Japanese restaurant chain Royal to accept JCP Quicpay contactless payments
JCB, 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.
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With all Royal Host and Sizzler restaurants nationwide included, 300 locations will be offering JCB's QUICPay contactless payment solution.
QUICPay is a payment solution designed for locations where speed and convenience are important. Launched by JCB in 2003, QUICPay leverages the advantages 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 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 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 KDDI au and Vodafone mobile phones equipped with Sony's FeliCa smart card technology from this autumn, as part of an aggressive strategy to develop the contactless payment market in Japan. JCB aims to increase the number of QUICPay accepting merchants to more than 100,000 within 3 years, and to provide real value for merchants and consumers alike.