Mitsubishi NICOS leverages Akamai to accelerate and protect its Internet-based credit-card POS system
Mitsubishi NICOS leverages Akamai to accelerate and protect its Internet-based credit-card POS system
2 PagesAKAMAI CASE STUDY Mitsubishi NICOS leverages Akamai to accelerate and protect its Internet-based credit-card POS system The Situation Mitsubishi UFJ NICOS Co., Ltd. has rolled out several credit-card brands, including MUFG Card, DC Card, NICOS, etc. With a combined total of around 17.31 million cardholders and an annual card transaction volume of 8,621.6 billion Yen, Mitsubishi UFJ NICOS is Japan’s biggest credit-card company. Working in collaboration with JR East Mechatronics Co., Ltd. (JREM), Mitsubishi UFJ NICOS developed the “J-Mups” (Joint Multi Payment Processing System), a next-generation POS settlement infrastructure. J-Mups, which went live in July 2012, is a cloud-based multi-payment processing system for credit cards and e-money. J-Mups represents a revolution in credit-
