{"id":55179,"date":"2025-12-19T16:46:47","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T07:46:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=55179"},"modified":"2025-12-19T16:46:49","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T07:46:49","slug":"japanese-content-platform-dlsite-gets-its-own-official-credit-card-amidst-visa-and-mastercard-suspensions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/japanese-content-platform-dlsite-gets-its-own-official-credit-card-amidst-visa-and-mastercard-suspensions\/","title":{"rendered":"Japanese content platform DLsite\u00a0gets its own official credit card\u00a0amidst Visa and Mastercard suspensions\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>viviON, the company&nbsp;running&nbsp;major Japanese&nbsp;digital content platform&nbsp;<strong>DLsite<\/strong>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/prtimes.jp\/main\/html\/rd\/p\/000000298.000073456.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">announced<\/a>&nbsp;on December 19 that it will launch its own official credit card, meant to&nbsp;ensure&nbsp;consumers&nbsp;can&nbsp;use&nbsp;DLsite&nbsp;and related services \u201cwith peace of mind.\u201d&nbsp;Offered through the domestic credit card company JCB, the \u201cviviON&nbsp;JCB Card\u201d appears to be yet another effort by the company to offer self-reliant&nbsp;methods&nbsp;of payment.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1078\" height=\"632\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1078px) 100vw, 1078px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251219-55179-001.jpg\" alt=\"DLsite popular content ranking\" class=\"wp-image-55181\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251219-55179-001.jpg 1078w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251219-55179-001-380x223.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251219-55179-001-768x450.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>DLsite&nbsp;is home to&nbsp;a range of content&nbsp;\u2013 both adult and SFW \u2013&nbsp;including&nbsp;comics, games,&nbsp;doujinshi&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/xn--koei%20tecmo%20releases%2080%20minutes%20worth%20of%20atelier%20ryza%20asmr%20featuring%20a%20slightly%20aged-up%20ryza-2o60f\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ASMR<\/a>&nbsp;published by indies and&nbsp;big&nbsp;companies&nbsp;alike.&nbsp;In April 2024, the platform ran into trouble with international payment processors&nbsp;(after refusing to do away with&nbsp;its 18+ content), leading to payments&nbsp;via VISA, Mastercard and American Express&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/dlsite-disables-visa-mastercard-payment-after-attempt-to-outsmart-credit-card-companies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">being suspended on the platform<\/a>. To this day, the domestic JCB is&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/cs.dlsite.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/1500002888202-What-payment-methods-do-you-accept\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the only credit card brand supported on the site<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Likely to counter this,&nbsp;viviON&nbsp;has decided to issue its own credit cards. Specifically, the&nbsp;viviON&nbsp;JCB card is a&nbsp;so-called&nbsp;virtual credit card users can create through a dedicated mobile app free of charge&nbsp;(opting for a physical card comes with a $20 fee).&nbsp;To encourage adoption,&nbsp;the company will be offering&nbsp;a&nbsp;4% point&nbsp;return rate for purchases&nbsp;made on&nbsp;DLsite&nbsp;and other&nbsp;viviON&nbsp;services from January 26 to July 31, 2026.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1109\" height=\"661\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1109px) 100vw, 1109px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251219-55179-002.jpg\" alt=\"viviON JCB Card\" class=\"wp-image-55182\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251219-55179-002.jpg 1109w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251219-55179-002-380x226.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251219-55179-002-768x458.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Interestingly, this comes after&nbsp;viviON&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/japanese-game-and-comic-platform-dlsite-launches-its-own-payment-alternative-following-visa-and-mastercard-suspensions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">launched&nbsp;a&nbsp;semi-in-house&nbsp;direct payment method<\/a>&nbsp;called Minna no Ginko&nbsp;in October this year.&nbsp;It&nbsp;seems the&nbsp;company&nbsp;is trying to secure as many&nbsp;alternatives&nbsp;as possible&nbsp;after losing the widely&nbsp;adopted Visa and&nbsp;Mastercard.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Related articles:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/dlsite-launches-experimental-service-for-playing-sfw-and-adult-doujin-pc-games-on-mobile-devices\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Japan\u2019s DLsite launches experimental service for playing SFW and adult doujin PC games on mobile devices<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/credit-card-companies-censorship-of-video-games-is-thriving-on-peoples-lack-of-awareness-japanese-politician-says\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Credit card companies\u2019 censorship of video games is thriving on people\u2019s lack of awareness, Japanese politician says<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The new credit card, offered by viviON and JCB, is meant to ensure consumers can use DLsite and related services &#8220;with peace of mind.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":29334,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-55179","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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