About half of around 100 regional banks in Japan will introduce a new cashless payment system developed by Mizuho Financial Group Inc. starting in late March, sources close to the matter said Saturday.
Mizuho Bank will launch the J-Coin service on March 1, with the regional banks following suit from March 25, they said.
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