GMO-PG Services Chosen by Fukuoka City for Credit Card Payments of City Taxes GMO-PG service adopted for credit card payment of city tax in Fukuoka City
~Following the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, we will provide a single service from payment services to payment site production and operation by paying multiple tax items~

GMO Internet Group develops non-face-to-face credit card payment processing business GMO Payment Gateway, Inc. (TSE partial: securities code 3769, President & Chief Executive Officer: Issei Ainoura hereinafter referred to as "GMO-PG") is an individual inhabitant tax, light vehicle taxes, and fixed assets that Fukuoka City will start from April 1, 2016 (Friday) We will provide payment processing services for credit card payment of taxes and create and operate the "Fukuoka City Tax Credit Card Payment Site".
GMO-PG provides a service that integrates Credit card payment processing at the time of tax payment and the creation and operation of payment websites, and has been adopted by municipalities in Tokyo, Osaka, and other prefectures.
We will continue to develop a convenient and safe payment environment for more municipalities in the future.

In today's non-Card Present Transactions market, credit card payments are being accepted not only for online shopping and services, but also for infrastructure such as NHK broadcasting subscription fees, electricity and gas charges, and taxes and utility charge paid to each municipalities. 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 (*1), and since it shows the spread of digitization at the time of public payment as an indicator, it is expected that the introduction of credit card payments for local taxes and various charges will continue to advance in the future.
Against this backdrop, Fukuoka City will also introduce credit card payment for individual inhabitant tax, light vehicle taxes, and fixed assets tax on April 1, 2016, in order to further improve the convenience of payers and promote on-time payment by expanding the means and opportunities for payment. In addition, the Fukuoka City Tax Credit Card Payment Site, a dedicated credit card payment site, is available in Japanese, English, Chinese, and Korean, and not only Fukuoka residents but also overseas people who own real estate in Fukuoka City can pay at any time and place.
GMO-PG has partnered with Toyota Finance Co., Ltd., a designated proxy payer in Fukuoka City, to create and operate the Credit card payment at the time of payment and the "Fukuoka City Tax Credit Card Payment Site" for the payment of credit cards in Fukuoka City.

(*1) On December 26, 2014, the Cabinet Secretariat, the finance Agency, the Consumer Affairs Agency, 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 "municipalities and Credit card payment Service for Public Institutions" provided by GMO-PG for municipalities, as well as the production and operation of the payment site. In order for municipalities to realize credit card payment of taxes, it is necessary to carry out the Credit card payment installation procedure and the site creation and operation at the time of payment separately, but by using this service, it is possible to do these together. So far, it has been adopted by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Tax and the Osaka Prefectural vehicle taxes.

municipalities ・ Credit card payment services for public sector

It is a payment service specializing in the payment of "utility charge" and "public fund" such as taxes and fees paid to the government and municipalities, and has been adopted by many municipalities, including the Japan Pension Service and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government.
We provide optimal payment services for various tax items and fee items, from irregular payment such as electronic application fees, to payment payment once or several times a year such as vehicle taxes, and regular payment such as water and electricity charges. In addition, GMO-PG has established a thorough system to ensure that all customers, including municipalities and public institutions, can use its services with peace of mind, including acquisition of ISO/IEC 27001:2013 conformity certification (*2), full compliance with PCIDSS Ver3.1 (*3), and acquisition of the Privacy Mark.

(※2) GMO-PG has acquired certification under the international standard ISO/IEC 27001:2013 (domestic standard JIS Q 27001:2014), which is the ISMS (Information Security Management System) certification standard, which is a third-party certification standard that is considered to be the global standard for information security management.
(*3) Our services are fully compliant with PCI DSS Ver. 3.1, a global security standard for the credit card industry, jointly formulated by five international credit card brands, JCB, American Express, Discover, MasterCard, and VISA.

GMO-PG provides credit cards and other payment processing services to 65,652 merchants (as of December 2015, GMO Payment Gateway Group), including online businesses such as online shops and digital content, businesses that charge monthly fees such as NHK and subscription, and public entity stores such as the Japan Pension Service and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government. We provide.
In particular, since the revision of the Local Autonomy Act in 2006, public fund utility charge payment has provided safe and convenient payment services to many municipalities, including Tokyo and Osaka prefectures, and is now adopted by government agencies for national pension insurance premiums.
In recent years, public fund and utility charge, which can be payment with a credit card, have expanded to include taxes such as hometown tax payment and vehicle taxes, as well as fees and taxes paid to prefectures and municipalities, in addition to water bills and facility usage charge. GMO-PG supports the introduction of Credit card payment according to the needs of each municipalities, including providing a service that handles everything from Credit card payment to the creation and operation of payment sites.
GMO-PG will continue to spread Credit card payment not only to municipalities and public institutions, but also to electric and gas utilities, which are expected to become more active due to liberalization, and strive to provide a convenient and safe payment environment.

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