Tagged: mufg

August 14, 2026 @ 8:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) (TYO: 8306) and several of its key subsidiaries have begun a proof-of-concept project exploring the use of distributed ledger technology to handle repurchase agreement transactions involving Japanese government bonds. The initiative, announced on August 13, 2026, seeks to bring elements… Read More

March 29, 2025 @ 8:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

European credit specialist AlbaCore Capital Group announces the launch of a new Senior Direct Lending Strategy, having secured anchor investments from a wholly owned subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) and Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation. AlbaCore has completed its first close,… Read More

December 5, 2024 @ 7:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), a global firm focused on  financial services, and asset management firm DWS Group (DWS) have launched a venture designed to enhance their respective capabilities in underwriting and distributing infrastructure and alternative credit investments. As stated in the announcement, the parties… Read More

August 24, 2024 @ 8:22 am By Michael Wong  |  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (MUFG) and its consolidated subsidiary, MUFG Bank, Ltd., announced a significant additional investment of INR 27,988 million (approximately $339 million) in DMI Finance Private Limited, a digital financial services provider based in India. This investment is part of MUFG’s ongoing… Read More

August 3, 2024 @ 4:57 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Globe Fintech Innovations, Inc. (Mynt), the operator of the Philippines’ leading finance super app GCash, has elevated its market position with fresh investments from Ayala Corporation and Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), boosting its valuation to an impressive $5 billion. This new valuation marks a… Read More

October 4, 2023 @ 7:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Japan’s largest bank Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), has increased its LP capital commitment to the non-dilutive funds operated by Mars Growth Capital from $750 million  to $1 billion. This signals MUFG’s strong belief in the future potential of MARS Growth Capital, a joint venture… Read More

August 6, 2023 @ 8:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Contour, the digital trade finance network, announced that the Singapore office of MUFG Bank, which claims to be Japan’s premier bank is joining its growing digital network. MUFG has a global presence “spanning around 50 markets, while its parent Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) is… Read More

May 13, 2023 @ 4:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Last year, it was reported that late-stage tech backer Liquidity Group had raised $775M for its Fintech platform from Apollo (private equity) and MUFG (a Japanese bank). Liquidity is “part tech platform and part lender, using its technology to make decisions on deploying debt facilities… Read More

March 21, 2023 @ 8:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Mars Growth Capital, a joint venture between MUFG and Liquidity Group, announced their first Nordic deal, with a $5 million funding in Kognity, an edtech company headquartered in Sweden. Kognity offers a digital teaching and learning platform “used by more than 140,000 students in 1,300… Read More

December 27, 2022 @ 8:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Akulaku, a banking and digital finance platform in Southeast Asia, announced a $200 million investment from Japanese bank Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG). The investment round “provides additional support for Akulaku’s projected growth as it advances towards its mission of providing banking services across Southeast… 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 2, 2022 @ 8:20 am By JD Alois  |  

LendingClub  (NYSE: LC) has agreed to acquire a $1.05 billion loan portfolio of personal loans that became available following US Bancorp’s acquisition of MUFG Union Bank’s core regional banking franchise. The loans were originated on the LendingClub platform. On September 21, 2021, MUFG and MUFG… Read More

April 11, 2022 @ 10:36 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Liquidity Group recently announced that it has entered into agreements with respect to “approximately $775 million in capital commitments year-to-date 2022, led by funds and entities managed by affiliates of Apollo (NYSE: APO).” The commitments, which are “subject to satisfaction of certain conditions,” will reportedly… Read More

February 14, 2022 @ 12:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Multi-asset digital trading Fintech ThinkMarkets has confirmed that it has finalized a $30 million round. The proceeds will be channeled towards supporting steady growth across existing and new business initiatives this year. Nauman Anees, Co-Founder and CEO of ThinkMarkets, stated: “Our exceptional growth in recent… Read More

December 13, 2021 @ 10:48 am By Omar Faridi  |  

BNP Paribas, China Construction Bank (Asia), DBS, MUFG, Societe Generale and Standard Chartered have all joined the iLex platform to “accelerate the digitization of corporate loan markets.” The 6 global syndicated loan book runners are joining iLex as partner banks in order to support “innovation… Read More

August 21, 2021 @ 6:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Blockstream, a Bitcoin-focused firm, has released its Markets Weekly Report, dated  August 20, 2021. As noted in the report from Blockstream, Bitcoin is currently on pace “to finish on the top end of this week’s range for the fifth weekly win in… Read More

July 15, 2021 @ 3:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Mosaic Smart Data, the real-time capital markets data analytics firm, and Limeglass, the financial research innovation firm, have teamed up to enable banking platforms to tap into the value that lies within the research reports associated with the transactions their customers have performed. Mosaic and… Read More

May 11, 2021 @ 10:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

InvestCloud, a global Fintech company serving large banks, wealth management platforms and fund managers, revealed that it has launched its Wealth Advisor Platform by Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), which is the largest bank in Japan and also one of the world’s largest financial institutions… Read More

May 27, 2020 @ 1:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fundbox, a Fintech firm focused on “disrupting” the global $21 trillion B2B commerce ecosystem with its payment and credit network for B2B transactions, confirmed on May 26, 2020, that it received a fresh equity investment from MUFG Innovation Partners Co., Ltd., the corporate VC division… Read More

February 19, 2020 @ 11:32 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Japan’s Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. (MUFG) is set to invest more than $700 million in Southeast Asian ride-hailing giant Grab. According to Bloomberg, the MUFG intends to market a range of financial services from insurance to loans to Grab’s users. Founded in 2012, Grab… Read More