• GMO EPSILON

GMO Epsilon, the official payment service of "EC-CUBE"
Launch of EC-CUBE Payment Lite
~No initial cost, Credit card payment can be introduced in as little as 1 business day~

18 Feb 2021

GMO Epsilon, Inc.

GMO Epsilon, Inc. (President & Chief Executive Officer: Kazunari Taguchi hereinafter referred to as "GMO-EP"), a consolidated company of GMO Payment Gateway, Inc. in the GMO Internet Group, has collaborated with EC-CUBE Co., Ltd. (President & Chief Executive Officer: Kim Yang-shin, hereinafter referred to as "EC-CUBE") as a new official payment service of the EC-CUBE open platform. EC-CUBE Payment Light" will be available from today, February 18, 2021 (Thursday).
"EC-CUBE Payment Lite" is an official payment service of "EC-CUBE" for businesses that want to start an e-commerce site on a small scale at a low cost, and since it can be introduced in as little as one business day (*1) with no initial cost and only Credit card payment, businesses can start operating their e-commerce site quickly and inexpensively.

  • *1 Prescribed screening by GMO-EP is required for use. In addition, if you want to introduce a payment method other than Credit card payment, you will need to review and introduce a period of time prescribed by payment method.

EC-CUBE Official payment Service Launched

【Background and Summary】

In recent years, due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection, businesses that conduct face-to-face business at physical stores, mainly in the domestic restaurant, retail, and service industries, have been significantly affected economically. As a result, an increasing number of businesses are opening e-commerce sites and selling online as a new sales channel.
Under these circumstances, EC-CUBE, which operates the EC-CUBE open platform, received many requests such as "I want to start small without spending too much initial cost" and "I want to open an EC site immediately."
On the other hand, GMO-EP offers the payment processing services "Epsilon payment Service," which has no initial cost or transaction processing fee (*2), and as of the end of December 2020, it is used by 36,114 e-commerce businesses.
Therefore, ECCUBE and GMO-EP have collaborated to provide "EC-CUBE Payment Light" as a new official payment service of "EC-CUBE".

  • *2 Transaction processing fee is a fee charged for each communication with a credit card company for credit card authorization (acquisition of an authorization number) and billing.

[About "EC-CUBE Payment Light"]

This is the official payment service of the EC open platform "EC-CUBE" operated by EC Cube. For businesses that want to start an e-commerce site quickly and at a low cost, we can provide free initial costs, online applications, and introduction in as little as one business day if Credit card payment.
In addition, as the business grows, you can also take advantage of a wide range of online payment method such as CVS Payment and carrier payment, as well as Optional Services for smooth and secure transactions, such as delivery services.

【About GMO Epsilon, Inc.】

GMO-EP is a payment processing services provider with no upfront costs or transaction processing fees. As of the end of December 2020, it is used by 36,114 e-commerce businesses. Just by contract GMO-EP, you can use various payment method and delivery services such as Credit card payment, CVS Payment, E-wallet, smartphone carrier payment, etc. at once, without the need to build a system for each payment company. Since the product price collected from the buyer and the freight settlement for delivery are also carried out in one go, it is possible to save a lot of time and cost. In addition, in order to support the smooth cash flow of e-commerce businesses, we also provide finance-related services such as the sales-linked business card "Cycle by GMO" and lending and Remittance Service. TSE As a member of the GMO Internet Group, which is a partially listed company, we have been granted the Privacy Mark for the protection of personal information, and our security standards comply with PCI DSS and ISMS, creating an environment where our customers can use it with peace of mind.

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【GMO Epsilon, Inc.】(URL: https://www.epsilon.jp/)

Corporate Name GMO Epsilon, Inc.
Location Tokyo Shibuya-ku Dogenzaka 1-chome 14-6 Humax Shibuya Building
Representative President & Chief Executive Officer Kazunari Taguchi
Business Description ■ Online sales payment processing company, payment collection agency and operations incidental to them
Capital 103,000,000 yen

[GMO Payment Gateway, Inc.] (URL: https://www.gmo-pg.com/)

Corporate Name GMO Payment Gateway, Inc. (TSE First Section Securities Code: 3769)
Location 1-2-3 Dogenzaka, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo Shibuya Fukurasu
Representative President & Chief Executive Officer Issei Ainoura
Business Description ■ Comprehensive payment related services and finance related services
Capital 4,987 million yen

[GMO Internet, Inc.] (URL: https://www.gmo.jp/)

Corporate Name GMO Internet, Inc. (TSE First Section Securities Code: 9449)
Location Cerulean Tower 26-1, Sakuragaoka-cho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Representative President and Group Representative Chairman & Chief Executive Officer Masatoshi Kumagai
Business Description ■ Internet infrastructure business
■ Internet advertising / media business
■ Internet finance business
■ Cryptographic assets business
Capital 5 billion yen