Japan running out of credit card numbers amid online shopping boom
by Justin McCurry in Tokyo from World news | The Guardian on (#578J4)
Covid and a campaign to encourage cashless payments prompts credit card companies to consider adding 17th digit
Japan is running out of credit card numbers amid a surge in online shopping during the coronavirus pandemic.
The country's credit card companies are struggling to come up with original 16-digit numbers as consumers eschew regular shop visits and opt for plastic over hard cash, the Mainichi Shimbun newspaper reported.
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