The shops accepting ICOCA's electronic money have been steadily extended to downtown from kiosks inside and around the station, and in April 2007 some shops in the Porta underground shopping mall located in front of Kyoto Station began accepting the card for the first time.
電子マネー機能を利用できる店舗も、駅改札内や改札周辺から街中へ本格的に拡大しており、まずは2007年4月に京都駅前地下街「ポルタ」の一部店舗で利用を開始した。