After Famima Reduction System Cashless settlement ratio increased by 5 points Oct. 9 18:31
Takashi Sawada, president of a convenience store major family mart, told the press conference on the 9th that the average percentage of customers who made cashless payments per day during the six days from the first day of this month when the point-reduction system started in line with the increase in the consumption tax rate. And 25%, it was revealed that it has increased by 5 points more than before the system started.
Among them, President Sawada said that the average percentage of customers who made cashless payments from 1st to 6th of this month was 25% on average per day, an increase of more than 5 points from the start of the system. It was revealed that it increased by about 60%.
In addition, President Sawada explained that the number of downloads of the original smartphone payment service “FamiPay” that started in July has reached 3.7 million.
President Sawada said, “Cashless payments are clearly increasing. We would like to strengthen functions such as developing financial services with smartphone payment services to improve convenience for shoppers and reduce the burden on shop staff.” He stated his intention to further promote the spread of cashless payments.