Private consumption is 56 percent of Japan’s GDP, so understanding where people are spending and what they’re buying is essential to have a clear picture of what’s going on in the world’s third-biggest economy. That’s true not just for the government, but also for ...
A majority of Japanese people are cautious about using credit cards, according to the results of the Cabinet Office’s first public opinion survey on the payment method released Thursday.In the survey, 57.9 percent of respondents were negative about actively using credit cards, while 39.8 ...
A private bank in Myanmar on Tuesday began issuing JCB credit and debit cards, becoming the first in the country to do so.Ayeyarwady Bank, also known as AYA Bank, is offering the AYA Universal MPU-JCB Co-Brand Card in an arrangement with Myanmar Payment Union ...
The Metropolitan Police Department has arrested a former convenience store employee on suspicion of computer fraud involving the alleged use of customer credit card information.Daijiro Kamino, 29, of Taito Ward, Tokyo, stole information printed on the credit cards during his part-time job at a ...
Cyberthieves are increasingly targeting credit card information from point-of-sale systems, Tokyo-based information security company Trend Micro Inc. has warned.It’s a problem shared by countries worldwide, and Japan is no exception, the company said. POS attacks involve the use of computer viruses to intercept and ...
A survey of tourists’ views on credit card services in Japan has found that 72 percent are satisfied, an industry survey says.However, one in three respondents found that not all stores accepted credit cards, and half of those said they did not buy the ...
Mizuho Financial Group will begin accepting foreign credit cards in its automated teller machines, loosening a significant irritation for overseas visitors.
The Japanese unit of American Express Co. wants to double its profit and market share by attracting owners of small companies as customers and increasing partnerships with other card issuers, its president said Wednesday.“We don’t have a time frame, but we want to double ...
The new Apple payment system has extraordinary promise. With Apple Pay, you might not need a wallet, and you can leave your credit and debit cards at home. In terms of ease and convenience, payment cards represented a big leap from the era of ...
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JCB Co. plans to boost annual billings, including for shopping and loans, to some ¥22 trillion by the end of the 2016 business year, Ichiro Hamakawa, president of the major credit card company, said in a recent interview.JCB had ¥18.93 trillion in billings in ...
Children are increasingly paying to play smartphone-based games by secretly using their parents’ credit cards, the National Consumer Affairs Center of Japan warned Friday.There were 490 cases of children under 10 brought to consumer centers nationwide in fiscal 2013, a roughly threefold rise from ...
