March 22, 2007

GMO Payment Gateway to Provide Credit Card Payment Processing to Japan Post
Online Payment Processing for Frame Stamp Service

  • GMO Payment Gateway

Tokyo – March 22, 2007 -- GMO Internet Group remote credit card payment processing company, GMO Payment Gateway (GMO-PG) has been selected to provide credit card payment processing services to Japan Post.

In September last year Japan Post introduced the original postage stamp making service, Frame Stamp. Beginning April 2 at 10 am, in addition to accessing the existing service available at post office counters or by mail order, customers will now be able to design and purchase stamps over the Internet. 
GMO-PG will provide the processing of credit card payments for this service.

Frame Stamp
The Japan Post Frame Stamp service issues a sheet of postage stamps using a photo or picture selected by the customer and placed into a frame. The customer can select a photo taken with a mobile phone or digital camera or an image they have designed themselves to create a stamp commemorating an occasion such as a graduation, wedding or birth. 

How to Apply
Applications can be made at the Japan Post website from April 5.
Payment
Payment can be made by postal transfer or credit card.
No special forms are required when paying by postal transfer. Simply use the regular payment forms available at your post office.
Notes
Applications take approximately 3 weeks to process.
Maximum order: ¥30,000
All GMO-PG offices have received the ISMS Certification Standards Ver. 2.0 certificate of compliance. These are global independent certification standards for information security management. Our customers can rest assured that our operational structure adheres to the fundamental ISMS goals of maintaining and improving the confidentiality, integrity and availability of information assets.
 
GMO Payment Gateway Inc.
GMO-PG provides credit card payment processing services for online sales, payments to the public sector including NHK license fees, light vehicle tax, water rates and other payments including rent, delivery, and driving schools.
We provide services that are safe and convenient to both the consumer and the vendor and we aim to be the credit card processing infrastructure of Japan.
 
Related Links (All links are to Japanese language web sites unless otherwise indicated)
The stamp making service: http://kitte-shop.post.japanpost.jp
Media Inquiries
GMO Payment Gateway Inc. Corporate Planning Office
 
GMO Internet Inc. Group PR Team
  
The GMO Internet Group
The GMO Internet Group is a leading force in the Internet industry offering one of the most comprehensive ranges of Internet services in Japan. We provide web hosting, e-commerce tools, domain registration, Internet advertising, online securities trading and a host of other services to over 22 million individual and 550 000 corporate customers. Striving to redefine the industry and foster a vibrant Internet culture, the GMO Internet Group is continuously working to inspire enthusiasm in our customers and put smiles on their faces.
 
 GMO Payment Gateway Inc.
Company Name
GMO Payment Gateway Inc.
http://www.gmo-pg.com/ (TSE Mothers Market: 3769)
Address
Shibuya Square A, 1-9-5 Dogenzaka, Shibuya ku, Tokyo, JAPAN
CEO
Issei Ainoura
Business Description
■ Credit card payment processing service and related services.
Capital
¥649,490,000
 
GMO Internet Inc.
Company Name
GMO Internet Inc.
http://www.gmo.jp/en  (TSE First Section Code: 9449)
Address
Cerulean Tower, 26-1 Sakuragaokacho, Shibuya ku, Tokyo, JAPAN
CEO
Masatoshi Kumagai
Business Description
■Internet Use Support (Infrastructure)
■Internet Advertising Support (Media)
■Internet Finance
Capital
¥7,148,290,000
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