GMO Payment Gateway, Inc. Systems Division Related Business Services Management Department buy now pay later Members of the Service Department will hold a "GMO Developers Night #40" to be held on Wednesday, April 24, 2024 titled "Behind the Scenes of the Development of the New BNPL Service "atokara" ~The "atokara" Team with Members Less than 5 Years Old~" We will hold a talk session entitled

GMO Payment Gateway provides services based on payment that support online, cashless, DX, etc., and Online Payment Service has been introduced to merchants in a wide variety of industries and industries.
GMO Payment Service, a consolidated company, has started offering BNPL ^{service (*} "atokara" with Sumitomo Mitsui Card and GMO Payment Gateway from February 7, 2024.
The buy now pay later Service Department is responsible for the development and operation of the "atokara" service, and has many engineers with knowledge of the existing service "GMO Payment After Delivery".
In this talk session, we will introduce the background of the birth of the "atokara" service and the behind-the-scenes development of the "atokara" product specifications that are not found in other BNPL services.
（※） BNPL stands for "buy now, pay later" and is a payment method that is gaining traction as a payment way to complement credit card functionality as its use in overseas markets grows.

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