municipalities Realize the digitization of issued gift certificates
" Mobile Gift Certificate Platform byGMO" will be available from August
~ Supporting economic revitalization by reducing the workload of municipalities and improving convenience for consumers~

GMO DIGITAL Lab K. K. (President & Chief Executive Officer: Yuichi Yamada hereinafter referred to as "GMO DIGITAL Lab"), a consolidated company of GMO GlobalSign Holdings K.K., and GMO Payment Gateway, Inc. (TSE partial: securities code 3769, President & Chief Executive Officer: Issei Ainoura hereinafter referred to as "GMO-PG"), which develops comprehensive payment-related services and finance-related services in the GMO Internet Group, will provide "Mobile Gift Certificate Platform byGMO" to realize the digitization of "gift certificates with premiums" issued by municipalities from the end of August 2021.
" Mobile Gift Certificate Platform byGMO" is a service for municipalities that issues "gift certificates with premiums". It is possible to reduce the burden of handling work.

Launched by the Japanese government as a measure to revitalize consumption in Japan, "gift certificates with premiums" are gift certificates that can be purchased and used in the area where consumers live, and the amount of use was 220 billion yen ^(*1) in 2020It goes on. In recent years, when the movement of people has been restricted to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus infection, the need to revitalize the local economy is becoming increasingly important, and the market for "gift certificates with premiums" is expected to expand in the future as a way to stimulate and support consumption in the region.
However, "gift certificates with premiums" are mainly issued on paper, and municipalities has issues such as the heavy burden of collecting, storing, tabulating, settling, and exchanging used gift certificates for cash, in addition to selling gift certificates mainly face-to-face. In addition, while the demand for digitalization is increasing due to the spread of cashless payment, it is expensive and time-consuming to develop a system on your own.
Therefore, GMO DIGITAL Lab and GMO-PG have decided to provide "Mobile Gift Certificate Platform byGMO" from the end of August 2021, which realizes the digitization of "gift certificates with premium" without the need for system development on the municipalities side.
In the future, GMO DIGITAL Lab and GMO-PG will support the DX of local municipalities to revitalize the local economy by creating a convenient environment for municipalities, stores, and consumers.

• (*1) Cabinet Secretariat, Premium Gift Certificate Policy Promotion Office, Cabinet Office "Report on the Actual of Premium Gift Certificate Business" (December 2020) URL: https://www5.cao.go.jp/keizai1/premium/pdf/houkokusho.pdf

"Mobile Gift Certificate Platform byGMO" is a service that allows you to digitize "gift certificates with premiums" issued by municipalities. By using this service, municipalities can reduce the burden of selling gift certificates and collecting, storing, tabulating, settling, and exchanging used gift certificates, unlike "gift certificates with premiums" issued on paper. It will also be possible to check the usage status of consumers in a timely manner. There is no need for system development when introducing it, and it can be used simply by preparing a printed QR code at the store.
On the other hand, local consumers can register to use the digital version of the "Gift Certificate with Premium" on the dedicated municipalities site, and use a credit card ^{(*2) on} the site. After completing the top-up, scan the QR code at a store that can use "Gift Certificates with Premium" and you will be able to use it as a cashless payment. You can purchase "Premium Gift Certificates" at any time and place 24 hours a day, and you can use them in units of 1 yen, so you can use them with high convenience.
In addition, stores in areas where "premium gift certificates" can be used are expected to promote a wide range of store visits and use, and it is possible to reduce the management and redemption of gift certificates that have occurred with paper "gift certificates with premiums."
In this service, GMO-PG will be responsible for sales to the Gift Certificate Secretariat, which undertakes work such as system development and GMO DIGITAL Lab municipalities and gift certificate issuance.

• *2 Compatible payment method will be added after the launch of the service.