Wednesday, March 6, 2024

XSOLLA ADDS ANOTHER PAYMENT OPTION FOR JAPANESE GAMERS




KUALA LUMPUR, March 7 (Bernama) -- Video game commerce company, Xsolla has announced the launch of Pay with PayPay for its global partners and video game players in Japan.

“We are excited to connect PayPay to Xsolla and allow our global partners to reach a new audience and offer another payment option to their players.

“This partnership will give our partners increased coverage for their players in Japan and allow them to tap into the power of innovative payment tech, like QR codes," said its chief executive officer, Chris Hewish in a statement.

By offering this additional payment method at checkout, game developers worldwide can expand their reach into the Japanese market and meet the evolving needs of their players.

This partnership also directly supports Xsolla’s commitment to the region and the new local office expansion in Tokyo, Japan, this past August.

With 58 million users and growing, PayPay is the largest Japanese mobile payment app, accepted both online and at physical retailers across Japan.

Based on a 2022 study by Rakuten Insight, around 55 per cent of shoppers in Japan prefer using PayPay, which holds a 45 per cent market share in the QR code payment sector.

Xsolla Payments simplifies the checkout journey with an intuitive, multi-platform user interface (UI), compatibility with popular mobile wallets, and access to more than 700 payment methods and 130 currencies in over 200 regions.

The company continually seeks to innovate gaming payment solutions to help mobile, personal computer (PC), cloud, and web-based video game developers grow their audience and meet the needs of players globally.

-- BERNAMA

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