Japanese Yen (JPY) Denominated Cards Overview

Note: This article primarily applies to Ramp Administrators. Cardholders may find other articles in the Ramp overview section more applicable.

Overview

Available on Ramp Enterprise. See Ramp Enterprise overview for plan details.

This article answers some frequently asked questions regarding Japanese yen denominated cards.

Issuing ten funds to employees in your Japanese entity allows you to manage expenses in the currency of that entity.

Frequently asked questions

What are the requirements for issuing Japanese yen denominated funds?

• You must have a legal Japanese entity
• You must be multi-entity business and use Ramp for Multi-Entity companies

What are the benefits of using locally denominated funds?

• Transact at local vendors with higher acceptance rates (some vendors may decline foreign cards due to fraud/risk rules).
• No foreign transaction fees for any transactions made with vendors in the same denomination.

What do I need to do to ensure the cardholder’s physical card is JPY-denominated?

Once your business has completed KYB and your Japanese entity has been added to Ramp, select JPY as its issuing currency. Cards issued to users tied to a location under that entity are JPY-denominated by default. To issue a physical card, see Issuing a Ramp card or funds.

Example:

• An admin creates a location called “Tokyo” in Ramp and assigns it to the Japanese entity.
• Jane Doe is invited to Ramp under the “Tokyo” location.
• Any funds or virtual cards issued to Jane will automatically be JPY-denominated.

Are virtual and physical JPY cards available?

Yes, both physical and virtual JPY cards can be issued.

Is there anything different about JPY physical cards and USD physical cards that cardholders should be aware of?

JPY physical cards may require PIN use for in-person transactions, in line with common security practices in Japan.

Is it possible for a cardholder to have cards of different denominations?

• In general, funds and virtual cards issued to a given user will be in the currency the entity has configured as its issuing currency.
• However, a cardholder can have funds and virtual cards of different denominations if they are associated with multiple entities.

If a cardholder is using an international card, what billing address would they use?

• For non-USD cards, use the business entity's office address on file with Ramp as the billing address.

How are statements paid?

Automatic payment from a linked bank account is not available for JPY statements. If wire transfer is available for your business and you select it as the entity's payment method, pay from a JPY bank account and initiate a wire for each statement. See Locally-funded statement payments for provider restrictions, payment eligibility, and the outside-scope payment path, and see Wire transfers for card statement payments for wire steps.