Announced details
Sales of supplies to childcare and educational facilities, the childcare and education sector, and the B2B sector
DGFT provides payment solutions to more than 1.1 million in-person and remote sites in Japan. The number of implementations at Gakken SEED is Not disclosed
DGFT and Gakken SEED are collaborating. DGFT's payment service has been introduced into Gakken SEED's supplies sales service. The two companies belong to the Digital Garage Group and Gakken Group, respectively.
A Gakken Group company headquartered in Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo. President and COO: Kobayashi Shinichi (小林伸一). The company provides childcare and educational facilities with planning, development and sales of teaching materials, educational equipment, playground equipment and supplies, as well as facility design, environmental development consulting, ICT and training services.
Patent No. 7641080
Gakken SEED sites serving childcare and educational facilities nationwide; initially launched at selected sites
In this announcement the company addresses none of Contract Value / Offering price / Impact on Business Performance.
Yano Research Institute Ltd., “Survey on the Children-Related Business Market (2025)”
Codmon, Inc., “Survey on Billing and Collection Practices at Childcare Centers”
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Names of Products / Services Covered | Cloud Pay, Cloud Pay Neo |
| Counterparty | Gakken SEED Co., Ltd. |
| Counterparty overview | A Gakken Group company headquartered in Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo. President and COO: Kobayashi Shinichi (小林伸一). The company provides childcare and educational facilities with planning, development and sales of teaching materials, educational equipment, playground equipment and supplies, as well as facility design, environmental development consulting, ICT and training services. |
| Relationship with the Company | DGFT and Gakken SEED are collaborating. DGFT's payment service has been introduced into Gakken SEED's supplies sales service. The two companies belong to the Digital Garage Group and Gakken Group, respectively. |
| Launch date | Already implemented as of the announcement on 20 April 2026. Operations initially began at selected sites, with expansion to sites nationwide planned for the future. |
| Applicable area | Sales of supplies to childcare and educational facilities, the childcare and education sector, and the B2B sector |
| Registration number and expiry date | Patent No. 7641080 |
| Location | Gakken SEED sites serving childcare and educational facilities nationwide; initially launched at selected sites |
| Location scale | Sites nationwide. The specific number of sites is Not disclosed |
| Usage history | DGFT provides payment solutions to more than 1.1 million in-person and remote sites in Japan. The number of implementations at Gakken SEED is Not disclosed |
| Source | Yano Research Institute Ltd., “Survey on the Children-Related Business Market (2025)”, Codmon, Inc., “Survey on Billing and Collection Practices at Childcare Centers” |
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The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.To reduce the time required for visits to collect cash, the risks of carrying and losing cash and calculation errors, and the administrative burden of reconciliation and handling change, while improving payment convenience.