Risk of delayed adoption of cashless payments, energy and mobility
First written in FY2019. 1 of 3 entries say "Worsened", first in FY2020. Latest entry: FY2021-Q3.
Biprogy moved to the "Worse" side of this theme in 2020, 6 years before the typical company in this theme (2026).
The whole theme swung hardest in 2026: 4 of 10 companies on the "Worse" side.
0 other companies' latest entry also says "Materialised".
- FY2021-Q3MaterialisedAnnual report
「Fee-based businesses such as car sharing and services for shared offices remain sluggish, but transaction volumes in the Value Card business and digital codes have performed well, supported by demand for staying at home and other factors, while domestic transaction volumes for QR and barcode payments also continue to trend upward.」
The risk of delayed adoption in focus areas has emerged in the form of sluggish car-sharing and shared-office services due to the impact of infectious diseases and other factors. Payment-related business, however, is trending upward. - FY2020WorsenedAnnual report
「Changes in social attitudes resulting from a global infectious disease pandemic and changes in various government policies may prevent focus-area businesses, including the sharing economy in fields such as mobility, from growing sufficiently during the anticipated period, and may also require a review of the strategy.」
The company explicitly identified not only insufficient growth in focus areas such as mobility due to a global infectious disease pandemic, but also the possibility of reviewing its strategy. - FY2019First statedAnnual report
「Depending on progress in various government policies and social trends, if the development of a cashless society and the pace of adoption of the sharing economy in energy-related and mobility fields are significantly slower than the group expects, the businesses in its focus areas may not grow to the scale initially anticipated.」
The company separately identified the risk that adoption of cashless payments, energy and mobility may be slower than expected due to policy progress and social trends, causing the scale of its focus-area businesses to fall short of plan.