A “1-yen authorization” is a temporary 1 yen charge made to verify that a payment card (like a prepaid card) is valid. It’s a process used by stores or services to check if the card can be used for transactions. The charge is usually canceled immediately, and the 1 yen is refunded. This is common when registering a card for online services like Apple ID, Amazon, or Google Play.<\/p>\n
For example, when shopping on the App Store or iTunes Store using MobalPay, it’s necessary to register your card information with your Apple ID in advance. During this registration, a phenomenon occurs where 1 yen is temporarily deducted from the MobalPay balance and then quickly refunded.<\/p>\n
This same phenomenon happens not only when registering with Apple ID but also when registering a card for online stores like Amazon or PayPal.<\/p>\n
Why does this happen?<\/strong><\/p>\n In fact, this temporary 1 yen charge is done by the store to verify that the registered card is valid and functional.<\/p>\n This “card validity check” is designed for credit cards, so when used with a prepaid card, the system attempts to deduct 1 yen from the balance to check its validity in real-time. Because of this, 1 yen is temporarily deducted and then refunded.<\/p>\n Moreover, due to this card validation check, if your balance is 0 yen at the time of registration, you won\u2019t be able to register your prepaid card with online services like App Store.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Will the 1 yen be deducted permanently?<\/strong><\/p>\n This is generally canceled immediately, with the 1 yen being refunded. (Note: the timing of the cancellation can vary depending on the authorization amount and the store.)<\/p>\n Are there other “1-yen authorizations”?<\/strong><\/p>\n The tricky part about this phenomenon is that “1-yen authorizations” can occur with amounts other than 1 yen. For example, the Google Play Store and App Store check card validity by attempting a 200 yen<\/strong> charge. Although the 200 yen will also be refunded, it\u2019s harder to distinguish from a regular payment, making it a somewhat complicated system when using prepaid cards.<\/p>\n Thus, please make sure to top up enough balance (we recommend topping up at least 200 yen) when registering your MobalPay card with any online apps.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A “1-yen authorization” A “1-yen authorization” is a temporary 1 yen charge made to verify that a payment card (like a prepaid card) is valid. It’s a process used by stores or services to check if the card can be used for transactions. The charge is usually canceled immediately, and the 1 yen is refunded. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":26,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1332","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-other"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.mobal.com\/mobalpay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1332","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.mobal.com\/mobalpay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.mobal.com\/mobalpay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/support.mobal.com\/mobalpay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/26"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/support.mobal.com\/mobalpay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1332"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/support.mobal.com\/mobalpay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1332\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1347,"href":"https:\/\/support.mobal.com\/mobalpay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1332\/revisions\/1347"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.mobal.com\/mobalpay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1332"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/support.mobal.com\/mobalpay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1332"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/support.mobal.com\/mobalpay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1332"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}