Rapidgator Payment Methods: Card Declined, JCB, Auto-Renewal

What to check first

If your card payment on Rapidgator fails, check these points in order to narrow down the cause.

1. Card brand: Is it Visa or Mastercard? JCB, Amex and Diners are not shown on the official site.
2. Card issuer limits: Has your card issuer blocked payments on overseas sites or in US dollars?
3. Prepaid card: Prepaid cards such as Vpreca may not work for overseas subscriptions.
4. Android app: On Android, you can also buy through Google Play.

Each point is covered below.

The official site accepts Visa and Mastercard

On the Premium purchase page of the official Rapidgator site (rapidgator.net/article/premium), the accepted card logos are shown below the "Buy Premium" button.

The logos shown are Visa (Verified by Visa) and Mastercard (Maestro, Mastercard SecureCode). There are no JCB, American Express or Diners Club logos. If your JCB card (common in Japan) is declined, this is often the reason.

Prices are shown in US dollars (USD). If your card is in another currency, your card issuer converts the amount. Exchange rates and foreign transaction fees differ by issuer, so the actual charge may differ a little from the listed price.

Your card issuer may be blocking it

If a Visa or Mastercard payment still fails, your card issuer's security may have stopped it. Some issuers (Japanese card issuers in particular) ask for 3D Secure verification on overseas sites, or block payments they think may be fraud.

• Check payment alerts and error history in your card issuer's app or website
• Check that you are enrolled in 3D Secure
• If you still can't tell, contact your card issuer and say that payments on an overseas site are being declined

The official Rapidgator site also says you can find the name that appears on your statement by checking the email you receive after payment. The name is not always "Rapidgator". Keep the email after you pay so you don't mistake the charge for one you didn't make.

Prepaid cards such as Vpreca

Vpreca is a Visa-branded prepaid card sold in Japan. But overseas sites often don't accept prepaid cards for auto-renewing (subscription) payments. If the payment fails even with enough balance, it is faster to try another method.

Buying on the official site means auto-renewal

Premium bought through "Buy Premium" on the official site is an auto-renewing subscription. The FAQ at the bottom of the purchase page says this:

In short:

• When you buy Premium, you are signed up for auto-renewal by default
• 24 hours before Premium expires, you are charged again for the same plan
• You can turn off auto-renewal on your Rapidgator profile page

If you only want to use it once, turn off auto-renewal on your profile page after you buy.

Ways to pay without a card

Buy in the Android app (Google Play)

At the top of the purchase page on the official site, there is a notice that you can buy Premium through Google Play in the Android app.

When you buy through Google Play, you can use any payment method saved in Google Play (such as carrier billing or Google Play gift cards). Prices and auto-renewal follow what Google Play shows.

Buy a coupon from a reseller in Japan

Rapidgator has an official reseller program. You can buy a coupon from a reseller and enter it in your own account to get Premium. RapidQuick is one of these resellers.

• Pay in Japanese yen: The listed price is what you are charged (tax included).
• JCB and Amex work too: We accept Visa, Mastercard, JCB, American Express and other cards, plus Apple Pay and Google Pay.
• No auto-renewal: The coupon adds a fixed number of days one time, so there is nothing to cancel.

You enter the coupon under "Enter coupon" on the purchase page of the official site. For the steps with screenshots and the bandwidth for each plan, see How to buy Rapidgator Premium and apply a coupon.

Summary of each method