E-commerce settlement services are defined as a service that goes between e-commerce businesses (e-commerce website operators) and payment service providers to undertake payment processing tasks on behalf of e-commerce businesses.
Figures prior to fiscal year 2020 are from previous reports.
100 Japanese yen equal 0.67 U.S. dollars or 0.62 euros as of April 2025.
Values have been rounded.
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Size of the Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) market in Japan FY 2017-2028
The Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) market in Japan was projected to reach around *** trillion Japanese yen in the fiscal year 2024. The market was projected to expand to over *** trillion yen by fiscal year 2028.
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Yano Research. (April 3, 2025). Buy Now, Pay Later market size in Japan from fiscal year 2017 to 2023 with forecasts until 2028 (in billion Japanese yen) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 30, 2026, from /statistics/1303318/japan-buy-now-pay-later-market-size/
Yano Research. "Buy Now, Pay Later market size in Japan from fiscal year 2017 to 2023 with forecasts until 2028 (in billion Japanese yen)." Chart. April 3, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed July 30, 2026. /statistics/1303318/japan-buy-now-pay-later-market-size/
Yano Research. (2025). Buy Now, Pay Later market size in Japan from fiscal year 2017 to 2023 with forecasts until 2028 (in billion Japanese yen). ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 30, 2026. /statistics/1303318/japan-buy-now-pay-later-market-size/
Yano Research. "Buy Now, Pay Later Market Size in Japan from Fiscal Year 2017 to 2023 with Forecasts until 2028 (in Billion Japanese Yen)." ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc., 3 Apr 2025, /statistics/1303318/japan-buy-now-pay-later-market-size/
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Buy Now, Pay Later market size in Japan from fiscal year 2017 to 2023 with forecasts until 2028 (in billion Japanese yen) [Graph], Yano Research, April 3, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1303318/japan-buy-now-pay-later-market-size/