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Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Sumitomo Mitsui Card Company, Culture Convenience Club, and CCCMK Holdings have reached an agreement regarding the capital restructuring of CCCMKHD, which operates "V Point." Sumitomo Mitsui Card will acquire additional shares of CCCMKHD, making CCCMKHD a subsidiary of Sumitomo Mitsui Card. Also, through CCCMKHD&
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Uniqlo announced that it would be shutting down "UNIQLO Pay," the QR code payment feature on its official smartphone app, the "UNIQLO app," in January 2026. "With the diversification of payment methods, the use of QR code payments and credit cards has increased. We have
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Digital Garage has acquired additional shares of Pocket Change, making it an equity method affiliate of Digital Garage. At the same time, Digital Garage has concluded a capital and business alliance with JCB, a shareholder of Pocket Change, and the three companies have also signed a capital and business alliance.