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Clear Members is a collection agency and cloud-based business system operated by クリアメンバーズ株式会社. It is primarily aimed at academic societies, associations, conference organizers, and administrative offices, and is used to collect annual society membership fees, yearly subscription fees, conference participation fees, international conference registration fees, and similar payments. It is not a general-purpose e-commerce payment gateway; rather, it is designed around the event-payment workflow of “participant registration — credit card payment — statement confirmation — bank remittance.”
Credit cards are the core payment method. The materials list VISA, MasterCard, JCB, AMEX, Diners, and Discover, and state that both domestically issued and foreign-issued cards are accepted, making it suitable for international conference scenarios. Another section notes that VISA and MasterCard are available, while JCB, AMEX, and UnionPay cards require additional system fees and processing fees. The system supports registration via PC, mobile phone, and tablet. Organizers can download registration application records and payment details, and in some scenarios users can log in with an ID/password to edit information, change submitted content, or cancel.
The pricing information is relatively straightforward: the processing fee is 7%, plus an administrative fee of 11,000 JPY/month. Additional fees may apply for certain card networks. For settlement, payments are made twice a month to the designated bank account; if the deposit date falls on a financial institution holiday, it is postponed to the next business day. Security and compliance are a highlight: the service uses VeriTrans 4G and supports a non-retention, non-passing model. Card numbers, expiry dates, and security codes are transmitted only to the credit card company, and neither the organizer nor Clear Members accesses or stores them. It is also marked as compliant with PCI DSS ver3.2.1.
Its strengths are a clearly defined industry use case, a workflow well matched to conference and association collections, reduced risk of unpaid fees and manual follow-up costs, and less compliance burden for organizers handling card data. The drawbacks are that the 7% processing fee is relatively high compared with mainstream payment services; public materials do not show APIs, SDKs, plugins, or detailed risk-control capabilities; and payment methods are mainly focused on credit cards. It is best suited to Japanese academic institutions and conference operators that do not want to build their own payment system and need to launch conference or society fee collection quickly.
Access from mainland China is not described in the available materials, so it should be considered unknown. If the service is intended for participants from China, the materials alone do not confirm support for Alipay, WeChat Pay, or localized RMB acquiring. UnionPay is only described as requiring separate fee-based handling. Depending on requirements, alternatives worth comparing include Stripe, PayPal, GMO Payment Gateway, SB Payment Service, and VeriTrans.
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clear-members.com is an Japan Payments provider. TG4G tracks its product information, an overall rating of 6.0/10, and a China-accessibility score of Limited (proxy recommended). Click "Visit Official Site" to reach clear-members.com directly.