Good morning. It’s まさきん.
I use Apple Pay’s touch payment feature pretty often. While browsing around, I came across an interesting promotion on Rakuten Card’s campaign page.
It’s a campaign where meeting the conditions enters you into a lottery you’re guaranteed to win something from. Let’s break down the details.
Just use touch payment for ¥1,000 or more
This applies to the Visa brand of Rakuten Card. During the campaign period from September 1 to October 15, 2026, using Apple Pay for a Visa touch payment of ¥1,000 or more, tax included, meets the condition.
QUICPay payments aren’t eligible, so that’s one thing to watch out for.
- Eligible card: Rakuten Card, Visa brand
- Period: September 1 to October 15, 2026
- Condition: An Apple Pay Visa touch payment of ¥1,000 or more, tax included
- Requires prior enrollment in the Visa Discount program
To take part, you need to be enrolled in a program called Visa Discount. If you’ve already signed up for it in the past, there’s apparently no need to re-register. I was already enrolled, so it looks like I can just keep using my card as usual to take part.
Clicking this opens the Rakuten login page. Once you log in, you’ll see the campaign details.
Spin the roulette wheel via a follow-up email
Meeting the condition doesn’t mean you find out the result right away. A follow-up email arrives later, and that’s where you spin the roulette wheel.
You’re guaranteed to win one of first prize at ¥1,000, second prize at ¥100, or third prize at ¥50 — a classic no-lose lottery. The amounts are modest, but getting an entry every single time just for using touch payment feels like a quietly nice perk.
Capped at 25 lottery entries per card
There is a catch, though. The number of times you can enter the lottery is capped at 25 per Visa brand card.
The lottery email can apparently take a few days to arrive. This campaign may also be changed or discontinued along the way. Before taking part, I’d recommend checking the official campaign page for the latest terms.
The more often you use it during the campaign period, the sooner you’ll likely hit that 25-entry cap. If you’re already funneling most of your everyday purchases through Apple Pay, you might reach it without even trying.
Wrapping up
Rakuten Card’s Visa brand has launched a campaign where every Apple Pay Visa touch payment of ¥1,000 or more enters you into a lottery you’re guaranteed to win something from.
The easy-to-miss details are that you need to enroll in the Visa Discount program beforehand, and that QUICPay doesn’t count. There’s also a cap of 25 lottery entries per card.
The conditions and details could change going forward. If you’re thinking about taking part, I’d recommend confirming the latest information on the official site.
Our household’s approach has been to consolidate our fixed costs within the Rakuten economic zone. If you’re not on Rakuten Mobile yet, this might be a good opportunity to take a look at their pricing simulator.
Clicking this opens the Rakuten login page. Once you log in, you’ll see the campaign details.
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