\u00a0enables a small\u00a0business\u00a0to accept credit cards, increasing its business opportunities in this way through having access to more clients.\u00a0 No matter if the business operates from a physical location or online, the owner of the business can profit from many benefits of having a&nbsp;merchant account.&nbsp; In this article, our&nbsp;company formation advisors in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":112,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[38,12,14,139,140,9,11],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Open a Merchant Account in Japan<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"We briefly explain how to open a merchant account in Japan. 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