Expansion of the payments business and ownership of an in-house payment system through the acquisition of Royal Gate
First written in FY2022-Q2. 4 of 5 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2022-Q3. Latest entry: 2026-06-12.
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- 2026-06-12AdvancedRevision of earnings forecasts
「② Strengthening the payments and fintech business by building new revenue models, including tax-free refund services and factoring, through the integrated provision of POS and payment services」
The company describes a strategy to strengthen the payments and fintech business centered on the integrated provision of POS and payment services. - FY2023AdvancedAnnual report
「This next-generation payment service can process all types of cashless payments, including credit cards, electronic money and QR-code payments, using a single terminal.」
Following the acquisition and absorption-type merger of Royal Gate, the company has incorporated the payment service Smaregi PAYGATE into its business as a service that processes a range of cashless payments through a single terminal. - FY2023-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「At a meeting of the Board of Directors held on 15 April 2022, the company resolved to absorb Royal Gate, its consolidated subsidiary, in a merger, which was carried out effective 1 July 2022.」
Following the acquisition of Royal Gate as a subsidiary, the company carried out an absorption-type merger effective 1 July 2022 and moved to the stage of operating its in-house payment business as an integrated part of its POS business. - FY2022-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「The company also acquired the shares on 22 December 2021. This enables it to develop services flexibly in response to rapidly changing needs at operating sites, while its in-house specialist payment organisation enables rapid, large-scale sales expansion, with transaction-based revenue expected to grow.」
The company acquired 99.9% of Royal Gate's shares on 22 December 2021 and completed the acquisition of the company as a subsidiary. It has its own payment system and specialist organisation, and is developing plans to roll out PAYGATE for in-store and online payments by linking it with Smaregi and other systems. - FY2022-Q2First statedAnnual report
「At a meeting of the Board of Directors held on 8 December 2021, the company resolved to acquire 99.9% of the shares of Royal Gate and make it a subsidiary, and entered into a share transfer agreement on the same date. The acquisition of the shares was scheduled for 22 December 2021.」
As a subsequent event, the company resolved to acquire 99.9% of Royal Gate's shares and make it a subsidiary, with the acquisition scheduled for 22 December 2021. It also describes plans to develop a new payment service covering both in-store and online payments by linking Royal Gate's multi-payment platform, PAYGATE, with Smaregi and other systems.