Apollon Karin Komatsu

First Discussion Panel 

 topic : introducing electric payment Discussion menbers 

Discussion members

・Blooth Hoondr a.k.a. Blood Hound(36)/ an electronic mechanic 

   This time, he is a moderater.He wants to live in peace, living with a dog in Sunnyvile. He loves to play games, so tends to be a shut-in. But he likes to talk with people. 

・Emma Kowasiki(27)/ architect 

   She wants to create many kinds of facilities such as school, park, hotel and hospital to make this island full of vigor. She lives with her husband and two children. Her children wish they had some big playground equipments some day, so she wants to fulfill their wish. 

・William Rose(23)/ a singer 

   She says she is not so famous singer. 

   She sing at a restaurant in Apo City and loved travelling to other countries, but now she lives in Apo City alone. She came to this city two years ago. She is cheerful and gentle. She loves shopping and talking with citizens in the market. 

・Marie Korine(45)/ an astronaut 

   She had been interested in space since she was a child, so she studied so much and became an astronaut. She was so good at studying math and physics when she was a high school student, so her teacher supported her to become an astronaut. She has a brother, and now She's married, having three children. Especially She's been so attracted to black hole for a long time, so after becoming an astronaut, she's continued to study about black hole for twenty year. And, believe it or not, she got Nobel Prize in Physics this year!! She's been a lazy and weak person since she was a small child, but people around her, such as her family and teachers always supported her, so she realized her dream. She can't thank enough. ・Lily Swan(23)/ a hotel staff She is working hard as a hotel staff, which she has always dreamed of, love fashion and beauty, often go shopping with her friends and boyfriend on my days off, love sweets and ice cream so she eats a lot, but not fat. 

・Lauren Fabrey-Butella(23)/ a music producer's assistant 

   She is warm personality, positive, hard worker, smart, and rich in imagination. She has loved music since she was little, so she wants to work on music. She loves listening to music, playing the music instruments, painting. She often spend time to listen to music that she would like to produce. 

  Contents 

< Emma >

   She agrees to introduce electric payment in Apollon. She's sure that this project yields a large profit. It is because if we increase the number of stores that use both cash and electronic payments, we can expect income from both tourists and regular customers. 

< William >

   She agrees with that too. The reason is that it is convenient at the time of accounting, and it becomes even more convenient by linking transportation and cashless functions. She also believes that it may reduce theft. If the electronic money system and transportation are linked, it will be easier to pay for buses and trains. It's very usefull if we can make all payments with only one card.

 < Marie > 

  She disagrees with a digitization of money. It is because if the electricity is cut off for long time, we can’t use electric settlement. we won't be able to buy anything. Also, there is a likelihood that personal information leak out, and an account is stolen. These are so dangerous, so she doesn’t recommend digitization of money. 

< Lily > 

  She agrees with introducing electronic money. There are some advantages. For example, it makes payment easier and faster than cash. She’s working in a hotel, and it’s very difficult to work at the cash register. If electronic money is introduced, there will be less work. It also makes shopping easier because we don’t have to carry cash around. 

< Lauren > 

  She agrees with it. If it become cashless, many people will not lose money. She has a habit of putting coins in her pocket when I buy some. So if it turns cashless, she will not continue to put them in her pocket and forget that. Cashless is very convenient for us because we don't have to count the money each time we pay. There are many old people on the island, so they will have a hard time getting used to cashless at first. She thinks, as Merie says, cashless can be dangerous for them. However, once they get used to it, cashless is very useful to them. Also, on the less developed island of Apollo, if it changes to cashless, we can appeal to tourism as a cashless island nation. 

  Question from the audience 

・How should people who want to collect coins locally? 

・Who will compensate for my store's introduction of electronic payments? 

・Do you divide it into "prepaid" and "postpay"? If yes, why divide it? 

・When your smartphone breaks down and we can no longer use electronic payments, What do you deal with it? 

・How do you think about the Apopay. 

Result 

  We couldn't reach a conclusion. But Marie initially disagreed with this idea, but he listened to everyone and agreed. 

Also, we decided to implement this idea. However, we haven't decided on the details yet, so we'll do it.