12-Jan-18, Nikkei Asian Review
Line, the company behind a messaging application of the same name, is stepping up promotion of its Line Pay mobile platform to vendors across Japan, seeking to make the payment option available at some 1 million locations by around 2020.
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Line Pay can currently be used at about 16,000 vendor sites including convenience stores. Line has set its sights on restaurants, karaoke, vending machines and other businesses.
Users can pay by presenting a bar code or QR code on their smartphone screen to the cashier. The service also lets friends on the chat app send money to each other for free.