PRESS RELEASE
May 20, 2019

Kansai Airports Group introduces new payment options
at KIX, ITAMI and KOBE
- WeChat Pay becomes available with a special promotion Kansai Airports Group is introducing new payment options in series – WeChat Pay, UnionPay QR, UnionPay
mobile QuickPass, and JCB Contactless – as an effort to promote cashless transactions at its three airports,
Kansai International Airport (KIX), Osaka International Airport (ITAMI) and Kobe Airport (KOBE).
In recent years, KIX has been bustling with passengers from all around the world and there have been
growing needs for a wide range of payment methods. Crowded cash registers have also been a problem atthe three airports that serve, when combined, nearly 50 million passengers a year. To address thesesituations and provide airport guests with a stress-free shopping environment, Kansai Airports Group has
been actively pushing forward cashless payment services.
Kansai Airports Group will introduce more payment services including WeChat Pay to further enhancecustomer convenience, adding up to a total of 20 payment options available at the three airports. Along withthat, it will unify payment terminals across these airports, making payment processes more user-friendly.
This is expected to help simplify shop operations, ease congestion at cash registers and meet diversifying
payment needs. The airports are further planning to implement cashless transaction promotions such as
campaigns jointly organized with payment service brands.
Kansai Airports Group is committed to actively introducing state-of-the-art technology and services to create
a comfortable and convenient airport environment for all airport guests.

•New payment services
Brand
WeChat Pay(微信支付)
UnionPay
QuickPass

UnionPayQRJCBContactless•

Details of services
QR Code payment solution incorporated into
WeChat, China's most used messaging apps.
Users can make quick and safe mobilepayments. A special promotion will be offered at
KIX from May 20 to June 20.
Contactless payment via a mobile payment app
jointly developed by China UnionPay andcommercial banks.
UnionPay's QR Code payment service withexcellent security, which complies with thespecifications of EMVCo, an organization
comprised of six international companies –American Express, Discover, JCB, Mastercard,
UnionPay and Visa.
JCB's contactless payment solution. Users simply
need to tap their JCB card or smartphone on areader.

Timing of introduction- Available at KIX from May 20(Available from summer on thepre-order website of KIX DUTYFREE stores)- Available soon at ITAMI and KOBE
Available from April

Available from around the end ofJune

Available from April

Payment services available at KIX, ITAMI and KOBE from May 20
Brand
Visa, Mastercard, JCB, American Express, Diners, UnionPay, Alipay, transportation IC cards such as ICOCA, iD, Rakuten
Edy, WAON, PiTaPa, QUICPay, VISA contactless, Mastercard Contactless, American Express Contactless, WeChat Pay(only available at KIX), UnionPay mobile QuickPass, UnionPay QR, JCB Contactless

New payment methods will be rolled out in phases from May 20, 2019.

Contact Information
Corporate Communications
Planning & Administration
TEL: +81-72-455-2201

Kansai Airports was established by a consortium made up of VINCI Airports and ORIX Corporation as its core
members. Kansai Airports took over the operations of Kansai International Airport (“KIX”) and Osaka International
Airport (“ITAMI”) from New Kansai International Airport Company (“NKIAC”) and has been operating the two airports
since April 1, 2016.
Kansai Airports Kobe, Kansai Airports’ wholly-owned subsidiary, took over the operations of Kobe Airport (“KOBE”)
from Kobe City and started its business as an operating company on April 1, 2018.
Under the concept of “One Kansai Airports Group”, Kansai Airports group strives to continuously improve its services
for all airport guests through appropriate investments and efficient operations, with safety and security being the toppriority. Kansai Airports group aims to maximize the potential of the three airports, for the benefit of the communities
they serve.
For more information, please visit：http://www.kansai-airports.co.jp/en/

Kansai Airports
Location

1-banchi, Senshu-kuko kita,
Izumisano-shi, Osaka

Shareholders

ORIX 40%,VINCI Airports 40%,
Other investors 20%1

Company
Representatives

Representative Director and CEO:Yoshiyuki Yamaya
Representative Director and Co-CEO: Emmanuel Menanteau

Business Scope

Operation and management services, etc. of Kansai International Airport and Osaka
International Airport

Kansai Airports Kobe
Location

1-ban, Kobe-kuko, Chuo-ku, Kobe-shi,
Hyogo

Shareholder

Company
Representatives

Representative Director and CEO: Yoshiyuki YamayaRepresentative Director and Co-CEO: Emmanuel Menanteau

Business Scope

Operation and management services, etc. of Kobe Airport

Kansai Airports 100％

ORIX Corporation (TSE: 8591; NYSE: IX) is an opportunistic, diversified, innovation-driven global powerhouse with aproven track record of profitability. Established in 1964, ORIX at present operates a diverse portfolio of businesses in
the operations, financial services, and investment spaces. ORIX’s highly complementary business activities span
industries including: energy, private equity, infrastructure, automotive, ship and aircraft, real estate and retail financial
services. ORIX has also spread its business globally by establishing locations in a total of 38 countries and regions
across the world. Through its business activities, ORIX has long been committed to corporate citizenship andenvironmental sustainability. For more details, please visit our website: http://www.orix.co.jp/grp/en/

VINCI Airports, as the leading private airport operator in the world, manages the development and operation of 46
airports located in France, Portugal, the United Kingdom, Sweden, Serbia, Cambodia, Japan, the United States,
Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, Chile and Brazil. Served by around 250 airlines, VINCI Airports' network handled 240
million passengers in 2018.
Through its expertise as a comprehensive integrator, VINCI Airports develops, finances, builds and operates airports,
leveraging its investment capability, international network and know-how to optimize the management andperformance of existing airport infrastructure, facility extensions and new-build construction projects. In 2018, its
annual revenue for managed activities amounted to €3.6 billion, for consolidated revenue of €1.6 billion.
More comprehensive information is available on www.vinci-airports.com
1ASICS Corporation; Iwatani Corporation; Osaka Gas Co., Ltd.; Obayashi Corporation; OMRON Corporation; The Kansai Electric Power Company, Incorporated; Kintetsu Group

Holding Co., Ltd.; Keihan Holdings Co., Ltd.; Suntory Holdings Limited; JTB Corp.; Sekisui House, Ltd.; Daikin Industries, Ltd.; Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd.; TakenakaCorporation; Nankai Electric Railway Co., Ltd.; NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE WEST CORPORATION; Panasonic Corporation; Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, Inc.; Rengo Co.,Ltd.; The Senshu Ikeda Bank, Ltd.; Kiyo Holdings, Inc.; The Bank of Kyoto, Ltd.; THE SHIGA BANK，LTD.; The Nanto Bank, Ltd.; Nippon Life Insurance Company; Mizuho Bank,Ltd.; Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited; MUFG Bank, Ltd.; Resona Bank, Limited; and the Private Finance Initiative Promotion Corporation of Japan.