Major Restaurant Chain Royal Group Accepts JCB QUICPay Contactless Payment.Tokyo, Japan, Aug 19, 2005 - (JCN JCN Japan Corporate News JCN Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience JCN Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing JCN Journal of Christian Nursing JCN Job Control Number JCN Journal of Child Neurology JCN joint communications network (US DoD) Newswire) - JCB JCB Noun trademark, Brit a large machine used in building, that has a shovel on the front and a digger arm on the back [initials of Joseph Cyril Bamford, its manufacturer] JCB® n abbr , a leading international payment brand, is pleased to announce that Royal Group, a major restaurant chain in Japan, will be phasing in QUICPay acceptance from October this year. With all Royal Host and Sizzler siz·zler n. 1. One that sizzles. 2. Informal A very hot day. restaurants nationwide included, 300 locations will be offering JCB's contactless payment Contactless payment systems are credit cards, key fobs, or other devices which use RFID for making secure payments. The built in chip and antenna enable consumers to wave their card or fob over a reader at the point of sale. solution. QUICPay is a contactless payment solution designed for locations where speed and convenience are important. Launched by JCB in 2003, it leverages the advantage of fast offline processing so that a purchase can be made in less than one second, much quicker than payment by cash. A part of the customer's existing credit limit is assigned to a contactless IC chip, which may be embedded Inserted into. See embedded system. in a plastic card or in a mobile phone handset. QUICPay purchases are linked to the cardholder's existing JCB credit card account so that users can also enjoy earning loyalty points on all their daily purchases. "QUICPay is yet another way we help our cardmembers benefit from quick and easy payment, as well as providing our merchant partners like family restaurants, supermarkets, convenience stores The following is a list of convenience stores organized by geographical location. Stores are grouped by the lowest heading that contains all locales in which the brands have significant presence. and other high volume businesses the advantages of improved customer throughput at the register", said Mr. Manabu Kanou, Assistant Vice President at Strategic Market Development Department of JCB. JCB will also begin providing QUICPay for au KDDI and Vodafone mobile phones equipped with Sony's FeliCa smart card technology starting this autumn, as part of an aggressive strategy to develop the contactless payment market in Japan. JCB aims to increase the number of QUICPay merchants to more than 100,000 merchants within 3 years, and to provide real value for merchants and consumers alike. Copyright [c] 2005 JCN Newswire. All rights reserved. A division of Japan Corporate News Network K.K. |
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