Nippon Life acquires 20% stake in Corebridge Financial for USD 3.84bn
Nippon Life Insurance has reached an agreement with Corebridge Financial and its parent company, American International Group to acquire a…
Norbert Gehrke
NTT DOCOMO updates its “d Point Club” rewards program
NTT DOCOMO has announced changes to its point program, “d Point Club,” aimed at enhancing user benefits and providing a more rewarding…
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group releases full-year results for FY3/2024
FY2023 Performance Highlights
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group releases full-year results for FY3/2024
Key Financial Highlights
Japan Post Insurance to acquire 20% of Daiwa Asset Management
Just a couple of days after Daiwa Securities acquired 15% of Aozora Bank, Japan Post Insurance, Daiwa Securities Group., and Daiwa…
Aozora Bank sells 15% stake to Daiwa Securities, strengthens capital position
Daiwa Securities Group and Aozora Bank will form a capital and business alliance to achieve sustainable growth in their corporate value…
IMF Technical Note on Regulation and Supervision of FinTech in Japan
This IMF technical note provides an in-depth analysis of Japan’s FinTech sector, focusing on its regulatory framework, supervisory…
Japan FinTech Observer #59
Welcome to the fifty-ninth edition of the Japan FinTech Observer.
Tusima and Japan’s largest aggregated payment platform Netstars collaborate
Tusima is an infrastructure that bridges Web3.0 with real-world business, dedicated to establishing RWB (Real-World Business) entirely on…
Rome becomes the first European city to offer open loop transit payments to JCB card members
Boarding public transport and pay the fare by simply tapping with a contactless payment card on turnstiles or authorized readers: Rome is…
Hitachi ZeroCarbon and MUFG announce joint investment in UK Battery-as-a-Service project
Mitsubishi UFJ Bank and Hitachi ZeroCarbon have entered into a business co-creation agreement for Hitachi ZeroCarbon’s global…
DOCOMO to Launch “NTT DOCOMO GLOBAL” for Global Expansion, including Web3
NTT DOCOMO will establish a new subsidiary, NTT DOCOMO GLOBAL, this July to expand DOCOMO’s global presence and growth by creating new…