July 2nd, 2013

Digital Garage, Inc. Credit Saison Co.,Ltd.

NEWS RELEASE

Digital Garage Forms Business Alliance with Credit Saison

~Collaborating on startup incubation and big data business~


Digital Garage, Inc. (JASDAQ: 4819, Head Office: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, President & Group CEO: Kaoru Hayashi, henceforth DG) announced today that DG and Credit Saison Co.,Ltd. (The first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange:8253, Head Office: Toshima-ku, Tokyo, President and CEO: Hiroshi Rinno, henceforth Credit Saison) have agreed to form a business alliance to promote collaboration on startup incubation domestically and internationally and big data related business.
DG and Credit Saison have been collaborating on promoting settlement service business in Japan and Asia through the Credit Saison's investment in econtext ASIA Ltd. (Head Office: Hong Kong, Chairman: Kaoru Hayashi / CEO: Takashi Okita, henceforth econtext ASIA) announced in March 2013. The partnership announced today will expand the collaboration of the two companies beyond the payment area.
The main objectives of the business alliance are as follows: