260 000 Japanese stores start accepting bitcoin

Three months later after the company Recruit Lifestyle has entered into a partnership with a Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck for the introduction of a bitcoin payment service in more than 260,000 stores of the country, the company announced that its application ready to accept bitcoins.
Monday Recruit Lifestyle has announced that from 3 July Air application Regi began processing bitcoin payments. It is noteworthy that the announcement came two days after the entry into force of the law to abolish the 8% consumption tax on bitcoin.
At the moment, the Air application Regi use about 260 000 commercial businesses, pharmacies and retail stores across the country. In April, the exchange Coincheck has stated that this summer, bitcoin will be the means of payment in all stores using the app:
"Customers will be able to pay in bitcoins by scanning bar code displayed on the screen of the application "Mobile payments for Air Regi".
The first wave - 334 optics shop

This Monday a chain of optical stores, consisting of 334 outlets, located in various parts of Japan, announced the beginning of accepting bitcoins since July 10. The network is called Megane Super and uses the Air application Regi.
According to the expectations of such a move will increase its customer base, particularly in Europe and the United States as a new form of payment will bring additional benefits. The possibility of payment in bitcoin should attract tourists in the shops already working with popular services Alipay and LinePay through the Air Regi.
It's more the 260,000 stores

A specialist in international trade exchange Coincheck, Kagayaki Kawabata (Kawabata Kagayaki), confirmed that the optical stores are the first of more than 260,000 stores, which will begin to accept bitcoin with Air Regi. He also added:
"Some other stores are already preparing for the introduction of crypto-currency payments through the Air Regi. In addition, we will work with Recruit Lifestyle to increase the number of stores accepting bitcoin".
In addition to working with Recruit Lifestyle, Coincheck is also working with vendors willing to accept bitcoins directly. Recently, consisting of more than 5,000 companies list partners exchange added several popular hotels, the management company in Tokyo and Kai Corporation, who owns five restaurants.
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