The law as Act Partially Amending the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act and the Payment Services Act (Act No. 64 of 2026) leaves it, with the words it changes marked.
The main text is read a page at a time: a chapter to a page, and a long chapter in runs of articles. The whole main text, and the supplementary provisions and appended tables this amendment changes. Those it leaves untouched are on the page for the text in force.
The term "issuer of prepaid payment instruments" as used in this Act means an issuer of prepaid payment instruments for its own business as prescribed in Article 3, paragraph (6) and an issuer of prepaid payment instruments for third-party business specified in Article 3, paragraph (7).
The term "funds transfer services" as used in this Act means funds transfer transactions carried out by persons other than deposit-taking institutions in the course of trade.
この法律において「資金移動業」とは、銀行等以外の者が為替取引を業として営むことをいう。
Article 2, paragraph (3)(定義)
The term "funds transfer service provider" as used in this Act means a person who has been registered referred to in Article 37.
この法律において「資金移動業者」とは、第三十七条の登録を受けた者をいう。
Article 2, paragraph (4)(定義)
The term "foreign funds transfer service provider" as used in this Act means a person who has been registered and carries out funds transfer transactions in the course of trade in a foreign state, whose registration type is same as the one referred to in Article 37 pursuant to the provisions of laws and regulations of that foreign state comparable to this Act (including other administrative dispositions similar to that registration).
The term "electronic payment instrument" as used in this Act means any of the following:
この法律において「電子決済手段」とは、次に掲げるものをいう。
Article 2, paragraph (5), item (i)(定義)
property value (limited to currency-denominated assets recorded on an electronic device or any other object by electronic means, and excluding securities, the electronically recorded monetary claims prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (1) of the Electronically Recorded Monetary Claims Act (Act No. 102 of 2007), the prepaid payment instruments prescribed in Article 3, paragraph (1), and assets specified by Cabinet Office Order as being similar to these (excluding those specified by Cabinet Office Order in consideration of transferability and other factors); the same applies in the following item) which can be used in relation to unspecified persons for the purpose of paying consideration for the purchase or leasing of goods, etc. or the receipt of provision of services and can also be purchased from and sold to unspecified persons acting as counterparties, and which can be transferred by using an electronic data processing system (excluding those falling under the category set forth in item (iii)); and
property value which can be mutually exchanged with what is set forth in the preceding item with unspecified persons acting as counterparties, and which can be transferred by using an electronic data processing system (excluding those falling under the category set forth in the following item);
anything specified by Cabinet Office Order as being equivalent to what is set forth in the preceding three items.
前三号に掲げるものに準ずるものとして内閣府令で定めるもの
Article 2, paragraph (6)(定義)
The term "goods, etc." as used in this Act means goods and other property value (excluding the Japanese currency and foreign currencies).
この法律において「物品等」とは、物品その他の財産的価値(本邦通貨及び外国通貨を除く。)をいう。
Article 2, paragraph (7)(定義)
The term "currency-denominated assets" as used in this Act means assets which are denominated in the Japanese currency or a foreign currency, or for which performance of obligations, refund, or anything equivalent thereto (hereinafter referred to as "performance of obligations, etc." in this paragraph) is supposed to be made in the Japanese currency or a foreign currency. In this case, assets for which performance of obligations, etc. is supposed to be made by means of currency-denominated assets are deemed to be currency-denominated assets.
The term "securities" as used in this Act means the securities prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (1) of the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act (Act No. 25 of 1948) or rights that are deemed to be securities pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (2) of that Article (excluding those falling under the category of electronically recorded monetary claims prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (1) of the Electronically Recorded Monetary Claims Act).
The term "specified trust beneficial interest" as used in this Act means a beneficial interest in a money trust (limited to cases where it is indicated on a property value (limited to one that is recorded on an electronic device or any other object by electronic means) which can be transferred by using an electronic data processing system), for which the ratio of the amount managed by means of deposits or savings to the total amount of money accepted by the trustee under a trust agreement is the ratio specified by Cabinet Office Order or more, for which the amount of that total amount of money other than the amount managed by means of those deposits or savings is invested by holding national government bond certificates specified by Cabinet Office Order or other bond certificates specified by Cabinet Office Order (including transfer bonds prescribed in Article 278, paragraph (1) of the Act on Book-Entry Transfer of Corporate Bonds and Shares (Act No. 75 of 2001)), and which satisfies other requirements specified by Cabinet Office Order.
The term "electronic payment instruments services" as used in this Act means carrying out any of the following acts in the course of trade, the term "exchange of electronic payment instruments, etc." as used in this Act means the act set forth in item (i) or (ii), and the term "management of electronic payment instruments" as used in this Act means the act set forth in item (iii):
purchase and sale of an electronic payment instrument or exchange with another electronic payment instrument;
電子決済手段の売買又は他の電子決済手段との交換
Article 2, paragraph (10), item (ii)(定義)
intermediary, brokerage or agency services for the act set forth in the preceding item;
前号に掲げる行為の媒介、取次ぎ又は代理
Article 2, paragraph (10), item (iii)(定義)
management of electronic payment instruments on behalf of another person (excluding that specified by Cabinet Office Order as being less likely to weaken the protection of users in consideration of their content and other related factors);
an act, as entrusted by a funds transfer service provider, of entering into an agreement with a user (limited to a person that has concluded a contract with the funds transfer service provider under which funds transfer transactions are carried out on an ongoing or recurring basis) to carry out any of the following by means of using an electronic data processing system, and increasing or decreasing the amount of claims pertaining to obligations relating to funds transfer transactions based on the agreement, on behalf of the funds transfer service provider:
transferring funds based on the contract, and decreasing the amount of claims pertaining to obligations relating to funds transfer transactions by an amount equivalent to the amount of the transferred funds; or
increasing the amount of claims pertaining to obligations relating to funds transfer transactions by an amount equivalent to the amount of funds received through a funds transfer transaction.
為替取引により受け取った資金の額に相当する為替取引に関する債務に係る債権の額を増加させること。
Article 2, paragraph (11)(定義)
The term "electronic payment instruments-related business" as used in this Act means exchange of electronic payment instruments, etc. or management of electronic payment instruments.
この法律において「電子決済手段関連業務」とは、電子決済手段の交換等又は電子決済手段の管理をいう。
Article 2, paragraph (12)(定義)
The term "electronic payment instruments service provider" as used in this Act means a person who has been registered referred to in Article 62-3.
この法律において「電子決済手段等取引業者」とは、第六十二条の三の登録を受けた者をいう。
Article 2, paragraph (13)(定義)
The term "foreign electronic payment instruments service provider" as used in this Act means a person who has been registered and carries out electronic payment instruments services in a foreign state, whose registration type is same as the one referred to in Article 62-3, pursuant to the provisions of laws and regulations of that foreign state comparable to this Act (including other administrative dispositions similar to that registration) or a person who engages in the act equivalent to the act set forth in paragraph (10), item (iv) in the course of trade based on laws and regulations of that foreign state.
The term "cryptoassetelectronic payment instruments intermediary services" as used in this Act means any of the following; provided, however, that those indicating the rights prescribed in Article 29-2, paragraph (1), item (viii) engaging in electronic payment instruments intermediary acts (meaning acts by a person other than an electronic payment instruments service provider, as entrusted by an electronic payment instruments service provider, of intermediating, for that electronic payment instruments service provider, the purchase and sale of an electronic payment instrument or exchange with another electronic payment instrument; the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act are excluded:same applies hereinafter) in the course of trade.
property value (limited to that which is recorded on an electronic device or any other object by electronic means, and excluding the Japanese currency, foreign currencies, currency-denominated assets, and electronic payment instruments (excluding those falling under the category of currency-denominated assets); the same applies in the following item) which can be used in relation to unspecified persons for the purpose of paying consideration for the purchase or leasing of goods, etc. or the receipt of provision of services and can also be purchased from and sold to unspecified persons acting as counterparties, and which can be transferred by using an electronic data processing system; and
property value which can be mutually exchanged with what is set forth in the preceding item with unspecified persons acting as counterparties, and which can be transferred by using an electronic data processing system.
The term "cryptoasset exchange services" as used in this Act means carrying out any of the following acts in the course of trade, the term "exchange of cryptoassets, etc.electronic payment instruments intermediary service provider" as used in this Act means the act set forth in item (i) or (ii), and the term "management of cryptoassets" as used in this Act means the act set fortha person who has been registered referred to in item (iv):Article 63-2.
management of cryptoassets on behalf of another person (excluding cases where the relevant management in the course of trade is governed by special provisions of other Acts).
The term "cryptoasset exchange foreign electronic payment instruments intermediary service provider" as used in this Act means a person who has been registered and carries out electronic payment instruments intermediary services in a foreign state, whose registration type is same as the one referred to in Article 63-2, pursuant to the provisions of laws and regulations of that foreign state comparable to this Act (including other administrative dispositions similar to that registration), or a person who carries out, in the course of trade, an act equivalent to the electronic payment instruments intermediary act in conformity with the laws and regulations of that foreign state.
The term "foreign cryptoasset exchange service providerfunds transfer transaction analysis services" as used in this Act means a person who has been registered and carries out cryptoasset exchange services in a foreign state, whose registration type is same as engaging in any of the following acts, as entrusted by multiple financial institutions, etc. (meaning deposit-taking institutions and other persons specified by Cabinet Order; the one referred same applies hereinafter), with regard to in Article 63-2, pursuant to the provisions funds transfer transactions (including transactions specified by order of laws and regulations of that foreign state comparable to the competent ministry as being equivalent thereto; hereinafter the same applies in this Act (including other administrative dispositions similar to that registration).paragraph and Chapter IV) carried out by the financial institutions, etc.:
analyzing whether the relevant funds transfer transaction constitutes a funds transfer transaction related to the payment or receipt of payment (meaning the payment or receipt of payment prescribed in Article 8 of the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act (Act No. 228 of 1949)) set forth in the items of Article 17 of that Act (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 17-3 of that Act and other provisions specified by Cabinet Order), and notifying the financial institutions, etc. of the analysis results;
analyzing whether the relevant funds transfer transaction constitutes a funds transfer transaction related to a person subject to asset freezing, etc. prescribed in Article 9 of the Act on Special Measures Concerning Freezing of Assets Implemented by Japan in Light of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1267 (Act No. 124 of 2014) or a person specified by order of the competent ministry as being equivalent thereto, and notifying the financial institutions, etc. of the analysis results; and
conducting analysis as required when making a determination under the provisions of Article 8, paragraph (1) of the Act on Prevention of Transfer of Criminal Proceeds (Act No. 22 of 2007) regarding the relevant funds transfer transaction, etc., and notifying the financial institutions, etc. of the analysis results.
The term "electronic payment instruments and cryptoasset intermediary services" as used in this Act means carrying out any of the following acts in the course of trade, the term "electronic payment instruments intermediary actfunds transfer transaction analysis service provider" as used in this Act means the act set forth in item (i), and the term "cryptoasset intermediary act" as used in this Act meansa person who has obtained the act set forthlicense referred to in item (ii):Article 63-23.
a person other than an electronic payment instruments service provider, as entrusted by an electronic payment instruments service provider, acting as an intermediary in the purchase and sale of an electronic payment instrument or exchange with another electronic payment instrument for that electronic payment instruments service provider;
a person other than a cryptoasset exchange service provider, as entrusted by a cryptoasset exchange service provider, acting as an intermediary in the purchase and sale of a cryptoasset or exchange with another cryptoasset for that cryptoasset exchange service provider.
The term "electronic payment instruments and cryptoasset intermediary service providerclearing services for interbank funds transfer" as used in this Act means a person who has been registered referred to acts of bearing obligations under funds transfer transactions arising between deposit-taking institutions in Article 63-22-2the course of trade by way of the assumption of an obligation, novation or other means for the purpose of clearing claims and debts relating to the funds transfer transactions.
The term "foreign electronic payment instruments and cryptoasset intermediary service providerclearing institution for interbank funds transfer" as used in this Act means a person who has been registered and carries out electronic payment instruments and cryptoasset intermediary services in a foreign state, whose registration type is same asobtained the onelicense referred to in Article 63-22-2, pursuant to the provisions of laws and regulations of that foreign state comparable to this Act (including other administrative dispositions similar to that registration), or a person who carries out, in the course of trade, an act equivalent to any of the acts set forth in the items of 64, paragraph (18) in conformity with the laws and regulations of that foreign state1).
The term "funds transfer transaction analysis servicescertified association for payment service providers" as used in this Act means engaging in any of the following acts, as entrusted by multiple financial institutions, etc. (meaning banks and other persons specified by Cabinet Order; the same applies hereinafter), with regarda general incorporated association that has been certified pursuant to funds transfer transactions (including transactions specified by order of the competent ministry as being equivalent thereto; hereinafter the same applies in this paragraph and Chapter IV) carried out by the financial institutions, etc.:provisions of Article 87.
analyzing whether the relevant funds transfer transaction constitutes a funds transfer transaction related to the payment or receipt of payment (meaning the payment or receipt of payment prescribed in Article 8 of the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act (Act No. 228 of 1949)) set forth in the items of Article 17 of that Act (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 17-3 of that Act and other provisions specified by Cabinet Order), and notifying the financial institutions, etc. of the analysis results;
analyzing whether the relevant funds transfer transaction constitutes a funds transfer transaction related to a person subject to asset freezing, etc. prescribed in Article 9 of the Act on Special Measures Concerning Freezing of Assets Implemented by Japan in Light of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1267 (Act No. 124 of 2014) or a person specified by order of the competent ministry as being equivalent thereto, and notifying the financial institutions, etc. of the analysis results; and
conducting analysis as required when making a determination under the provisions of Article 8, paragraph (1) of the Act on Prevention of Transfer of Criminal Proceeds (Act No. 22 of 2007) regarding the relevant funds transfer transaction, etc., and notifying the financial institutions, etc. of the analysis results.
The term "funds transfer transaction analysis service providerdesignated dispute resolution organization" as used in this Act means a person who has obtained the license referredbeen designated pursuant to in the provisions of Article 63-2399, paragraph (1).
The term "clearing services for interbank funds transferdispute resolution services" as used in this Act means acts of bearing obligations under services involved in complaint processing procedures (meaning procedures for processing complaints concerning funds transfer transactions arising between deposit-taking institutions in the course of trade by way of services (excluding the specified funds transfer services prescribed in Article 36-2, paragraph (4); hereinafter the assumption of an obligation, novation same applies in this paragraph), electronic payment instruments services or other means electronic payment instruments intermediary services) and dispute resolution procedures (meaning procedures for the purpose of clearing claims and debts relating resolving a dispute concerning funds transfer services, electronic payment instruments services or electronic payment instruments intermediary services between parties who agree to seek a settlement without following litigation proceedings; hereinafter the funds transfer transactionssame applies except in Article 100, paragraph (3)), as well as services incidental thereto.
The term "clearing institution for interbank funds transfercategories of dispute resolution services" as used in this Act means a person who has obtainedcategories of funds transfer business (meaning businesses involved in funds transfer transactions carried out by a funds transfer service provider; the license referred to same applies in Article 51-4, paragraph (1), item (i)) and electronic payment instruments business (meaning businesses involved in any of the acts set forth in the items of paragraph (10) performed by an electronic payment instruments service provider and businesses involved in the electronic payment instruments intermediary act performed by an electronic payment instruments intermediary service provider; the same applies in Article 6462-16, paragraph (1), item (i)) which are related to dispute resolution services.
The term "certified association for payment service providerstrust company, etc." as used in this Act means a general incorporated association trust company prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (2) of the Trust Business Act (Act No. 154 of 2004) or a foreign trust company prescribed in paragraph (6) of that Article, or a financial institution that has been certified pursuant obtained the authorization referred to in Article 1, paragraph (1) of the provisions Act on Engagement in Trust Business by Financial Institutions (Act No. 43 of Article 871943) (referred to as a "trust bank, etc." in the following paragraph).
The term "designated dispute resolution organizationspecified trust company" as used in this Act means a person who has been designated pursuant to the provisions of Article 99, paragraph (1)trust company, etc. issuing specified trust beneficial interests (excluding a trust bank, etc.), which is specified by Cabinet Order.
The term "dispute resolution services" as used in this Act means services involved in complaint processing procedures (meaning procedures for processing complaints concerning funds transfer services (excluding the specified funds transfer services prescribedtransaction in Article 36-2, paragraph (4); hereinafter the same appliesspecified trusts" as used in this paragraph), electronic payment instruments services, cryptoasset exchange services or electronic payment instruments and cryptoasset intermediary services) and dispute resolution procedures (meaning procedures for resolvingAct means a dispute concerning funds transfer services, electronic payment instruments services, cryptoasset exchange services or electronic payment instruments and cryptoasset intermediary services between parties who agree to seek a settlement without following litigation proceedings; hereinaftertransaction carried out through the same applies except in Article 100, paragraph (3)), as well as services incidental theretoissuance of specified trust beneficial interests.
The term "categories of dispute resolution servicesdeposit-taking institutions" as used in this Act means categories of funds transfer business (meaning businesses involved in funds transfer transactions carried out by a funds transfer service provider; the same applies in Article 51-4, paragraph (1), item (i)), electronic payment instruments business (meaning businesses involved in any of the acts set forth in the items of paragraph (10) performed by an electronic payment instruments service provider and businesses involved in the electronic payment instruments intermediary act performed by an electronic payment instruments and cryptoasset intermediary service provider; the same applies in Article 62-16, paragraph (1), item (i)), or cryptoasset exchange business (meaning businesses involved in any of the acts set forth in the items of paragraph (15) performed by a cryptoasset exchange service provider and businesses involved in the cryptoasset intermediary act performed by an electronic payment instruments and cryptoasset intermediary service provider; the same applies in Article 63-12, paragraph (1), item (i)) which are related to dispute resolution services.following persons:
a federation of credit cooperatives that engages in the business referred to in Article 9-9, paragraph (1), item (i) of the Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Cooperatives Act (Act No. 181 of 1949);
an agricultural cooperative that engages in the business referred to in Article 10, paragraph (1), item (iii) of the Agricultural Co-operatives Act (Act No. 132 of 1947);
a federation of agricultural cooperatives that engages in the business referred to in Article 10, paragraph (1), item (iii) of the Agricultural Co-operatives Act;
a fisheries cooperative that engages in the business referred to in Article 11, paragraph (1), item (iv) of the Fishery Industry Cooperative Act (Act No. 242 of 1948);
a federation of fisheries cooperatives that engages in the business referred to in Article 87, paragraph (1), item (iv) of the Fishery Industry Cooperative Act;
a fishery processing cooperative that engages in the business referred to in Article 93, paragraph (1), item (ii) of the Fishery Industry Cooperative Act;
a federation of fishery processing cooperatives that engages in the business referred to in Article 97, paragraph (1), item (ii) of the Fishery Industry Cooperative Act;
The term a "trust company"petition for commencement of bankruptcy proceedings, etc." as used in this Act means a trust company prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (2)petition for commencement of the Trust Business Act (Act No. 154 of 2004)bankruptcy proceedings, rehabilitation proceedings, reorganization proceedings or a foreign trust company prescribed in paragraph (6) of that Articlespecial liquidation, or a financial institution that has obtained the authorization referred to in Article 1, paragraph (1)petition for recognition of the Act on Engagement in Trust Business by Financial Institutions (Act No. 43foreign insolvency proceedings (including filing of 1943) (referred to as a "trust bank, etc." in the following paragrapha petition equivalent thereto under laws and regulations of a foreign state).
The term "specified trust companyBanking Act, etc." as used in this Act means a trust company, etc. issuing specified beneficial interests in a trust (excluding a trust bank, etc.any of the following: the Banking Act, the Long Term Credit Bank Act, the Shinkin Bank Act (Act No. 238 of 1951), the Labor Bank Act (Act No. 227 of 1953), which is specified the Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Cooperatives Act, the Act on Financial Businesses by Cabinet OrderCooperative (Act No. 183 of 1949), the Agricultural Co-operatives Act, the Fishery Industry Cooperative Act, the Norinchukin Bank Act (Act No. 93 of 2001) and the Shoko Chukin Bank Limited Act (Act No. 74 of 2007).
The term "funds transfer transaction in specified trusts" as used in this Act means a funds transfer transaction carried out through the issuance of beneficial interests in a trust.
この法律において「特定信託為替取引」とは、特定信託受益権の発行による為替取引をいう。
Article 2, paragraph (32)(定義)(Definitions)Removed
The term "deposit-taking institutions" as used in this Act means any of the following persons:
a federation of credit cooperatives that engages in the business referred to in Article 9-9, paragraph (1), item (i) of the Small and Medium Sized Enterprise Cooperatives Act (Act No. 181 of 1949);
an agricultural cooperative that engages in the business referred to in Article 10, paragraph (1), item (iii) of the Agricultural Cooperatives Act (Act No. 132 of 1947);
a federation of agricultural cooperatives that engages in the business referred to in Article 10, paragraph (1), item (iii) of the Agricultural Cooperatives Act;
a fisheries cooperative that engages in the business referred to in Article 11, paragraph (1), item (iv) of the Fisheries Cooperatives Act (Act No. 242 of 1948);
a federation of fisheries cooperatives that engages in the business referred to in Article 87, paragraph (1), item (iv) of the Fisheries Cooperatives Act;
a federation of fishery processing cooperatives that engages in the business referred to in Article 97, paragraph (1), item (ii) of the Fisheries Cooperatives Act;
The term "petition for commencement of bankruptcy proceedings, etc." as used in this Act means a petition for commencement of bankruptcy proceedings, rehabilitation proceedings, reorganization proceedings or special liquidation, or a petition for recognition of foreign insolvency proceedings (including filing of a petition equivalent thereto under laws and regulations of a foreign state).
The term "Banking Act, etc." as used in this Act means any of the following: the Banking Act, the Long-Term Credit Bank Act, the Shinkin Bank Act (Act No. 238 of 1951), the Labor Bank Act (Act No. 227 of 1953), the Small and Medium Sized Enterprise. Cooperatives Act, the Act on Financial Businesses by Cooperative (Act No. 183 of 1949), the Agricultural Cooperatives Act, the Fisheries Cooperatives Act, the Norinchukin Bank Act (Act No. 93 of 2001) and the Shoko Chukin Bank Limited Act (Act No. 74 of 2007).