FIS announced an agreement with Japanese card issuer JCB to allow businesses operating in that country to accept cards through Worldpay, the ecommerce platform owned by FIS. 

Worldpay merchant businesses will now be able to accept more types of cards through a single integration, rather than through multiple third-party systems. 

"Japan’s ecommerce market is set to be a powerhouse of growth over the next few years and being able to offer businesses a broad portfolio of card brands is key to merchant success in the region," Mark Heimbouch, president of Worldpay Merchant Solutions at FIS, said in a company release. "We are committed to delivering modern, leading edge solutions in Japan and around the globe to help merchants run their operations more cost effectively, connect with customers in more meaningful ways and grow their businesses."

GlobalData says the Japanese ecommerce market was worth about $162.8 billion in 2018 and is expected to grow 28% by 2022. 

"As we always seek ways to improve customer experiences among JCB cardmembers worldwide, partnering with a global ecommerce payments leader like Worldpay gives us wider exposure to the ecommerce firms doing business in Japan and international markets," Yutaka Nakazawa, executive vice president, head of acquiring sales and marketing-partner relations at JCB.