Nanaco
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| Location | Usable nationwide in Japan at all Seven & I Holdings owned stores, 7-11, Denny's, and Ito-Yokado and other participating third party retailers. |
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| Launched | May 2007 |
| Technology | |
| Manager | Seven & I Holdings |
| Currency | Japanese yen (¥50,000 maximum load) |
| Stored-value | Pay as you go |
| Credit expiry | Points expire |
| Website | www |
Nanaco (trademarked in lowercase as nanaco) is a prepaid cash-rechargeable contactless electronic money card, and point based loyalty program used at Seven & I Holdings–owned stores in Japan, which are 7-Eleven convenience stores, Denny's restaurants, and Ito-Yokado merchandise stores. In addition, Nanaco can be used at more than 7,000 third party stores outside the company's group, like Sogo and Seibu Department Stores[1]
Nanaco cards can be instantly issued at all 7-Eleven convenience stores in Japan, after completing an application form. It is similar to other point based loyalty cards as users can earn points and use them for purchases or discounts.
As of March 2016, 45 million nanaco cards have been issued, and 215,300 stores accept nanaco payment.[2]