{"id":140307,"date":"2021-04-26T13:36:10","date_gmt":"2021-04-26T04:36:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=140307&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2021-04-26T13:37:39","modified_gmt":"2021-04-26T04:37:39","slug":"local-collaboration-to-launch-smartphone-based-digital-coupon-business","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/local-collaboration-to-launch-smartphone-based-digital-coupon-business\/","title":{"rendered":"Local Collaboration to Launch Smartphone-based Digital Coupon Business"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kyushu Electric Power (Kyuden) Chikuho Bank and SBI Holdings will establish a company to support the digitization of regional premier coupons. The new company, Machinowa, aims to stimulate local economies by providing platforms for smartphone-based digital currencies to nationwide clients. Two offices will open, one in Fukuoka and the other in Tokyo, after the company is established in May<\/span><b>. Source: <\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kyuden.co.jp\/press_h210422-1_smt.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kyuden<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \/ <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nikkei.com\/article\/DGXZQOJC226BJ0S1A420C2000000\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nikkei<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \/\u00a0 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www3.nhk.or.jp\/news\/html\/20210412\/k10012969111000.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NHK<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-119776\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/kyuden-head-office-aug-2018-001.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/kyuden-head-office-aug-2018-001.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/kyuden-head-office-aug-2018-001.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/kyuden-head-office-aug-2018-001.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/kyuden-head-office-aug-2018-001.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Disclaimer<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Fukuoka Now posts summaries of Kyushu area news for those who cannot read Japanese. 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