In the past, the virtual currency "Bitcoin" on the Internet made various people worldly. There was an image of a payment method used in a distant foreign country due to a distant foreign affair, but the distribution volume is steadily increasing as seen on a global scale. And finally "BIC camera " which is a domestic major electronics mass merchandiser seems to correspond to bitcoin.
The BIC coin settlement service in the BIC camera starts from April 7 in Japan. Points will be added at the same rate as cash.
According to the Nihon Keizai Shimbun, there seems to be a plan not only for BIC camera but also for "recruitment system to be available at 260,000 shops in this summer".
As background, from April 2017 the revised fund settlement law concerning virtual currency was enforced domestically. In relation to the use of the virtual currency expanding globally in the country, the legal system is progressing for safe transactions, is not it?
At present, electronic money forces such as Suica, iD, and QUICPay are strong in Japan, but if these virtual currency settlements are possible, it will be a strong appealing point for foreigners visiting Japan. Even without cashing it is convenient to use OK.
People will be pushing How much stores will the store correspond by 2020 Tokyo Olympics? And does the settlement really become familiar to Japan? I am looking forward to that future for a moment. Because, perhaps, key... it seems that you do not have to carry around an object called a wallet.
