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description: PeX users can exchange 1,000 points for ¥100 in Doutor-specific digital value, with real-time issuance and a temporary launch uplift.
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# PeX opens a Doutor QUO Card Pay redemption route

PeX users can exchange 1,000 points for ¥100 in Doutor-specific digital value, with real-time issuance and a temporary launch uplift.

By [Maya Bennett](https://giftcard.news/author/maya-bennett/) October 1, 2026 2 min read [ Google News ](https://google.com/preferences/source?q=giftcard.news&utm%5Fsource=giftcard.news&utm%5Fcampaign=giftcard.news) 

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 The new PeX redemption option is restricted to participating Doutor group stores that accept QUO Card Pay. Photo: DIGITALIO 

PeX has added a digital gift redemption option restricted to participating Doutor group stores. The points exchange service, operated by [DIGITALIO](https://giftcard.news/company/digitalio/), began offering Doutor-specific [QUO Card](https://giftcard.news/company/quo-card/) Pay on October 1\. [\[S01\]](#article-source-1)

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. [\[S01\]](#article-source-1)[\[S02\]](#article-source-2)[\[S03\]](#article-source-3)

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](https://giftcard.news/company/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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* [DIGITALIO](https://giftcard.news/company/digitalio/)
* [Doutor Coffee](https://giftcard.news/company/doutor-coffee/)
* [QUO Card](https://giftcard.news/company/quo-card/)

### Sources and documents

* [\[S01\] DIGITALIO launch announcement, 2026-10-01](https://digitalio.jp/news/202610011500-01/?utm%5Fsource=giftcard.news&utm%5Fcampaign=giftcard.news) — DIGITALIO
* [\[S02\] Current Doutor exchange conditions](https://pex.jp/exchange/doutor%5Fquocard/show?utm%5Fsource=giftcard.news&utm%5Fcampaign=giftcard.news) — PeX / DIGITALIO
* [\[S03\] October 8 waiting-period notice, updated October 9](https://pex.jp/information/1827?utm%5Fsource=giftcard.news&utm%5Fcampaign=giftcard.news) — PeX / DIGITALIO

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