The smart card is changing the entertainment industry, not only as a payment method but also as the ticket media itself when a user downloads a ticket from the Internet.
With the smart card system there is no need for human resources to check tickets at the gate anymore, and a touch & go system provides smooth, fast access control. The smart card has a great potential to change the ticketing environment.
JCB has been engaging in expanding smart card usability, for example, by managing settlement via contactless smart cards at Tokyo Mega Web, the Toyota Motors exhibition in Tokyo. JCB is providing new services through smart cards such as these that hold the potential for creating a cashless environment.