RNS Number:2026K
Takefuji Corporation
18 April 2003

April 14, 2003
Takefuji Corporation News Release

For release                                Immediately
Representative                             Akira Kiyokawa, President
Contact                                    Investor Relations
                                           Tel: 81-3-3365-8011
                                           Fax: 81-3-3365-8070
Stock Code No. 8564 TYOSE


Credit Card Settlement by Infrared Communication System on Mobile Phones Started
as of April 14

   Takefuji Corporation announced that credit card settlement by infrared
communication system using designated mobile phones was completely put to
practical use as of April 14, 2003 for the first time in Japan. This new
epoch-making service available for holders of Takefuji's "TAKE BIG SEVEN
MasterCard" will allow them to enjoy shopping without presenting their credit
card, via an infrared communication system between their mobile phones and the
terminals in our member stores. The service will be available in approximately
three-thousand member stores such as laundries, private practice hospitals,
hotels and other types of accommodation.

   In the present Internet and IT (Information Technology) Age, we are making
efforts to expand our customer channels and provide new and attractive services
in order to identify and meet our customers' needs in a timely manner.
Especially, this new service focuses on mobile phones, which has become an
indispensable tool in our daily lives, and proposes a new life-style for the
near future society where people will be able to go shopping without carrying
their credit cards and wallets as long as they bring their mobile phones. We
believe this service, together with our free information service via mobile
phones "takeme.jp"(please refer to our previous news release as of April 1),
which has already started, will greatly contribute to increase in convenience
for our customers.

1.How to make credit card settlement using a mobile phone

a. Access our company website at http://takefuji.jp/, select "Keitai Kureka 
   (means 'mobile credit card'), and make an application to register for the 
   service.

b. Once authorized and judged to be an eligible user for the service by the 
   company, you can download the "Keitai Kureka" application into your mobile 
   phone.

c. Before using this service for the first time, you need to boot the 
   application once to confirm whether the communication with our company's 
   server is in normal status and to set up the application on your mobile 
   phone.

d. While enjoy shopping, you can utilize your mobile phone instead of a credit 
   card via the communication system between your mobile phone and terminals in 
   our member stores.

e. Your purchase will then be successfully transacted in the same way as using 
   your credit card.

2.Starting date of this new service
   As of April 14, 2003 (Monday)

3.Utilizable models
   NTT DoCoMo 504i and other upgraded models made after 504i


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