Tagged: japan

July 17, 2018 @ 1:58 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following the announcement that Glint was seeking a total of £15 million through Series A financing round to expand into the U.S. and Japan by the end of this year, the UK fintech launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube to raise £1,250,000 as part of the Series… Read More

July 14, 2018 @ 4:29 pm By Xu Gao  |  

Toutiao Marches into the Fintech Market with Cash Loan Products China’s leading digital media platform Toutiao has long denied the potential of entering the financial markets. However, it is reported this week that a series of cash loan products have launched on Toutiao’s app without… Read More

July 13, 2018 @ 9:50 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Paidy, Inc., a Japan-based post-pay credit account company, announced on Thursday it secured $55 million through its Series C funding round, which was led by ITOCHU Corporation with participation from Goldman Sachs. The company reported combined with its two previous Series A and B rounds,… Read More

July 12, 2018 @ 9:13 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK fintech Glint announced on Thursday it is now seeking £15 million through its Series A financing round to expand into the U.S. and Japan by the end of this year. This news comes nearly eight months after the company launched its mobile app, which allows… Read More

July 11, 2018 @ 10:29 pm By JD Alois  |  

Coinsquare, a Canadian cryptocurrency exchange, and DLTA 21 Blockchain Corp., a Canadian blockchain investment bank, have partnered up on a  cryptocurrency trading in Japan. The two companies said the new trading platform will be doing business as DLTa21X after receiving regulatory approval in Japan. Cole Diamond,… Read More

July 11, 2018 @ 12:38 pm By JD Alois  |  

Once again, the UK Department for International Trade (DIT) is booking trips abroad to promote and interact with financial innovation types around the world. DIT has scheduled two trips for this Fall. First, DIT has scheduled their second UK Fintech Mission to Mexico City from 11-14… Read More

June 21, 2018 @ 7:01 am By JD Alois  |  

“JAPAN BLOCKCHAIN ​​CONFERENCE” – TOKYO Round 2018 Japan’s largest Blockchain conference  More than 100 companies, organizations of cryptographic currency experts from around the world gather in Tokyo!  “Number of mobilizers: 10,000 (planned)” Blockchain: The leading domestic and overseas companies and organizations that are responsible for… Read More

June 19, 2018 @ 8:24 am By Cali Haan  |  

As part of its dedicated efforts to become ecologically and economically self-sustaining, a Japanese village called Nishiawakura is considering raising funds by ICO (initial coin offering) to replace revenue from government development grants that expire in 2020. The forested village, which sits in the mountainous… Read More

June 13, 2018 @ 9:56 am By Cali Haan  |  

Police in Japan have charged three individuals with infecting the computers of unsuspecting individuals with malware that mines the privacy cryptocurrency Monero. According to the Japanese daily news provider Mainichi, the three individuals are accused of setting up web sites designed to attract and then surreptitiously… Read More

June 6, 2018 @ 3:16 pm By Cali Haan  |  

The Vice President and General Manager of Coinbase, America’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, announced June 4th that the company is expanding physical operations to Japan. “Our new office will lay the foundation for Japan’s crypto investors to access a range of Coinbase’s products,” writes Dan Romero…. Read More

May 31, 2018 @ 10:57 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

SoftBank Corp. announced on Thursday results for the third round of its SoftBank Innovation Program, which is a program that seeks a wide range of innovative solutions and technologies from around the world to consider for commercialization. SoftBank reported it will tie up with eight companies… Read More

May 25, 2018 @ 9:28 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. announced last week it has agreed to sponsor Neutrino, Japan’s first blockchain1 coworking space. According to the firm, Neutrino, which located in Tokyo’s Shibuya Ward, was established by Omise Japan (CEO: Jun Hasegawa). It was reported: “One of the key features… Read More

May 21, 2018 @ 7:52 am By JD Alois  |  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), one of the largest financial institutions in the world, and Akamai Technologies, have announced the development of a new blockchain service. This new partnership seeks to create “the world’s most scalable and fastest payment processing platform” with a capacity to… Read More

May 5, 2018 @ 9:49 am By Cali Haan  |  

Forbes has reported that sources close to Japan’s Financial Services Agency (JFSA) have confirmed that the agency is encouraging the country’s crypto exchanges to exclude anonymous cryptocurrencies Monero (XMR), Zcash (ZEC), and Dash (DASH) from trading on their exchanges. The suggestion comes as a number… Read More

April 26, 2018 @ 9:57 am By JD Alois  |  

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) in Japan has hit another cryptocurrency exchange with an enforcement action. According to the FSA’s site, “Everyone’s Bitcoin” has received an “administrative punishment” for not abiding by compliance rules for cryptocurrency exchanges. The FSA states that due to reports from… Read More

April 13, 2018 @ 2:54 pm By JD Alois  |  

A subsidiary of Yahoo Japan is getting into the cryptocurrency space with an investment in the parent company of BitArg Exchange, CMD Lab. A post on the Tokyo based exchange home page stated; “Today, the Company decided to accept capital participation from Z Corporation, a… Read More

April 11, 2018 @ 11:51 am By Cali Haan  |  

Members of the luxury set fond of cryptocurrencies are now able to purchase, log and transact a number of their favorite items using decentralized digital money and ledgers. Japanese luxury car reseller L’Operaio announced at the the end of March that they’ll accept Bitcoin at… Read More

April 4, 2018 @ 2:07 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) announced it Exchanged of Letters for Cooperate Framework on fintech with the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA). According to the organization, this Cooperate Framework recognizes the global nature of innovation in financial services and intends to enhance… Read More

March 26, 2018 @ 10:30 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

The Singapore FinTech Association (SFA) and the Fintech Association of Japan (FAJ) announced on Monday they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to create stronger relationships and greater fintech cooperation between the two countries. According to the duo, this partnership will see the associations… Read More

March 23, 2018 @ 1:24 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Financial Services Agency (FSA) in Japan has slapped Binance with a warning regarding cryptocurrency exchanges that operate without being registered with the FSA. Binance is one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the world. Recently, the crypto-exchange thwarted a hack attack. Binance then placed… Read More