Netshop Supporters Co., Ltd. (headquartered in Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Koichiro Yamamoto; “Netshop Supporters”), the provider of wholesale order automation service, Rakuraku B2B, and Net Protections, Inc. (headquartered in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Shin Shibata; “Net Protections”), the provider of BtoB Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) service, NP Kakebarai, have updated the functionality of their system connection to enable preorder credit screening. The update will launch on July 26.
Overview of the update
Rakuraku B2B is a BtoB ordering system that allows paper-based transactions, currently the norm for wholesale business, to be conducted over the Web. NP Kakebarai handles billing procedures that arise in BtoB transactions, from credit screening to invoicing, payment collection, etc., and guarantees against uncollected payment risk.
Until now, the system connection allowed both services to be integrated to conduct a one-stop procedure including post-order credit screening, invoicing, payment collection, payment checking and confirmation, and payment reminders.
With this update, companies that use Rakuraku B2B can now perform preorder credit screening of client companies via the Web. With its 99% approval rate (*1), NP Kakebarai handles credit screening, and registered companies can confirm results within three business days. This will allow for speedy, frictionless transactions with new customers and smooth sales activities.
※1）As of March 31, 2022 (including sole proprietorships)
Background of the update
In a business setting, there is a broad array of procedures required between ordering and billing. This includes pricing management which differs for each client company and order, credit screening, internal communication to reflect order details in billing, reminders for late payments and uncollected payments, and payment collection. According to a Net Protections survey in 2017 (*2), these procedures take up approximately 20 business days of a salesperson’s time each year and impose a significant mental burden. To fundamentally resolve the issue of the salespersons’ time being taken up by order management and billing-related operations, leaving them unable to spend time on what they should be focusing on, we have updated the system connection service. Providing a one-stop procedure from order management to billing and collection will enable salespersons to concentrate on sales activities and customer service, their main areas of focus.
※2）Net Protections “Field Survey on Payment Operations”：https://np-kakebarai.com/content/work_style_reform_1/
About Rakuraku B2B
【Rakuraku B2B, a cloud service enabling BtoB ordering via the Web】
Rakuraku B2B is a BtoB ordering system that enables web-based wholesale transactions. Rakuraku B2B allows price-setting for each client company including “quoted price” and “ratio of wholesale price to retail price,” as well as detailed settings for sales channels, payment methods, and products displayed, reducing burdensome analog processes and processing errors, thereby speeding up operations. Furthermore, enabling transactions on the web facilitates expanding to new client companies.
About NP Kakebarai
NP Kakebarai is a BtoB Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) service that guarantees risk-free transactions and enables to reduce the complicated billing/payment process between merchants and their clients through credit screening, billing, collection, payment confirmation, and payment reminder. With NP Kakebarai, businesses can outsource and digitally transform the whole billing process, thus it is able to reduce unnecessary operations and boost productivity. In addition, NP Kakebarai's sophisticated credit screening system which does not rely on the traditional Credit Bureau, accurately detects delinquency risk while maintaining 99% approval rate (※A), thus merchants can easily handle SMEs, even individual businesses while preventing risks. Therefore, it contributes to merchants’ sales increase and market expansion, also improvement of cash flow for clients for its flexible payment deadline. As of 2022, NP Kakebarai's annual transaction volume is JPY 97.9 billion, and 460,000 companies, or one out of every eight companies in Japan, use the service annually (※B). NP Kakebarai will continue to be dedicated to providing the service creating a sustainable environment in which all stakeholders can challenge and grow more freely.
For further information regarding NP Kakebarai：https://np-kakebarai.com/(Japanese Only)
※3）Based on “Report of the 2019 Basic Survey on Small and Medium-sized Enterprises“ which estimated the number of Japan enterprise to 3.59 million and the number of companies using NP Kakebarai
Company Profile
About Netshop Supporters
Netshop Supporters aims to be a collection of professionals that can provide one-stop, personalized support for e-commerce companies nationwide with talent, know-how, and systems for successful online shops.
In 2015, the company launched Assistant Store Manager, a centralized e-commerce management system with the power to create repeat customers. Also in 2015, it launched Rakuraku Repeat, a shopping cart system specialized in subscription sales. In 2018, the company began offering Rakuraku B2B, a cloud service to handle BtoB ordering on the Web, which surpassed more than 85,000 purchasers in 2022.
Going forward, the company will engage in business by making further functionality updates and further strengthening the support framework to lead Japan’s digital transformation promotion.
【Founded】
November 2013
【Representative】
Koichiro Yamamoto, CEO
【Address】
DAIWA AKASAKA BUILDING 1F, 2-14-5 Akasaka, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan
【Business Overview】
System development, online shop production, software sales
【Website】
https://netshop-pro.jp/
Net Protections, Inc.
当社は国内 BNPL 決済サービスのパイオニアです。2002年より、日本で初めて未回収リスク保証型の後払い決済サービス「NP後払い」の提供を開始し、2020年度の年間流通金額では前年比約16%の成長率、年間ユニークユーザー数（※4）が1,580万人に達し、2021年3月までに累計取引件数が2.8億件を突破するまでに至りました。2011年より、同サービスにより培った独自の与信ノウハウとオペレーション力を企業間取引向けに展開した「NP掛け払い」の本格販売を開始し、2020年度の年間流通金額では前年比約27%の成長率で伸長しています。2017年には、購買体験がこれまでより快適になるやさしい後払い決済「atone（アトネ）」の提供を開始しました。さらに2018年には、台湾においてもスマホ後払い決済サービス「AFTEE（アフティー）」をリリースしました。当社はこれらの事業運営によって高い技術と豊富な実績に基づいた与信とオペレーションが構築されており、決済サービスを通じて誰もが安心かつスムーズに商取引できる社会の実現を目指しています。
【Company Name】
Net Protections, Inc.
(Net Protections Holdings, Inc.[Code: 7383, Prime Market of Tokyo Stock Exchange] Group)
【Representative】
Shin Shibata, CEO
【Website】
https://corp.netprotections.com/en/
【Services】
BtoC e-commerce Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) service, NP Atobarai
BtoB BNPL Service, NP Kakebarai
BtoC BNPL service for on-site services, NP Atobarai air
BtoC cardless BNPL service, atone
BtoC BNPL Service in Taiwan, AFTEE
Point reward program, NP Point Club
【Founded】
January, 2000
【Capital】
JPY 100 million
【Head Office】
SUMITOMO FUDOSAN KOJIMACHI FIRST BUILDING 5F, 4-2-6 Kojimachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0083 Japan
※1）The number of individual unique users of NP Atobarai based on the matching of duplicative names and phone numbers between April 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022
Contact
Net Protections PR
Email: pr@netprotections.co.jp
