IADI Fintech Brief No. 10 – Prepaid Cards: A Case Study of Japan, the United States and the European Union

This paper by Hiroaki Kuwahara and Kazuaki Hara (both of the Deposit Insurance Corporation of Japan) presents a case study in Japan on prepaid payment instruments stipulated in the Payment Services Act. The brief also looks into prepaid-type payment instruments issued under the legal frameworks of the United States and European Union.