BitCash Inc

BitCash Inc. (ビットキャッシュ株式会社) is a Japanese company whose main business is the issuance of the electronic money "BitCash" and the provision of electronic payment services using it. Its business began on March 27, 1997, and its head office is located in Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo. The company is registered as a third-party type prepaid payment instrument issuer (Kanto Finance Bureau Director No. 00746).

BitCash Inc. was established in March 1997 as BitCash Co., Ltd. (ビットキャッシュ株式会社). In June 1997 it began selling BitCash cards at about 100 bookstores nationwide. In 1998 it introduced a "segment system" and began selling BitCash via multimedia terminals installed at Sunkus (now Circle K Sunkus) and Ministop, and also began selling original promotional-use BitCash cards (free type). In 2000 it began selling BitCash at about 45 TSUTAYA stores nationwide (sales at TSUTAYA stores have since been discontinued) and began online purchase of BitCash via the internet. In 2001 it began online purchase of BitCash via mobile phones. In 2002 it began selling BitCash at Three-F and at FamilyMart. In 2003 it began selling BitCash at Seven-Eleven using a payment collection service, and at Lawson, Ministop, Daily Yamazaki and Seicomart. In 2004 it moved to Roppongi Hills, 6-chome Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, due to business expansion, and monthly BitCash settlement value exceeded 1 billion yen. In 2005 monthly settlement value exceeded 2 billion yen; in 2006 it exceeded 3 billion yen and sales of BitCash Kids were discontinued. In 2007 it enabled a service to merge BitCash balances across different segments. In 2008 it began the membership service My BitCash, began online purchase of BitCash at Japan Net Bank and at Seven-Eleven, enabled purchase of BitCash in arbitrary amounts in 1-yen units at FamilyMart's FamiPort, and began the service Konbini Darepo (now Konbini CAP); in November it moved to Shibuya 3-chome, Shibuya-ku due to business expansion. In 2010 it registered as a third-party type prepaid payment instrument issuer, and monthly settlement value exceeded 4 billion yen. In 2011 BitCash payment became possible on DeNA's Yahoo! Mobage and Mobage; the digital TV network service "AcTVila" adopted the electronic money "BitCash" as a payment method; it acquired the Privacy Mark; BitCash payment became possible in GREE's social games; BitCash purchase became possible at 1,500 internet cafes nationwide; and monthly settlement value exceeded 5 billion yen. In 2012 BitCash payment became possible in mixi's social games, the homepage and BitCash Members were renewed, sales of BitCash cards began, and sales of BitCash cards began at Lawson. In 2013 it acquired ISMS and cumulative affiliated stores exceeded 8,000. In 2014 sales of BitCash cards began at Seven-Eleven. In 2015 sales of BitCash cards began at FamilyMart, cumulative affiliated stores exceeded 9,000, the "segment system" (BitCash ST card and BitCash EX card) was abolished and integrated into BitCash, and BitCash payment became possible on NTT Docomo's d Game. In 2016 purchase of BitCash in arbitrary amounts in 1-yen units became possible at Lawson and Circle K Sunkus, and BitCash payment became possible on Square Enix's Crysta. In 2017 it made JCG Co., Ltd. a wholly owned subsidiary and cumulative affiliated stores exceeded 10,000.

• BitCash electronic money

• BitCash Card

• BitCash App

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