According to the announcement, "Mizuho Bank" is a demonstration experiment of "QR code settlement" using smartphones in some areas of Fukushima Prefecture together with "Toho Bank" with head office in Fukushima City Start from the moon.

For local residents who have an account of Mizuho Bank or Toho Bank, if you dedicated to downloading and downloading the application in advance, you can simply pay by reading the "QR code" displayed at the store You can pay.

First of all, we start with the restaurant of Tokyo Electric Power Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station and convenience stores, and then we are going to expand the shops that can be used in Hamadori area such as Tomioka Town.

Mr. Yasuhiro Sato, president of Mizuho Financial Group at a press conference held at the Fukushima prefectural government, said, "Japan has a high use rate of cash among advanced countries, but cashless services are especially senior citizens I want to find out how far we are accepted to those of us. "

In addition, President Kiyoshi Kitamura of Toho Bank said, "I think that this service will be useful for those with depressed areas with few ATMs."

"QR code settlement" is explosively popular in China, and IT companies such as Rakuten, LINE and NTT docomo are entering the market ahead of banks, and in the direction of cash-oriented persistent Japan in the future, to what extent It will draw attention whether it will spread.