Tagged: japan

December 27, 2022 @ 7:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Japan-based Fintech Smartpay has launched Smartpay Bank Direct, the country’s first digital consumer finance service that “allows customers to pay for online installment purchases straight from their bank accounts.” Smartpay Bank Direct “emphasizes user security while delivering convenience for the consumer, through a network of… Read More

December 4, 2022 @ 2:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

MUFG Bank (NYSE:MUFG) claims it is the “first” Japanese bank to commit to using CLSNet, CLS’s bilateral payment netting calculation service “for over 120 currencies.” MUFG Bank will “join the expanding CLSNet community of global and regional banks, which includes eight of the top ten… Read More

December 1, 2022 @ 11:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance, which claims to be the world’s “leading” blockchain ecosystem and cryptocurrency infrastructure provider, announced it has “acquired 100% of Sakura Exchange BitCoin (SEBC), the Japanese-registered crypto exchange service provider.” Through this acquisition, Binance enters “the Japanese market, as a Japan Financial Services Agency (JFSA)… Read More

November 16, 2022 @ 10:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Opn, the one-stop payments solutions company from Japan and Southeast Asia, announced that it has acquired MerchantE, an end-to-end digital commerce platform that “provides payment processing and solutions to businesses of all sizes in the United States.” The acquisition will “accelerate Opn’s growth and innovation… Read More

November 15, 2022 @ 8:32 am By Omar Faridi  |  

LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) and Mizuho Financial Group, Inc., one of Japan’s leading global financial institutions, announced an agreement “to collaborate in providing sustainability solutions to the bank’s corporate clients.” The agreement will enable Mizuho “to strengthen its offering to customers by combining LSEG’s… Read More

October 25, 2022 @ 9:36 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Japan’s “only” international payment brand JCB Co., Ltd. has launched “JCBDC” (JCB Digital Currency) pilot project with identity technologies no. 1 IDEMIA and Fintech company Soft Space Sdn. Bhd. JCBDC pilot will “develop a CBDC (Central Bank Digital Currency) payment solution and conduct a pilot… Read More

October 18, 2022 @ 12:29 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Ant Group announced that Alipay+ has expanded its enablement of seamless travel experiences to Japan, where over 1 million local merchants are now “connected to global cross-border digital payments and marketing capabilities to better serve consumers across the world.” Universal Studios Japan is the latest… Read More

September 21, 2022 @ 7:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The population’s need for affordable non-bank loans due to a low credit rating or its absence, difficulties with the registration process, etc. could be “the main driver of the American P2P market,” according to an update from Robo.cash. The national specifics are also very clearly… Read More

August 31, 2022 @ 10:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bango plc (AIM:BGO), the global platform for data-driven commerce, announces that it has acquired the global payments business of NTT DOCOMO. In addition, Bango has signed “a long-term platform deal with NTT DOCOMO to provide payment services in Japan for the world’s largest merchants.” DOCOMO… Read More

August 9, 2022 @ 9:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ: ACIW), which claims to be the global leader in mission-critical, real-time payments software, recently announced an agreement with Japan’s central domestic payment network, Japan Card Network, Inc, CARDNET, in order “to modernize its digital payments infrastructure.” The agreement will “see ACI work… Read More

August 6, 2022 @ 3:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Unstoppable Domains is pleased to announce their partnership with GMO Internet Group, which operates Japan’s largest domain registration service, Onamae.com, “with more than 28 million domain registration records.” Via this partnership, GMO Internet has “launched a brand new registration service, ‘CryptoName by GMO,’ offering NFT… Read More

July 17, 2022 @ 1:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Worldline [Euronext: WLN], which claims to be an international leader in payment services, and Casio Computer recently revealed that they have agreed to a business alliance to support card payments and cashless shopping in Japan, a market with significant potential to transform its conservative retail… Read More

July 14, 2022 @ 9:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Personetics, which claims to be the leading global provider of financial data-driven personalization and customer engagement solutions for financial institutions, recently announced a partnership with iBank Marketing Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Fukuoka Financial Group and “widely recognized” as Neobank in Japan. By adding Personetics’… Read More

July 7, 2022 @ 10:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Oasys, a blockchain developed specifically for the gaming community, announced that it has completed a private token sale round of $20 million “led by blockchain financing and investment platform, Republic Capital, with participation from Jump Crypto, Crypto.com, Huobi, Kucoin, Gate.io, bitbank and Mirana Ventures.’ Oasys… Read More

June 19, 2022 @ 11:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) and the Financial Services Authority of Indonesia (Otoritas Jasa Keuangan: OJK) have exchanged letters on Fintech Cooperation Framework “regarding Innovation in the financial sector.” This will lead to “increased exchanges regarding innovative trends and strengthen the cooperative relationship between the… Read More

June 18, 2022 @ 3:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Minna Bank, Ltd., Japan’s “first” digital bank, has recorded more than 1 million downloads of its mobile banking app and over 400,000 accounts have been “opened in its first year of commercial operations since May 28, 2021.” With the first “full” Cloud core banking system,… Read More

May 27, 2022 @ 4:09 pm By JD Alois  |  

Nemesis Technologies, a global venture capital fund, has enlisted the assistance of Securitize to tokenize a $500 million venture fund. Nemesis is based in Japan. Securitize is both a primary issuance platform and secondary trading market powering the future of digital securities. While based in… Read More

April 13, 2022 @ 5:12 am By JD Alois  |  

JULO, an online lender serving consumers in Indonesia, has raised $80 million in capital from Japan-based Credit Saison. The new funding is split between $30 million in equity plus a $50 million debt facility. Investors from previous rounds include Skystar Capital, Saratoga Investama, East Ventures,… Read More

March 17, 2022 @ 3:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Japanese web app developer Omochi has announced its pre-registration of “tomonity” NFT marketplace on the IOST blockchain. Tomonity’s “unique” benefits for its users reportedly include “free” transactions and a built-in wallet that “eliminates the pain of creating and importing a crypto wallet for new users.”… Read More

March 14, 2022 @ 10:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

MUFG Bank (NYSE:MUFG) recently revealed that it intends to invest as much as $300 million in middle- to late-stage Indian startups via the newly established MUFG Ganesha Fund. In the foreseeable future, MUFG stated that it would plan to strategically leverage its group strengths in… Read More