IntaSect Communications, Inc. (headquartered in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Tan Yufeng, President; hereinafter referred to as “IntaSect”), which provides overseas promotion and inbound support for China, Taiwan, and other countries, and Cloudpick Japan Inc. (headquartered in Chuo-ku, Tokyo; Yuehsun Lee, Representative Director; hereinafter referred to as “Cloudpick”), have jointly opened the first walk-through type 24-hour unmanned store in the Kansai region* at a hotel near Kansai International Airport on Thursday, March 7, 2024. (Head Office: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Yueying Li; hereinafter referred to as “Cloudpick”), the first walk-through unmanned 24-hour store in the Kansai region*, opened on March 7, 2024 (Thursday) at a hotel near Kansai International Airport. WeChat Pay payment system is the first unmanned walk-through store in Japan to start accepting WeChat Pay payments from Friday, April 5, 2024. As of April 5, 2024, according to our own research.

This unmanned store, which is multilingual and operates 24 hours a day, features functions that consumers, especially travelers, can use without app installation and supports credit cards as a diverse post-payment method, and now purchases can be automatically settled via the WeChat mini program The new WeChat mini-program is now available for automatic payment of purchased products.

■ Characteristics of walk-through unmanned stores
Labor cost reduction: up to 75% or more
Shoplifting prevention: Introduced a shoplifting prevention system that uses advanced, highly accurate AI to identify products and behavior.
Multilingual support: English, Chinese, Korean, Thai, Vietnamese, etc. for inbound customers
Postpaid payment method: Credit card, WeChat Pay, and various other payment methods

With this unmanned store, IntaSect and Cloudpick aim to bring innovation to the Japanese retail industry by providing a convenient and comfortable shopping experience for domestic and international travelers using Kansai International Airport.

■Company Profile
＜Cloudpick Japan Inc.
Trade name : Cloudpick Japan K.K.
Representative: Yuexun Lee, Representative Director
Location : 1F REGRARD NINGYOCHO, 11-8 Nihonbashi Hisamatsucho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
Business activities: Development of software, hardware, and other systems for unmanned and manpower-saving stores; support for store installation and operation; and provision of analysis and other services.

<IntaSect Communications, Inc.
Trade name : IntaSect Communications, Inc.
Representative: Tan Yufeng, President and Representative Director
Location : B・M Bldg. 2F, 3-1 Kanda Ogawamachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0052, Japan
Establishment : November 2000
Business activities: Overseas promotion and inbound (visitor attraction) support with a focus on mainland China and Taiwan, cross-border EC for China, affiliate operation agency, affiliate site patrol, system development, etc.
Capital : 98.56 million yen
URL : https://www.intasect.com

Inbound promotion business for mainland China and Taiwan, including Baidu’s core agency for overseas inbound advertising, customer attraction support such as official Japan sole agency for Mafengwo, the No. 1 travel social media site in China, KOL and video solutions, cross-border e-commerce support, WeChat Pay, Alipay and other multi-payment “IntaPay”, SNS post monitoring, affiliate site patrol, offshore development, work style reform such as e-contracts, AI, healthcare, IoT-related services, and other services. IntaPay, a multi-payment system for WeChat Pay, Alipay, etc., other cutting-edge technologies such as SNS post monitoring, large-scale affiliate operation improvement, affiliate site patrol, offshore development, work style reform such as electronic contracts, and research and development related to AI and healthcare IoT, etc., are used as weapons. We are currently developing a wide range of businesses both domestically and internationally using cutting-edge technologies.

For inquiries regarding this matter, please contact
IntaSect Communications, Inc.
New Business Division Team X Den
Contact: https://www.intasect.com/contact.html
E-mail address: unmanned-store-support@ml.intasect.co.jp