Finally started, Apple Pay's "nanaco" usage and notes summary. Large refunds are in November

From today (October 21st) at 10:00 am, the electronic money "nanaco" will be compatible with Apple Pay. Touch payment is now available on iPhone and Apple Watch. From the same day, AEON's electronic money "WAON" also supports Apple Pay.

The first thing to note is that your iPhone must be running iOS 15 or higher to use Apple Pay's nanaco. Please complete the upgrade in advance.

How to import an existing nanaco card

With Apple Pay's nanaco, you can import the balance and points of a nanaco card with a rainbow design. Note that nanaco cards with designs other than rainbow colors cannot be imported.

To import, first open the "WALLET app" on your iPhone and tap the "+" mark at the top right of the app.

On the next screen, tap "electronic money", then "nanaco", and enter the last four digits of the "nanaco number" on the back of the nanaco card and your date of birth. On the next screen, overlap the iPhone and the physical card to complete the import.

Once imported, the physical card cannot be used.

You can issue a new nanaco card using the "nanaco app"

Even if you don't have a physical card, you can issue a new nanaco card on your iPhone. In that case, you can issue a new card by downloading the "nanaco app" and following the instructions. Up to 8 nanaco cards can be registered per Apple ID.

How to import to Apple Watch

This method is the same as Suica, tap "Wallet" from Apple Watch app on iPhone. You can migrate to Apple Watch by following the instructions.

Two nanaco cards can be issued, one can be used for an iPhone and the other for an Apple Watch.

How to recharge your balance

In addition to various credit cards, you can also recharge with cash at 7-Eleven cash registers, Seven Bank ATMs, and nanaco charging machines, as well as payment methods registered with Apple Pay.

Methods used for payment

In front of the cash register, tell the clerk "with nanaco" and tell the clerk the payment method. Double press, quickly double press the home button on devices with Touch ID. After that, select the "nanaco card" and hold it over the payment terminal to complete the payment.

In addition to the electronic money balance, the point balance is also displayed on the payment screen.

In addition, "Express mode" such as Suica and Pasmo is not supported. Please note that you cannot pay by simply holding your iPhone over the payment terminal without any operation.

You can also transfer your nanaco card from Android

If you are using nanaco on your Android smartphone, you can use the nanaco app to transfer your balance and points to your iPhone as they are. You can also change the model from the nanaco app.

Benefits when linking with the 7-Eleven app

By linking the 7-Eleven app with a nanaco card, you can accumulate 7-Eleven app badges without presenting the 7-Eleven app barcode at the cash register. can.

You can also set reminders for insufficient balance

It also supports "insufficient balance reminders" that notify you when your balance falls below a certain amount. This can also be set from the iPhone wallet app.

Large return is scheduled to be implemented in November

A "large return campaign" is expected with nanaco's support for Apple Pay.

According to the person in charge of the nanaco payment service of Seven Card Service, we will start slowly to ascertain the stability of the system, and plan to implement a large return as of November.

From today (October 21st) to November 30th, we are conducting a small campaign to return 100 yen by registering Apple Pay with nanaco and linking the app.