GMO Payment Gateway
Decided to be adopted for Credit card payment water and sewerage charges in Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

public fund Credit card service adopted as a payment service for water and sewage charges in Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

April 30, 2010
GMO Payment Gateway, Inc.

GMO Internet Group develops payment processing business such as non-face-to-face credit cards GMO Payment Gateway, Inc. (TSE Partial: Securities Code: 3769 Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, President & Chief Executive Officer: Issei Ainoura (hereinafter referred to as GMO-PG) is a water and sewage fee that will be introduced by Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture from June 2010 billing Credit card payment We will be entrusted with the storage agency processing work.

Background and Overview

Today's non-face-to-face Credit card payment market is expanding not only in the field of product sales but also in the fields of electricity, gas, and NHK broadcasting subscription fees, against the backdrop of consumers' need for payment methods and the government's new IT reform strategy. Since the 164th ordinary session of the Diet held in 2006 amended the Local Autonomy Act to allow the collection of public fund credit cards, various local municipalities have been supporting utility charge credit card payments. Under these circumstances, Nagasaki City is also planning to introduce Credit card payment for water and sewage charges from June 2010 for the purpose of improving citizen services. From May 1st, we will start accepting applications for Nagasaki citizens. With the introduction of Credit card payment, Nagasaki citizens will be able to enjoy benefits such as "improved convenience through diversification of payment methods", "accumulation of card points", "payment no forgetfulness", and "convenient household budget management with card statements".

This time, it has been decided to adopt GMO-PG's "public fund Credit card payment Service" for municipalities for the collection agency processing of Credit card payment such as water and sewage charges in Nagasaki City.

About GMO-PG's "public fund Credit card payment Service"

The "public fund Credit card payment Service" provided by GMO-PG has been adopted by the Japan Pension Service (formerly the Social Insurance Agency) and local municipalities such as Tokyo and Osaka Prefecture, and credit card payment services have been started or are scheduled to be launched at each municipalities. We already have Actual to provide Credit card payment for water bills and other services to Tokyo and Fukuoka City.

The "public fund Credit card payment Service" is an ASP service that centralizes the account update service, which performs credit card validity checking, sales billing, and card information update, and provides it as an ASP service, so it can be introduced in a short period of time. We also provide an online application function that supports 3-D Secure Authentication, which is a personal authentication service.

In addition, GMO-PG is actively working on security measures so that customers can use its services with peace of mind, and has acquired ISO/IEC27001:2005 certification (JIS Q27001:2006), an international standard for information security management systems, covering all of its business sites, as well as JCB and American It is also fully compliant with PCI DSS, a global security standard in the credit industry jointly formulated by five international credit card brands, Express, Discover, MasterCard, and VISA.

Regarding the handling of personal information, we have established a thorough system such as acquiring the Privacy Mark.

public fund Future outlook for the market

Currently, Japan's private final consumption expenditure is about 291 trillion yen (*1), of which only about 42 trillion yen (*2) is handled in Credit card payment. The public fund market, which is a field where credit cards have not yet been introduced, is said to be 20 trillion yen ~ 50 trillion yen, and it is expected that the application of this market to credit card payments will lead to further expansion of the credit card market in the future, as well as improvements in the convenience of people's lives and the improvement of the operational efficiency of the public sector. GMO-PG will continue to promote the introduction of Credit card payment services not only in the field of online product sales, but also in the field of monthly payment that are closely related to daily life.

(*1) National accounts for FY20 (*2) "Consumer Credit Statistics of Japan" Heisei 22 edition (Japan Credit Association)

GMO Payment Gateway Co., Ltd. URL: http://www.gmo-pg.com/

GMO-PG provides credit cards and other payment processing services to non-face-to-face sales businesses such as Internet shops, monthly fee-based businesses such as CATV and NHK, and public entity such as the Japan Pension Service (formerly the Social Insurance Agency) and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government. We aim to make payment safe and convenient for consumers and businesses, and to be the infrastructure for Japan payment processes. As a leading company in the payment industry, we will lead innovation and contribute to the improvement of the EC conversion rate.

Inquiries for municipalities

GMO Payment Gateway Co., Ltd. public fund Service Dedicated Dial

TEL: 03-3464-7633

FAX: 03-3464-2477

E-mail: info_go@gmo-pg.com

Media Inquiries

GMO Payment Gateway, Inc. Corporate Planning Office

TEL: +81-3-3464-0182

FAX: 03-3464-2477

E-mail: ir@gmo-pg.com

GMO Internet, Inc. Group Public Relations Department

TEL: +81-3-5456-2695

FAX: 03-3780-2611

E-mail: pr@gmo.jp

GMO Payment Gateway Company Profile

Location	1-14-6 Dogenzaka, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo Shibuya Humax Building
President & Chief Executive Officer	Issei Ainoura
Business Description	payment processing services such as credit cards and related services
Capital	655,810,000 yen
Company Name	GMO Payment Gateway, Inc. (TSE Part Securities Code: 3769)

GMO Internet, Inc.　Company Profile

Location	Cerulean Tower 26-1, Sakuragaoka-cho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Chairman ＆ Chief Executive Officer President	Masatoshi Kumagai
Business Description	WEB Infrastructure & E-Commerce Business Internet Media Business
Capital	1,276,830,000 yen
Corporate Name	GMO Internet, Inc. (TSE Part Code: 9449) http://www.gmo.jp/