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20 Dec 2019
GMO Financial Gate, Inc.
GMO Financial Gate, Inc. (President & Chief Executive Officer: Kentaro Sugiyama, hereinafter referred to as "GMO-FG"), a consolidated company of GMO Payment Gateway, Inc. of the GMO Internet Group that develops payment processing business such as face-to-face credit cards, has launched a new service "OfficePay® byGMO (hereinafter referred to as "GMO-FG"), a new service that enables payment of vending machines and coffee machines in the company with a single employee ID card. (hereinafter referred to as " Office Pay URL: https://officepay.jp/)" will be available from today, Friday, December 20, 2019.
By introducing "Office Pay", companies will be able to deduct salary deductions for purchases of in-house vending machines and coffee machines. As a result, it is possible to take measures that lead to improved employee satisfaction, such as the company bearing the purchase cost as a welfare program and reflecting the purchase data of employees in the product lineup that sells well. Employees will be able to touch payment with only their employee ID card, eliminating the need to carry a wallet or smartphone and realizing cashless offices.
[Background to the launch of "Office Pay ®"]
In recent years, against the backdrop of the expansion of convenience stores, the number of vending machines has been decreasing year by year (*1), while vending machines in offices, factories, and other facilities are expected to be used by a fixed number of customers, and there is a tendency to find trade areas in limited locations where only certain people can enter.
In addition, in response to the growing problem of worker shortages in recent years, companies are expanding their employee welfare programs as part of their human resources strategies aimed at securing human resources and improving retention rates. Under these circumstances, vending machines are attracting attention as one of the "meal subsidy" measures, which is in high demand among welfare programs, because they are space-saving, have low barriers to introduction within the company, and are highly convenient for users.
On the other hand, GMO-FG is an embedded payment service that enables payment with IC cards, which was launched in December 2017, and is called an "unattended market" payment such as automatic service machines such as ticket vending machines and coffee machines, as well as vending machines. We support cashless support for businesses in
GMO-FG has developed "Office Pay" that allows employees to touch payment with their employee ID cards in order to support companies' efforts to address the issue of "welfare" from a payment perspective by utilizing the technology and know-how of embedded payment services, and to provide even greater convenience.
[Welfare support through "Office Pay ®"]
"Office Pay" is an embedded payment service that enables touch payment with an employee ID card by attaching a dedicated embedded payment terminal to vending machines and coffee machines for beverages and foods, as well as unmanned cash registers at in-house convenience stores.
<Benefits for employees>
You don't need to take your wallet or smartphone out of the locker in the office or carry it with you, and you can purchase drinks and meal tickets with your employee ID card that you always carry with you. In addition, the purchase price will be deducted from your salary, so you don't have to go through the trouble of settlement.
<Benefits for companies>
1) Use as a welfare program: Companies can set the maximum number of times and the amount of use for each employee, so it can be used in a variety of ways depending on the setting, such as a subsidy system such as "free up to 1 time per month / free up to 1 yen per month" or as an in-house reward such as "free 1 time per day this month", so it can be used according to the design of each company's welfare program. In addition, the management and operation of these settings is easy and hassle-free.
2) Improvement of employee satisfaction: Since it is possible to grasp the purchase data of employees, it can be reflected in the product lineup with higher needs, which leads to improved employee satisfaction.
[Overview of the "Office Pay ®" service]
"Office Pay" is a built-in payment service that enables touch payment with an employee ID card. Add payment functionality to employee IDs that have already been issued, and manage purchased products and transaction data on the cloud.
| Feature 1: | payment function can be added to an employee ID card that has already been issued |
| Feature 2: | It can also be incorporated into equipment that has already been installed in the office (*2) |
| Feature 3: | Data can be used to see what employees are shopping |
| Feature 4: | You can choose from two patterns: the buy now pay later method (a method of deducting salary and individual settlement after the employee uses the service) and the number of times limit method (setting an upper limit on the number of times one employee can use the service, and no cost is incurred for the employee). |
【GMO Financial Gate】
GMO-FG is a payment service provider primarily for credit and debit card payment in the offline market, with a 20-year track record of building trust in this market since its establishment in July 1999. As a joint hub that handles IC cards, GMO-FG is leading the industry’s innovation through cutting edge technology and economic viability, centered on forging alliances with overseas terminal manufacturers. GMO-FG endeavors to contribute to society as a frontrunner of change in cashless payments, through our stationary/mobile CCT terminals (multi-payment terminals) as well as embedded-type payment services built into payment machines in hospitals and golf courses.
[Related and Reference URL]
- GMO-FG Corporate Site
- URL : https://gmo-fg.com/
- GMO-FG Launches Embedded payment Terminals for Vending Machines (December 21, 2017)
- URL : https://corp.gmo-pg.com/news/pdf/171221_gmo_pg_press.pdf
[Press Inquiries]
GMO Financial Gate, Inc. Corporate Planning Office Koizumi
- TEL
- 03-6416-3881
- FAX
- 03-6416-3880
- sales_staff@mail.gmo-fg.com
GMO Internet, Inc.
Group Communication Department, Public Relations Officer Ishii
- TEL
- +81-3-5456-2695
- pr@gmo.jp
[GMO Financial Gate, Inc.] (URL: https://gmo-fg.com/)
| Corporate Name | GMO Financial Gate, Inc. |
|---|---|
| Location | 2-12-19 Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo Token International Building Main Building 7F |
| Representative | President & Chief Executive Officer Kentaro Sugiyama |
| Business Description | payment processing services business for credit, debit, China UnionPay cards, etc. |
| Capital | 1,173 million yen |
[GMO Payment Gateway, Inc.] (URL: https://corp.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 | 4,712 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 ■ Cryptocurrency business |
| Capital | 5 billion yen |