Continued expansion of the network of new merchants
First written in FY2023. 2 of 7 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2026-H1.
7 other companies' latest entry also says "Restated".
- FY2026-H1RestatedAnnual report
「By capturing the expansion of the market and steadily increasing the number of merchants, among other measures, payment volume for the interim period was ¥1.1289 trillion, up 15.2% year on year, and payment-related revenue continued to grow steadily.」
Steady growth in the number of merchants was cited as a driver of higher payment volume; no new account count was disclosed. - 2026-03-31Cited as achievedManagement planning
「Approximately 700,000 accounts implemented」
Restates the approximately 700,000 implemented merchant accounts as one of the company’s strengths. - FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「As a cashless solution requiring little human or financial burden to install and operate, it has been deployed at approximately 700,000 accounts in Japan, including stores and vending machines, as of the end of December 2025.」
Domestic deployment increased from approximately 500,000 to approximately 700,000 accounts. - 2026-03-05AdvancedGeneral Meetings of Shareholders
「We recognize that, in addition to our own sales activities, efficiently expanding our merchant network through business partners, including OEM partners, is an important challenge. We will further strengthen our relationships with credit card companies and other partners to which we provide StarPay on an OEM basis, and work on new service integrations with these business partners.」
Describes strengthening relationships with OEM partners and developing new service integrations as specific initiatives to expand the merchant network. - FY2025-H1RestatedAnnual report
「By capturing the expansion of the market and acquiring large merchants, among other measures, payment volume for the interim period was ¥980.3 billion, up 33.3% year on year, and payment-related revenue continued to grow steadily.」
Continued merchant-network expansion, including acquisition of large merchants, was cited as a driver of higher payment volume. No new deployment scale or acquisition count was disclosed. - FY2024Scale of deployment disclosedAnnual report
「As a cashless solution requiring little human or financial burden to install and operate, it has been deployed at approximately 500,000 accounts in Japan, including stores and vending machines, as of the end of December 2024.」
First specific disclosure of the merchant-network scale: approximately 500,000 domestic accounts as of the end of December 2024. - FY2023First statedAnnual report
「To expand revenue and improve profitability through higher total payment volume, it is necessary to continue expanding the merchant network. The Group will therefore pursue broad cooperation with existing payment companies, payment-terminal companies and POS vendors to acquire new merchants.」
The policy is to expand the merchant network through direct sales, stronger relationships with OEM and other business partners, new service alliances, hiring and training, and promotional activities.