Payments in Japan | Jack Momose, Degica | VOX Ep 24

Jack Momose is founder of Tokyo-based gaming and payments company Degica.

He speaks with Jame DiBiasio about Japan’s scene for payments, fintech, startups, and entrepreneurs. He describes Degica’s journey from gaming company to launching payments platform Komoju. He also discusses the company’s new challenges as it goes global.

• Timecodes:
• 0:00 – Jack Momose, Degica
• 1:13 – Japan’s payments biz in the spotlight
• 2:06 – Outdated tech stacks in Japan
• 5:30 – The innovation scene in Japan
• 8:00 – Entrepreneurs and startups in Japan
• 10:11 – Degica’s story
• 14:40 – Cash and other payment methods
• 16:41 – The birth of Komoju
• 18:45 – Size of the business
• 19:26 – Going international
• 21:21 – Payments infrastructure, Japan and the world
• 22:39 – Buy now, pay later trends in Japan
• 24:16 – Challenges to expansion
• 25:10 – Games, fintech, NFTs