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B4A Technologies Inc. (Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, CEO Shotaro Uematsu, hereinafter “B4AT”) and SB Payment Service Corp. a subsidiary of SoftBank Corp. (Minato-ku, Tokyo, President and CEO Jun Shimba, hereinafter “B4AT”) From April 17, 2023, SBPS") will link SBPS's Online Payment Service with "B4A", a DX tool specialized for free medical care clinics provided by B4AT, and will be the first SaaS for free medical care. We are pleased to inform you that we have made advance payment for ^*1.
As a result, customers of clinics that use SBPS's Online Payment Service on "B4A" can now make advance payments online by credit card when making a reservation for a hospital visit on "B4A" ^*2.

"B4A" is a cloud tool that realizes DX for private practice clinics, equipped with real-time reservation and electronic medical record functions. We will increase sales by attracting new customers, improving the repeat rate, and improving operational efficiency. With the recent availability of pre-payment on the web with "B4A", cashless pre-payment, which has become even more popular due to the corona crisis, has become possible, improving customer convenience. In addition, since it is possible to collect a cancellation fee according to the cancellation policy set by the clinic, we can expect a reduction in the rate of cancellations at the last minute or without notice.

B4A and SBPS will continue to provide highly convenient services that meet the needs of clinics.

Overview of Web Prepayment Service

Customers can select pre-payment by credit card from the menu of "B4A" pre-payment when making a reservation for a visit from the clinic's website. In addition, clinics can check the completion of reservations and advance payments in real time on the management screen of "B4A".

Available payment methods

About “B4A”

"B4A" is a cloud tool that realizes centralized management of DX and all operations of free medical clinics. It is comprehensively equipped with the functions necessary for clinic management, from reservations to payments, and is useful for attracting new customers, improving the repeat rate, improving operational efficiency, and increasing sales. Many clinics, from major companies to private clinics, have introduced it, such as cosmetic surgery, cosmetic dermatology, permanent makeup, slimming, regenerative medicine, AGA, aesthetic dentistry, and online medical treatment. In addition, since "B4A" is a cloud-based tool, its functions are updated daily according to the requests of the clinics where it is installed. B4AT has one of the largest development organizations in the industry, and has realized the construction of a robust system that is less prone to errors as well as the speed of feature release. In the future, we plan to promote not only our own function development but also cooperation with external services, so we are waiting for inquiries from those who wish or are considering service cooperation.

For more information, please check here.
https://service.b4a.co.jp/

About SBPS's Online Payment Service

As a PSP agency, SBPS provides business operators with more than 40 brands of payment methods that can be used in online shops. We have licenses for international credit card brands such as Visa, Mastercard, and UnionPay, and we not only act as vetting and management operations, settlement services, and fraud detection services as PSP We are a one-stop shop. “AI fraud detection ^*3”, which was originally developed by utilizing SBPS's payment data and knowledge of payments, can be used easily from 0 yen and contributes to the early detection of fraudulent transactions.

• 1 Research conducted by B4A Technologies Co., Ltd. (May 2023 / SaaS for private medical clinics in Japan)
• 2 To use this service, you will need to apply for "B4A" and SBPS separately, and then be reviewed by SBPS.
• 3 For more information on "AI fraud detection," please click here.
  https://www.sbpayment.jp/solution/security/ai_fraud_detection/

• Company names and product / service names mentioned in this press release are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective companies.

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