Seven Bank
Seven & I Holdings Co.) | |
| Subsidiaries | Pito AxM Platform, Inc (Philippines), FCTI, Inc. (United States) [2] |
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| Website | https://www.sevenbank.co.jp/english/ (in English) |
Seven Bank, Ltd. (株式会社セブン銀行, Kabushiki-gaisha Sebun Ginkō) is a Japanese
automatic teller machines
in 7-Eleven convenience stores and Ito Yokado general-merchandise stores in Japan, and on April 27, 2005, opened its first branch with live staff. Customers with accounts at certain banks can process transactions at IY terminals at no cost; IY collects a handling fee from customers at other banks.
Seven Bank began accepting foreign-issued ATM and credit cards in June 2007. Cards with
In December 2009, Seven Bank discontinued ATM services for
MasterCard, Maestro and Cirrus cards. Seven Bank said that from their perspective, a revision of the terms and conditions on the part of MasterCard did not "sustain the economic viability of (Mastercard) services".[5] ATM services for MasterCard, Maestro and Cirrus cardholders were restored in August 2010,[6] but were suspended again in April 2013 for similar reasons.[7]
On March 22, 2011, Seven Bank and Western Union started the Seven Bank International Money Transfer Service as part of their mobile and internet banking services.[8] On July 19, 2011, the service was expanded to Seven Bank ATMs, which has about 16,000 locations nationwide with English and Japanese telephone customer support.[9] On November 7, 2011, localized telephone support in Chinese, Spanish, Portuguese and Tagalog was started in order to assist customers using the service.
References
- ^ "Notice Relating to Information on Seven Bank's Financial Results Accompanying Its Listing on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange" (PDF). Seven Bank, Ltd. December 26, 2011. p. 1. Retrieved December 28, 2011.
- ^ "Company Overview". Seven Bank, Ltd. p. 1. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
- ^ "Visit Japan - Essential Info - Money". Retrieved 2009-03-10.
- ^ "Instructions to make a withdrawal at Japanese ATMs". Retrieved 2009-03-10.
- ^ "Seven Bank to Discontinue ATM Services for overseas-issued MasterCard brand cards" (PDF) (Press release). Seven Bank. 2009-12-01. Retrieved 2010-02-26.
- ^ "Seven Bank to Reinstate ATM Services for Overseas-issued MasterCard Brand Cards" (PDF) (Press release). Seven Bank. 2010-08-17. Retrieved 2010-09-09.
- ^ "Seven Bank to Discontinue ATM Services for Overseas-Issued MasterCard Brand Cards" (PDF) (Press release). Seven Bank. 2013-04-17. Retrieved 2013-04-29.
- ^ "Seven Bank to launch International Money Transfer Service on March 22, 2011" (PDF) (Press release). Seven Bank. 2011-03-09.
- ^ "7月19日よりATMでも海外送金可能に (Japanese)" (PDF) (Press release). Seven Bank. 2011-03-09.
External links
- Official website
- Official website (in Japanese)