「楽天ペイ」中小店舗への決済手数料を1年間無料に(2021年8月26日)

"Rakuten Pay" Free payment for small and medium stores for one year (201/08/26)

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スマートフォン決済の各社が相次いで中小の店舗に対する手数料の有料化を決めるなか、楽天グループは「楽天ペイ」の決済手数料を1年間無料にすると発表しました。
As smartphone payment companies decide to charge small and medium-sized stores one by one, Rakuten Corporation announced that it would waive "Rakuten Pay" payments for one year.
楽天はスマートフォン決済「楽天ペイ」の加盟店に対してこれまで最低3.24％としてきた決済手数料を中小店舗に限り10月から1年間無料にします。　
For the minimum payment fee of 3.24% for the member stores of the smartphone payment "Rakuten Pay", Rakuten announced that it would be free for small and medium-sized stores for one year from October.
「楽天ペイ」はコンビニ店など大手の小売り店を中心に加盟店を増やしてきましたが、無料化により中小店舗での普及を広げていく狙いです。　
"Rakuten Pay" has increased the number of affiliated stores, mainly large retail stores such as convenience stores, but by free payment like this, they want to expand their reach to small and medium stores.
一方、これまで手数料ゼロを掲げてきた最大手の「PayPay」や「d払い」「auペイ」も10月から手数料を取ることを決めていて、加盟店の囲い込み競争が激しくなりそうです。
On the other hand, the largest companies such as "PayPay", "d-Payment" and "au-pay", which have set a fee of zero so far, have decided to charge fees from October, the competition for member stores is likely to become increasingly fierce.

スマートフォン決済の各社が相次いで中小の店舗に対する手数料の有料化を決めるなか、楽天グループは「楽天ペイ」の決済手数料を1年間無料にすると発表しました。

決める

To decide, to choose, to determine, to make up one''s mind, to resolve, to set one''s heart on, to settle, to arrange, to set, to appoint, to fix; to clinch (a victory), to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing, to go through with; to always do, to have made a habit of; to take for granted, to assume; to dress up, to dress to kill, to dress to the nines; to carry out successfully (a move in sports, a pose in dance, etc.), to succeed in doing; to immobilize with a double-arm lock (in sumo, judo, etc.); to eat or drink something, to take illegal drugs

年間

Year (period of)

発表

Announcement, publication, presenting, statement, communique, making known, breaking (news story), expressing (one''s opinion), releasing, unveiling

無料

Free, no charge

グループ

Group (usu. of people)

スマート

Smart, stylish; slim

有料

Toll, fee, charge, admission-paid

店舗

Shop, store

フォン

Phon (unit of loudness); fond, (soup) stock; phone

化

Action of making something, -ification

に対する

Regarding, in, to, towards, with regards to

楽天

Optimism

各社

All companies, each company

決済

Settlement, payment of account

中小

small to medium

手数料

handling charge, commission
楽天はスマートフォン決済「楽天ペイ」の加盟店に対してこれまで最低3.24％としてきた決済手数料を中小店舗に限り10月から1年間無料にします。　

年間

Year (period of)

無料

Free, no charge

最低

Least, lowest, worst; nasty, disgusting, horrible, yuck!

月

Monday

スマート

Smart, stylish; slim

店

Merchant''s home; rented home; store, shop

限り

Limit, limits, bounds; degree, extent, scope; as far as possible, as much as possible, to the best of one''s ability, very much; unless (after neg. verb); the end, the last; as long as, only

店舗

Shop, store

フォン

Phon (unit of loudness); fond, (soup) stock; phone

に対して

Towards, against, regarding, in contrast with

楽天

Optimism

決済

Settlement, payment of account

加盟

Participation, affiliation

中小

small to medium

手数料

handling charge, commission
「楽天ペイ」はコンビニ店など大手の小売り店を中心に加盟店を増やしてきましたが、無料化により中小店舗での普及を広げていく狙いです。　

無料

Free, no charge

中心

Center, centre, middle, heart, core, focus, pivot, emphasis, balance; -centered, -centred, -focussed, -oriented, centered on, focussed on

狙い

Aim

普及

Diffusion, spread, popularization, promulgation, familiarization

店

Merchant''s home; rented home; store, shop

大手

Major company, big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle

店舗

Shop, store

化

Action of making something, -ification

コンビニ

Convenience store

増やし

Increase

楽天

Optimism

加盟

Participation, affiliation

中小

small to medium
一方、これまで手数料ゼロを掲げてきた最大手の「PayPay」や「d払い」「auペイ」も10月から手数料を取ることを決めていて、加盟店の囲い込み競争が激しくなりそうです。

競争

Competition, contest; to compete

一方

One (esp. of two), the other, one way, the other way, one direction, the other direction, one side, the other side, one party, the other party; on the one hand, on the other hand; whereas, although, but at the same time, meanwhile, in turn; just keeps, being inclined to ..., tending to be ..., tending to do ..., continuously ..., just keeps on ...ing, only

月

Monday

店

Merchant''s home; rented home; store, shop

取る

To take, to pick up, to harvest, to earn, to win, to choose; to steal; to eat, to have (a meal); to remove (one''s glasses, etc.); to compete (in sumo, cards, etc.), to play

決め

Agreement, rule

払い

Payment, bill, account; sweeping, clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)

加盟

Participation, affiliation

手数料

handling charge, commission

最大手

largest company, industry leader

囲い込み

enclosure