GMO-PG service for credit card payment of all Tokyo tax items ~ In addition to vehicle taxes, fixed assets tax, real estate acquisition tax, etc. can also be paid by credit card~

GMO Internet Group develops non-face-to-face credit card payment processing business 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 the Credit card payment at the time of payment for the payment of credit cards for all tax categories of all tax categories that the Tokyo Metropolitan Government will start in FY2015. We will start operation of the "Tokyo Metropolitan Tax Credit Card Payment Site" from April 1, 2015 (Wednesday).

In today's non-Card Present Transactions market, against the backdrop of diverse consumer needs for payment methods, credit card payments are being supported not only in the field of product sales, but also in the infrastructure field such as NHK broadcast subscription fees, electricity and gas charges, and taxes and utility charge paid to local municipalities. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has also introduced vehicle taxes credit card payment since fiscal 2011 in order to improve convenience for taxpayers and promote on-time payment by expanding the means and opportunities for tax payment, and the number of users is increasing year by year.

In addition, the Japan government has set the promotion of cashless payment as one of its growth strategy for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games (*), and since the spread of electronic payment of public payments has been indicated as an indicator in the local taxes It is expected that the introduction of credit card payment for various charges will continue to progress.

Against this backdrop, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government has decided to expand the tax categories that can be paid by credit card to all tax categories including fixed assets tax and real estate acquisition tax from fiscal 2015.
GMO-PG has partnered with Toyota Finance Co., Ltd., a designated proxy payer of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, to operate the Credit card payment at the time of payment and the "Tokyo Metropolitan Tax Credit Card Payment Site" for credit card payments in the Tokyo Metropolitan Government.

On December 26, 2014, the Cabinet Secretariat, the finance Agency, the Consumer Affairs Agency, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, and the Japan Tourism Agency jointly announced "Measures for Cashless Payments."

The "Tax Credit card payment and operation of payment website Service" provided by GMO-PG is a service that provides the production and operation of payment sites in combination with the "municipalities and Credit card payment Service for Public Institutions" provided by GMO-PG for municipalities, and has been adopted by Osaka Prefecture as well as the Tokyo Metropolitan Government.
In order for municipalities to realize credit card payment of tax, it is necessary to carry out the Credit card payment installation procedure and the creation and operation of the site at the time of tax payment separately, but by using this service, the introduction of Credit card payment at the time of tax payment and the construction and operation of the payment site can be done together.

■ municipalities ・ Credit card payment services for public institutions

"municipalities ・ Credit card payment Service for Public Institutions" is a payment service specializing in the payment of "public fund" such as taxes and fees paid to "utility charge" and national and local municipalities, and has been adopted by many local municipalities, including the Japan Pension Service and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government.
In addition to the ASP service that can be introduced in a short period of time by centralizing the account update service that confirms the validity of credit cards, bills sales, and updates card information, this service has a variety of functions, such as an online application function that supports the personal authentication service "3-D Secure Authentication" and a function that completes payment processing by e-mail municipalities. It is provided according to the request. In addition, GMO-PG is actively working on security measures so that all customers, including local municipalities, can use its services with peace of mind. In addition to obtaining conformity certification to ISO/IEC 27001:2013 (domestic standard JIS Q27001:2014), which is a global standard for information security management, all business sites have been covered, and five international credit card brands, JCB, American Express, Discover, MasterCard, and VISA, have jointly formulated the certification. It is fully compliant with PCI DSS Ver3.0, the global security standard for the credit card industry. In addition, regarding the handling of personal information, we have established a thorough system such as acquiring the Privacy Mark.

GMO Payment Gateway is available to more than 54,000 merchants (as of December 2014 of the GMO Payment Gateway Group), including non-face-to-face sales businesses such as online shops, SNS, and smartphones, businesses that charge monthly fees such as NHK and subscription, and public entity such as the Japan Pension Service and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government. We accept payment processing services including credit cards. We aim to provide a safe and convenient payment for consumers and businesses, and to be the infrastructure for Japan payment processes. As a leading company in the payment industry, we will drive innovation and contribute to improving the EC ratio of Japan.

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