NicoNico payment error?

I'm using my Visa (Verified by Visa) card to pay for the NicoNico livestream, and I'm getting an error. The steps I took: http://i.imgur.com/EO62Kzy.gif

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入力された内容にエラーがあります。ご確認の上、再度入力してください。

本人認証サービスに未登録のカードです。 ご登録済みカードで再入力するか、お持ちのカード会社へお問合せ下さい。

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Any ideas?

[EDIT] Spoke to Visa, as well as Verified by Visa dept and there are no issues on their end. Told me to contact vendor. :(

[EDIT 2] Paid for a game on Steam, worked fine

[EDIT 3] Tried a MasterCard, same error. Ignoring MasterCard now, focusing on Visa

[EDIT 4] niconico's reply: http://i.imgur.com/DEQUymY.png

[EDIT 5] Double checked I have Verified by Visa: http://i.imgur.com/Uqm9Kdi.png

[EDIT 6] Tried it in IE with no addons: http://i.imgur.com/Ot2y6WP.png

[EDIT 7] Spoke with my bank again, they gave me a new number to contact with help on Verified by Visa. Contacted that, was told it was being approved then an error once it goes to the merchant. Told me to contact niconico, and to perhaps "call niconico and have them manually process the card over the phone"
http://i.imgur.com/52LC7Jg.gif

Others with same issue:

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Originally Posted by PanTone

Spent 45min on the phone with my bank, they made all the exceptions to allow the payment and still not able to buy nico points ...
Tried both a Visa and MasterCard with proper security and same error as OP

pls piano concert... please.......... :c

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Originally Posted by dice137

I tried to pay with Visas from two different banks (one not my own). I couldn't complete the transaction with either. I was extremely confident that I could just call my bank up and solve things... I got tossed from person to person until I was finally told that Verified by Visa was fine, nothing was blocked, and that the issue was totally on the merchant's end. I've considered upgrading my NicoNico account to the paid membership to see if that would change anything, but I highly doubt it.

Might try buying WebMoney vouchers if I'm feeling desperate. :( If only Japan would stop thinking it's too good for PayPal. <_<

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Originally Posted by Inactive

Cross posting from Reddit. I was able to purchase points but I had to have someone with access to online credit card transactions on the phone to change the security settings on my card as well as monitor the transaction. Even with a successful transaction, the error message appeared for a few seconds.

Also I did see the "Verified by Visa" window during my transactions but I did not have to enter a password. I believe results will vary by credit card issuer and the generic information Visa provides may not be accurate. The software of the credit card issuer must be able to work with that of Nico Nico.

PS - Contacted credit card issuer about Mastercard Securecode. They had no idea what that was.

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it's a generic error they shoot out when the card is declined. Basically you gotta contact your bank and tell em to allow charges from Japan, or from them specifically.

Ahh okay. No Paypal option? I didn't see it, except for a Premium subscription.

Just thought it might also be worth noting.

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本人認証サービスに未登録のカードです。

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I forget what they're called in English, but were you using a credit card registered to one of those new security services? (e.g. Verified by Visa, MasterCard Secure Code)

Yeah, Verified by Visa is active on my card.

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Originally Posted by Zeno_McDohl

Yeah, Verified by Visa is active on my card.

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In that case, I'd follow kyuven's advice and give your bank a call. Hopefully they can sort it out for you. :)

Visa says they're having "technical issues" with Verified by Visa, then transferred me to the Verified by Visa dept which said I was correctly enrolled in it, and the issue was on the merchants end.

I can verify Verified by Visa works for me, as it works with Pizza Hut online.

Niconico doesn't ask for my 3 digit number on the back, that is maybe their issue?

[EDIT] Tried calling Visa again, they see it being approved by Verified by Visa. Told me to contact the merchant. Still getting same error in OP. Nooo :(

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Originally Posted by Zeno_McDohl

Ahh okay. No Paypal option? I didn't see it, except for a Premium subscription.

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I don't know why but Japan doesn't like PayPal for some reason. There are a lot of banks over there, especially for a small country, so...yeah.

Tried it again in IE with no addons, same error. I'm think I'm out of luck...

Spoke to my bank about my MasterCard debit card, turns out it doesn't have SecureCode support so I guess that rules that out working (nico requires it).

My Visa should still work though, and yet Visa is telling me their Verified by Visa approved the transaction and the issue is on the merchants end.