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SB Payment Service Corp. (Minato-ku, Tokyo, President and CEO Jun Shinba, hereafter referred to as "SBPS"), a subsidiary of SoftBank Corp., has partnered with Shopify Japan Inc. (Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Country Manager Makoto Taihara). We are providing payment methods by linking the commerce platform "Shopify", which is deployed in 175 countries around the world, and SBPS's Online Payment Service March 19, 2024, "Shopify" will provide a new overseas payment service. We would like to inform you that we now support China UnionPay and WeChat Pay as payment methods. SBPS will continue to expand payment methods available to Japanese businesses using Shopify.

About campaign implementation

To commemorate the addition of this payment methods, we will be running a campaign. Businesses that inquire using the dedicated form by May 31, 2024 and have introduced SBPS's Online Payment Service China UnionPay or WeChat Pay will have the initial and monthly fees for China UnionPay or WeChat Pay free forever. We will provide special benefits ^*1.

payment methods available via SBPS online payment on "Shopify"

About "China UnionPay"

UnionPay is the most popular payment brand in China, and as of March 2021, UnionPay cards can be used in 180 countries and regions, with a total number of issued cards exceeding 9 billion. "China UnionPay" is payment methods recommended for cross-border e-commerce for China, as it allows you to shop online using your UnionPay card.

Click here for more information. https://www.sbpayment.jp/en/service/asp/unionpay/

About "WeChat Pay"

"WeChat Pay" is payment methods provided by the messenger app "WeChat", which has over 1.336 billion monthly active users. "WeChat Pay" can not only solve cross-border issues for e-commerce businesses, but also be used by foreign users living in Japan, making it possible to develop business with both inbound customers and foreign customers living in Japan.

Click here for more information. https://www.sbpayment.jp/en/service/asp/wechatpay/

About SBPS's Online Payment Service

As a payment processing company, SBPS provides over 40 brands of payment methods for businesses to use in their online shops. We hold licenses for international credit card brands such as Visa, Mastercard, and UnionPay, and do not only provide payment processing services, but also provide merchant screening and management services as an acquirer, as well as payment services and fraud detection services. We do it as a one-stop shop. "AI Fraud Detection ^*2", which was independently developed by SBPS by utilizing its payment data and payment knowledge, can be used easily and at low cost starting from 0 yen, contributing to the early detection of fraudulent transactions.

SBPS will continue to provide highly convenient services that meet the needs of business operators.

• 1 Separate payment fees and transaction costs will be charged. If you introduce payment methods other than China UnionPay or WeChat Pay, initial and monthly fees will be charged for each payment methods. Please contact us for details.
• 2For 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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