SUNTORY BEVERAGE SOLUTION Providing Comprehensive payment Services for Vending Machine Cashless App "Jihanpi"

GMO Payment Gateway, Inc. (TSE Prime Market: 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, provides a comprehensive payment service "PG Multi-Payment Service" to the cashless vending machine app "Jihanpi" developed by SUNTORY BEVERAGE SOLUTION LIMITED. (President & Chief Executive Officer: Mori Yuji hereinafter referred to as "SUNTORY BEVERAGE SOLUTION").

【Background and Summary】

In order to contribute to the realization of a sustainable society and the progress and development of society, GMO-PG supports the resolution of issues in various industries by providing services based on payment that support online, cashless, DX, etc. SUNTORY BEVERAGE SOLUTION is pleased to announce that it will provide a comprehensive payment service "PG Multi-Payment Service" to the vending machine cashless app "Jihanpi" that will be gradually rolled out nationwide, and will support the cashless shopping experience at vending machines.
In vending machines that support "Jihanpi", the SUNTORY BEVERAGE SOLUTION has installed a dedicated terminal for "Jihanpi" with an NFC tag attached to the outside of the vending machine, so users can use the smartphone app "Jihanpi" to payment touch. The innovative payment method, which does not rely on the expensive traditional card reader writers, has resulted in a significant increase in the number of deployments.
GMO-PG will continue to contribute to the growth of our customers and the realization of a sustainable society by providing various payment and finance-related solutions and platforms, building infrastructure of payments, etc., as an innovation partner for customers who are solving problems in various industries.

[About "Jihanpi"]

"Jihanpi" provided by SUNTORY BEVERAGE SOLUTION is a vending machine cashless app that allows you to purchase by simply launching the app and touching it. It can be used at vending machines with the "Pi" logo in the upper right corner, and a simple purchasing experience is realized that anyone can easily and immediately purchase. There are 13 types of money available, so you can use payment with the money you always use, and you can use and accumulate 5 types of points. Approximately 150,000 Jihampi-compatible vending machines are scheduled to be deployed by the end of 2025.