JCB to debut 1st mobile payment app among big Japanese credit cards

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JCB, one of the oldest credit card brands in Japan, seeks to diversify its revenue sources.

NATSUMI IWATA, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- JCB is poised to become the first major Japanese credit card company to offer mobile payments and remittances, entering the field as soon as 2023 in a bid to capture younger users, Nikkei has learned.

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