Prepaid credit cards

[CrimesAgainstPlastic]

Trying to get my head around local prepaid credit cards.

Looking to open an online account with a site that has odd subscription rules that keeps changing.

Anyone know about Rakuten Money? WebMoney?

 

[TAG Manager]

Sorry, late reply here... but are you a Japan resident?

Webmoney - these are prepaid card that you can buy but I don't think you can add funds to them once used.
Rakuten Money - I think this is just a wallet service like Yahoo! Wallet, etc.

I don't have any direct experience with prepaid cards except those visa cards I get as gifts from points earned while using my normal Japanese charge cards. Those can be recharged with the instructions included.

 

[Anna Summer]

I frequently use vprica prepaid cards for online shopping where a credit card is required. These cards can be charged up to 10万円 each and you have an online account to manage the cards.

Available at all convenient stores in Japan. I only had problems once with an American company which didn't accept the card.

But not sure if you want an actual card or if online is fine.

 

[User#6517]

I frequently use vprica prepaid cards for online shopping where a credit card is required. These cards can be charged up to 10万円 each and you have an online account to manage the cards.

Available at all convenient stores in Japan. I only had problems once with an American company which didn't accept the card.

But not sure if you want an actual card or if online is fine.

Oh, I use V-Preca too! ^__^

Question for you, if you don't me asking.. I know these cards are rechargeable.. but do you know how to recharge them without the card number being changed as well?

 

[Anna Summer]

Oh, I use V-Preca too! ^__^

Question for you, if you don't me asking.. I know these cards are rechargeable.. but do you know how to recharge them without the card number being changed as well?

I wish I knew a solution for this that was also the problem with those Vanilla Visa cards (not available anymore).
Maybe they change the card numbers for security reasons?

 

[monalisaoverdrive]

Visa used to have one which you could easily buy at most convenience stores. It even worked on Paypal!
However a few months ago they ended their service which means we're shit out of luck :/

 

[CrimesAgainstPlastic]

Thanks for all the advice. I ended up going over a whole bunch of different cards.

@TAG Manager Yes I am a resident, but looking for a quick solution.

Webmoney

It's an odd card, can only be used at certain Japanese online stores.

Long story short, ended using PayPal. With a spare prepaid Visa on hand.