Information processing method

Abstract

An information processing method performed by an information processing apparatus, the information processing apparatus including a controller, a communication interface, and a memory, and being capable of communicating with a network via the communication interface, the information processing method including identifying, by the controller, a target area to open a store in the memory, acquiring, by the controller, penetration rate information indicating respective penetration rates of settlement means in the target area to open a store from the memory, and dispatching, by the controller, upon determining that a penetration rate of a first settlement means is equal to or less than a first predetermined value based on the penetration rate information, a vehicle of a provider that accepts the first settlement means to the target area to open a store.

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