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DGFT Launches its O2O Payment Service “Cloud Pay REGI”

Digital Garage — Thu, 03 Jul 2025 03:05:06 +0000

– DG Financial Technology, Inc. (DGFT), a subsidiary of Digital Garage, Inc. (Digital Garage) announces the launch of initiatives for collaboration between “ARUNAS AES-CUT” compact automatic payment machines manufactured by AKATSUKI ELECTRIC MFG. Co., Ltd. (HQ: Shiga; Representative Director and President: Masato Sugiyama; “AKATSUKI ELECTRIC MFG.”), and our O2O terminal-free payment service “Cloud Pay REGI.” With the introduction of cashless systems across a wide range of industries including SMEs in recent years, as well as the use of “online customer service solutions” that provide non-face-to-face customer service and the growing interest in labor-saving operations, there has been a growing trend toward achieving greater operational efficiency and labor savings in all industries.Meanwhile, there are certain types of businesses with high cash payment requirements, with many businesses struggling to achieve a balance between cashless and cash services. With this collaboration, users will be able to use their own smartphones to scan “Cloud Pay REGI” QR codes displayed in stores and on online screens, etc., and select either “cashless” or “cash” as their payment method. Cashless payments are completed entirely on the user’s smartphone, eliminating the need for a dedicated payment terminal or cash register. When users select cash, “ARUNAS AES-CUT” can still...

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Digital Garage Expands B2B Card Payments via Regional Bank DX Platform

Digital Garage — Mon, 23 Jun 2025 00:50:57 +0000

– Digital Garage, Inc. (TSE Prime section: 4819; HQ: Tokyo; Representative Director, President Executive Officer and Group CEO: Kaoru Hayashi; Digital Garage) has launched an invoice card payment service (BIPS: Business Invoice Payment Service) based on the B2B Payment service “DGFT Invoice Card Payment”(*1) for “DX Connect Gate,” an accounting and operational efficiency platform that includes invoice receiving and payments, jointly developed for regional banks by Digital Garage, TIS Inc. (HQ: Tokyo; President: Yasushi Okamoto; TIS) and The Hiroshima Bank, Ltd. (HQ: Hiroshima Prefecture, President: Kazuo Kiyomune; Hiroshima Bank). – For the first phase of this project, we hereby announce that we have implemented an invoice card payment function for “<HIROGIN> Smart Fine” DX digital solutions for local Hiroshima companies. ■Background of CollaborationThere are cases of SMEs where manual operations are still used for accounting work, such as managing daily invoices and payments. Even when systems are implemented for accounting work, there are many cases where data is not linked smoothly and manual operations remain, due to suppliers using different services. To develop the DX platform “DX Connect Gate” that supports SMEs optimize their cash management by eliminating issues with accounting operations like these for regional banks, linking the invoice...

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Digital Garage Launches “STORES Business Post Pay powered by Digital Garage,” a B2B Payment Service Supporting Cash Flow for SMEs

Digital Garage — Wed, 04 Jun 2025 01:58:03 +0000

– Digital Garage, Inc. (TSE Prime section: 4819; HQ: Tokyo; Representative Director, President Executive Officer and Group CEO: Kaoru Hayashi; Digital Garage) has launched “STORES Business Post Pay powered by Digital Garage” to support cash management of SMEs using “STORES” provided by STORES, Inc. (HQ: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Yusuke Sato; “STORES, service name displayed as “STORES”), a company that helps stores go digital. ▽”STORES Business Post Pay powered by Digital Garage” service websitehttps://stores.fun/bpsp (Only in Japanese) ■About Service“STORES Business Post Pay powered by Digital Garage” is a B2B payment service utilizing infrastructure for invoice card payment services that Digital Garage launched in 2022. Switching from bank transfers to credit card payments will help boost operational efficiency and improve cash management by extending payment deadlines. The service is easy to use, with only simple operations required for registering invoices and client information to make credit card payments—with service fees from 2.7%, they are one of the lowest in the industry. A promotional campaign will also be available from June 4 (Wed) to August 31 (Sun), 2025 where service fees will be reduced to 1.98% *1. ＜Anticipated usage scenarios＞・ Purchasing expenses・ Transportation expenses・ Outsourcing expenses・ Rent SMEs, primarily in the...

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DGFT and au Financial Service Co-Develop “NESTA,” a Next-Generation Payment Platform for KDDI Group’s Telecommunications Billing System

Digital Garage — Wed, 21 May 2025 00:23:07 +0000

– DG Financial Technology, Inc. (HQ: Tokyo; Representative Director: Hiroshi Shino; DGFT), a subsidiary of Digital Garage, Inc. (TSE Prime section: 4819; HQ: Tokyo; Representative Director, President Executive Officer and Group CEO: Kaoru Hayashi; Digital Garage), which operates the Group’s payment business, is jointly developing a next-generation payment platform, “NESTA*1,” in collaboration with au Financial Service Corporation (HQ: Tokyo; Chief Executive Officer: Atsushi Nagano; au Financial Service). – “NESTA” is set to be implemented in the payment processing system for au and UQ mobile telecommunications bills within 2025. – This joint development is part of the business partnership agreement signed between DGFT and au Financial Service in May 2024. “NESTA” is a secure payment platform jointly developed by DGFT and au Financial Service, built upon DGFT’s multi-payment system, “VeriTrans4G.” The platform complies with Japan’s highest security standards, supporting full tokenization and ensuring that card information is neither stored nor transmitted through the system, thereby mitigating the risk of data breaches. Its flexible and scalable architecture allows for smooth adaptation to future service enhancements and evolving security requirements, minimizing the burden on corporate users. The first deployment will be within KDDI CORPORATION’s payment processing system for au and UQ mobile, where...

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Digital Garage and Resona Group Agree on Partnership for Intelligent Data Business

Digital Garage — Tue, 13 May 2025 01:11:27 +0000

– Digital Garage, Inc. (TSE Prime section: 4819; HQ: Tokyo; Representative Director, President Executive Officer and Group CEO: Kaoru Hayashi; Digital Garage) and Resona Holdings, Inc. (TSE Prime section: 8308; HQ: Tokyo; Director, President and Representative Executive Officer: Masahiro Minami; Resona HD) today signed a Modification Agreement to further strengthen the Capital and Business Alliance originally established in November 2022 and updated in December 2023. Digital Garage and Resona HD will begin full-scale discussions on two new initiatives and strengthen their partnership in the payment and next-generation Fintech businesses. These initiatives include: (1) the establishment of a joint venture aimed at entering the SME-focused “BaaS (Banking as a Service) / digital financial services market” within the Intelligent Data business domain, and (2) the development of next-generation payment applications to meet increasingly diverse payment needs. Based on the capital and business alliance agreements signed in November 2022 and December 2023, Digital Garage and Resona HD have promoted collaboration centered on the payment business. Through this strengthened partnership, both companies aim to integrate their management resources further and enhance and expand the market share of the payment business, a key focus area in each company’s Medium-term Plan. In particular, the two companies...

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Digital Garage Group Invests in Phi Commerce, India’s Leading Payment Solution Provider, and Forms Strategic Capital and Business Alliance

Digital Garage — Fri, 09 May 2025 02:46:38 +0000

– Digital Garage, Inc. (TSE Prime section: 4819; HQ: Tokyo; Representative Director, President Executive Officer and Group CEO: Kaoru Hayashi; Digital Garage) has announced today that the Digital Garage Group has invested in Phi Commerce Private Ltd. (Head Office: India; CEO: Jose Thattil; Phi Commerce), a leading payment solution provider from India, as well as the signing of a business collaboration agreement between DG Financial Technology Corporation (HQ: Tokyo; Representative Director, President: Hiroshi Shino; DGFT), a payment processing company of the Digital Garage Group, and Phi Commerce. Phi Commerce is a Reserve Bank of India licensed payment aggregator with deep expertise in digital omni-channel payments. Serving large enterprises, banks, and payment companies, Phi Commerce offers high-performance payment solutions designed to simplify and scale digital payments efficiently. Phi Commerce is a partner of National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) and provides solutions for “RuPay,”NPCI’s payment card brand with over 700 million cards issued to date. As an omni-channel digital payment solution provider, the company offers a seamless payment experience, across online, in-store (POS) and on the go channels. The Digital Garage Group has now established a strategic capital and business alliance with Phi Commerce, and as part of this alliance, DGFT...

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Digital Garage Hosts NEW CONTEXT CONFERENCE TOKYO 2025 Summer Under the Theme of “The Future Japan Envisions in a Global Digital Society”

Digital Garage — Wed, 07 May 2025 22:42:33 +0000

– Digital Garage, Inc. (Digital Garage) will host NEW CONTEXT CONFERENCE TOKYO 2025 Summer (NCC TOKYO 2025 Summer), a conference to discuss “New Context” for a digital society, on June 30, 2025. NEW CONTEXT CONFERENCE (NCC) has been hosted by Kaoru Hayashi and Joichi Ito, co-founders of Digital Garage, since 2005. The conference brings together individuals interested in exploring cutting-edge internet technologies and the businesses that emerge around them. With a focus on the new contexts that contribute to the development of society, the conference aims to explore how digital technologies can be used to design a society based on global values such as equality, diversity, reflection, and sustainability. The event features speakers and participants who discuss and share their insights on these topics. The Internet, since its inception in the 1960s, has evolved into an innovative infrastructure connecting people and knowledge worldwide. However, today’s digital landscape reveals growing divisions in technological standards and ethical approaches among nations and corporations. While technologies like AI and blockchain create unprecedented value, they also bring challenges including privacy concerns, hallucination, social polarization, and environmental impacts due to massive power consumption. In this complex global context, Japan has an opportunity to present a distinctive...

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Promoting Cashless Adoption in the Real Estate Industry: DGFT Launches “Rabby Pay Powered by Cloud Pay Neo” for ZENNICHI Members

Digital Garage — Mon, 14 Apr 2025 23:16:46 +0000

– DG Financial Technology, Inc. (DGFT), a subsidiary of Digital Garage, Inc. (Digital Garage), has launched a new service under the name “Rabby Pay Powered by Cloud Pay Neo” for member companies of the All Japan Real Estate Association (ZENNICHI), which represents approximately 30% of real estate companies across Japan. – This service is built upon DGFT’s terminal-free payment service “Cloud Pay Neo” and will be provided to more than 35,000 member companies*1 nationwide through this partnership with ZENNICHI. This initiative enables credit card and PayPay payments—without the need for dedicated payment terminals—for various real estate transactions, including initial fees, monthly rent, and renewal fees associated with rental contracts, as well as down payments for property purchases*2. *Please note that this service is available exclusively to member companies of ZENNICHI. ＜Background and Context＞In recent years, cashless payments have been gaining traction across various sectors. In the real estate industry as well, there is a growing demand from end users for cashless payment options in property transactions. However, rent payments for rental properties still primarily rely on bank transfers. For real estate companies, there is an urgent need to reduce the operational burden associated with managing bank transfer authorization forms and...

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Digital Garage to Launch “Musubell Insurance” in June 2025 for Online Fire Insurance Applications

Digital Garage — Thu, 10 Apr 2025 00:47:31 +0000

– Digital Garage, Inc. (TSE Prime section: 4819; HQ: Tokyo; Representative Director, President Executive Officer and Group CEO: Kaoru Hayashi; Digital Garage) has announced the launch of a new embedded insurance solution, “Musubell Insurance,” as part of its “Musubell” platform—a service that enables the generation and management of electronic documents, as well as centralized online status tracking for real estate transactions. – Set to launch in June 2025, the new service will support insurance agents of Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co., Ltd. (Tokio Marine & Nichido) in providing a seamless online fire insurance application process for property buyers. By leveraging Robotic Process Automation (RPA) technology, Musubell*1 ensures seamless insurance policy processing through automated data integration.In addition, the business model for this service is already patent pending. ＜Overview and Background＞“Musubell Insurance” is an embedded insurance service that enables a seamless transition from the “My Page” section of the Musubell platform to fire insurance application procedures during real estate purchases. Digital Garage plans to launch this service in June 2025, in collaboration with Tokio Marine & Nichido, targeting insurance agents affiliated with Tokio Marine & Nichido. Since fire insurance is often newly purchased during real estate transactions and the application...

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DGFT’s Multi-Payment Service Implemented on Value Creation’s Real Estate Demolition DX Platform

Digital Garage — Wed, 09 Apr 2025 01:40:53 +0000

– Value Creation Co., Ltd. (HQ: Tokyo; President: Shinya Akito; Value Creation) and DG Financial Technology, Inc. (HQ: Tokyo; President and Co-COO, Executive Officer and SEVP: Hiroshi Shino; DGFT) implemented DGFT’s “VeriTrans4G” multi-payment service on Value Creation’s demolition quoting and ordering platform, “Demolition Desk,” and began offering credit card payment on the platform. – This platform stands between the client and the demolition company and can provide an integrated service from quotation to payment, ensuring a safe and smooth payment experience. ■ Background and ObjectivesThe demolition business is expected to see further market expansion against the backdrop of an increase in the number of defunct buildings and the escalating problem of unoccupied houses. At the same time, the business industry is facing the challenge of digitization, and “non-cashless payments*1” such as cash payments and bank transfers have become the dominant payment method. There are concerns about the complexity of payment procedures and the limited payment methods available to clients, while demolition companies are burdened with the risk of nonpayment and the burden of managing payments. The introduction of cashless payment systems is therefore required to improve convenience and reduce the operational burden on demolition companies. Against this background, Value Creation...

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