INFORICH INC. (HQ: Shibuya Ward, Tokyo, President & CEO: Hironobu Akiyama), operator of the Mobile Battery Sharing Service “ChargeSPOT™” and T-Gaia Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. (HQ: Singapore, Managing Director: Yuji Goshima) have celebrated together the launch of the “ChargeSPOT” service in Singapore with a special event held on April 26th, 2024 at the Marina Bay Sands ArtScience Museum.

The event began with the Yuji Goshima, from “ChargeSPOT” Singapore’s local operator T-Gaia Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. Giving an update on the service status in Singapore and a report on expected future growth.

Currently the service is available in around 100 convenience stores or major chain restaurant. It is expected to expand to 1,000 locations within one year, and 3,000 locations within 3 years.

Mr Akiyama from INFORICH also shared information on “ChargeSPOT” future expansion. “ChargeSPOT”, which launched in Japan in 2018, is currently deployed in Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Mainland China, Thailand, Singapore, Macau and is expanding to Vietnam. By the end of 2025 the service is expected to expand to two more territories, enabling further growth.

INFORICH also plans to gradually implement a platform business that provides additional services to their business partners and the “ChargeSPOT” user base. This business will grow not only in Japan but also in other territories where the service has expanded globally.

① Marketing Solutions：Using the over 50,000 digital signage screens deployed globally and the ChargeSPOT App & Coupons, provide advertising services
② Sharing Economy Platform Service “ShareSPOT”：Enable all sharing economy services to be used on one platform/app.
③ Gamification：Connecting “ChargeSPOT” to AR services and mobile gaming to provide new experiences to users.
④ X-Border Agent：Create new experiences by collaborating with ventures from Asia such as Hong Kong (birthplace of “ChargeSPOT”) and in different industries, locations and targeting different user groups.
※ ChargeSPOT™ is a trademark or registered trademark of INFORICH INC.

To conclude, Mr Kaji, Director of Global Business at INFORICH, highlighted the collaborative campaign with “Monster Hunter Now” that started on April 29th.

This campaign is an initiative that provides a new experience to users by combining gaming elements and “ChargeSPOT”. We believe that “ChargeSPOT”, which has both on- and offline touch points, can be a platform to provide both convenient services and entertainment to its users. INFORICH plans to continue expanding its “ChargeSPOT” footprint globally while developing similar new initiatives.