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Rewards, rates, and the plastic in your wallet—decoded for real life.
Mizuho Mileage Club capped partner-hotel point redemptions for the Sports Day weekend after demand surged on domestic ryokan packages, mirroring tighter award rules other issuers applied before October holidays.
AEON Card’s October promotion adds bonus V Points on domestic highway bus tickets booked through partner apps during the Sports Day travel window, with caps that reward contactless taps over phone-wallet reloads.
Sumitomo Mitsui Card’s October campaign pays extra V Points when shoppers convert Tokyo municipal points and pay with linked Visa contactless wallets.
Updated FSA supervision manuals push lenders to make phishing-resistant passkeys the default for logins, transfers, and account changes.
Draft FSA supervisory language pushes banks and brokers to make phishing-resistant passkeys the default for logins, transfers and account changes while keeping fallback paths for customers without smartphones.
AEON Financial Service’s October member letter trims petrol-station bonus categories while keeping supermarket points unchanged, nudging drivers toward in-house fuel affiliates.
