Ricoh Leasing's Collection Agency Service 'School Collect' Reaches 1,000 Public Schools Nationwide!

Ricoh Leasing Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; Representative: Tokuharu Nakamura; hereinafter 'the Company') announced that its collection agency service reached a cumulative total of 1,000 public elementary and junior high schools nationwide as of the end of February 2026. The Company provides 'School Collect' as a dedicated plan for public schools to support work-style reform and operational efficiency. 'School Collect' is a collection agency service plan exclusively for public elementary and junior high schools. This service contributes to solving issues for both staff and parents by digitizing collection tasks. It aims to ensure that staff have time to focus on each student and that parents can pay school fees with peace of mind. Regarding the challenges of school collection tasks, while public accounting expenses like school lunch fees are increasingly being digitized by local governments, private accounting tasks such as teaching material fees and school trip savings are often handled by individual schools, with students bringing cash and staff managing it. This places a heavy burden on both parties. The Company is strengthening support for these tasks to reduce administrative burdens and management risks, allowing staff to focus more on educational activities. The service offers 'bank transfer' for regular collections and 'convenience store payment' for spot collections. It features affordable pricing and functions to manage requests by grade or item. Since its release in July 2024, it has grown to 1,000 schools in about 20 months, supported by a strong follow-up system. The Company aims to reach 2,000 schools in two years and plans to provide new value to stakeholders surrounding schools in the future.