PeX has added a digital gift redemption option restricted to participating Doutor group stores. The points exchange service, operated by DIGITALIO, began offering Doutor-specific QUO Card Pay on October 1. [S01]

The standard conversion is 1,000 PeX points for ¥100 of digital value, with a 1,000-point minimum and increments and no exchange fee. DIGITALIO described real-time issuance at the October 1 launch. A later PeX notice dated October 8 and updated October 9 introduced a waiting period of at least seven days for all exchange destinations, including the Doutor product. PeX described the change as preventive and said it had not confirmed a leak of its own email-address or password data. [S01][S02][S03]

QUO Card issues the digital gift. Recipients open its URL on a smartphone and can use it without downloading an app or registering as a member. Acceptance is limited to qualifying Doutor group locations that support QUO Card Pay, including Doutor Coffee Shop and Excelsior Caffé. Some stores are excluded.

A permanent route with a temporary incentive

The launch adds a new place to spend accumulated PeX value. It is accompanied by a promotion that increases the conversion to ¥105 for each 1,000 points exchanged between October 1 and November 30. That 5% uplift is temporary; ¥100 is the normal conversion stated in the

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