GMO-PG Offers Services to National Tax AgencyGMO-PG services for National Tax Agency
~ payment processing for national tax credit card payments, and creating and operating payment sites~

GMO Internet Group, which develops comprehensive payment-related services and finance-related services, GMO Payment Gateway, Inc. (TSE partial: Securities Code: 3769, President & Chief Executive Officer: Issei Ainoura hereinafter referred to as "GMO-PG") is pleased to announce that National Tax Agency will launch "Using the Internet" on Wednesday, January 4, 2017. In national tax Credit Card Payment", we will provide payment processing services and produce and operate the "national tax Credit Card Payment Site" (URL: https://kokuzei.noufu.jp/ ) in cooperation with Toyota Finance Co., Ltd., the payment trustee designated by the National Tax Agency Commissioner.

In recent years, the non-Card Present Transactions market has become more accepting credit card payments, 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 to be paid to each municipalities. In addition, the Japan government has set the promotion of cashless payment as one of the growth strategy for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games ^(*1), and since the spread of digitization at the time of public payment is indicated as an indicator, local taxes will be used as an indicator in the future. It is expected that the introduction of credit card payment for various fees will continue to progress.

Against this backdrop, National Tax Agency will also introduce "national tax credit card payment using the Internet" from January 4, 2017 ^(*2)。 In addition, from June 2017, it is planned to be linked with the national tax Electronic Filing and Payment System (e-Tax). As a result, taxpayers will be able to pay at the tax counter, Account transfer, convenience stores, etc., as well as pay by credit card on the Internet, which allows taxpayers to pay taxes anytime and anywhere.

■ Provision of GMO-PG services to National Tax Agency

GMO-PG will partner with Toyota Finance Co., Ltd., the payment trustee designated by the National Tax Agency Commissioner for "national tax credit card payment using the Internet," to create and operate the Credit card payment and "national tax credit card payment site" at the time of payment.
For more than 20 years, GMO-PG has been providing payment services for BtoC EC (consumer e-commerce) and provides payment systems specialized for "utility charge" and "public fund" payment such as taxes and fees to be paid to the country and municipalities.
Against this backdrop, National Tax Agency will also introduce "national tax credit card payment using the Internet" from January 4, 2017 ^(*2)。 In addition, from June 2017, it is planned to be linked with the national tax Electronic Filing and Tax Payment System (e-Tax). As a result, taxpayers will be able to pay at the tax counter, Account transfer, convenience stores, etc., as well as pay by credit card on the Internet, which can be paid at any time and place.
In providing services to National Tax Agency, we will gather the Actual, knowledge, and know-how cultivated through the provision of these payment services to build a new payment system and payment site dedicated to "national tax credit card payment using the Internet."

(*1) On December 26, 2014, the Cabinet Secretariat, the finance Agency, 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."
(*2) From the announcement on April 1, 2016 Ministry of Finance "28 tax reform"

GMO-PG provides credit cards and other payment processing services to 77,256 merchants (as of September 2016, 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 been providing safe and convenient payment services to many municipalities, including Tokyo and Osaka prefectures, to help improve convenience for local residents. In addition, payment of the national pension insurance premiums have been adopted by government offices.

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 comprehensive service from Credit card payment to the creation and operation of payment sites.
GMO-PG will continue to expand its Credit card payment not only to municipalities and public institutions, but also to electricity 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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