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Asia · JPY · 2 routes

Payouts to Japan

Route catalog · JP

Choose a payout method

Supported currencies

JPY

Cutoff & delivery timing

INSTANT

Realtime 24x7

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Transaction limit per end-user B2BB2PP2PP2B
MaxJPY 50,000,000JPY 50,000,000JPY 50,000,000JPY 50,000,000
MinJPY 1JPY 1JPY 1JPY 1

Route details

Select a supported mode

Beneficiary statement narrative

Remitter Name will be visible in the Beneficiary’s Account Statement.

Network participant

Partner

Channels

All banks in Japan supporting Zengin payments

Routing code

Zengin Code

Notes

The fields Beneficiary address, Beneficiary identification type & Beneficiary identification value are mandatory for transactions above 1Mn JPY

The identification value is expected to be the beneficiary's My Number. My number should be exactly 12 characters if the beneficiary is an individual

The beneficiary name in Latin characters is mandatory

However it is also advised to additionally send the beneficiary name in Katakana in the beneficiary name local language field as per the beneficiary bank records for best experience

Payment speed varies significantly depending on the beneficiary bank. The major banks in Japan process transactions near realtime except for downtimes after 9PM local time. However many banks in Japan have a daily cutoff of 3PM local time and also don't process all the transactions realtime

Mandatory data requirements

Remitter

  • Remitter Name
  • Remitter Identification Type
  • Remitter Identification Number
  • Remitter Address
  • Remitter City
  • Remit Purpose Code
  • Remitter Post Code
  • Remitter Account Type
  • Remitter Country Code

Beneficiary

  • Beneficiary Name
  • Beneficiary Name Local Language(Optional)
  • Beneficiary Account Number
  • Beneficiary Account Type

Routing

  • Routing Code Type 1 - SWIFT/ Beneficiary Bank Code
  • Routing Code Value 1
  • Routing Code Type 2 - Branch Code
  • Routing Code Value 2

Supporting documents

  • Remitter Beneficiary Relationship
  • Nature of Business
  • Duration of Contract
  • Commercial Agreement
  • Current Invoice

Beneficiary account type

CORPORATE

← All Asia markets