Nomura, MUFG and SMFG announce employee stock (option) plans
Three financial heavyweights announced new employee stock schemes for the new fiscal year starting April 1.
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MS&AD Insurance Group issues catastrophe bonds
Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Company and Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance, both members of MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, have jointly issued the…
Nomura launched transactions in unlisted stock
Nomura Securities has completed its first solicitation and sale of unlisted company stocks using its stock system for specified investors…
SMFG enhances its initiatives for sustainability
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group plans to enhance its initiatives for sustainability across three key areas:
JCB and Toyota Coniq Alpha let individuals designate shared data
JCB and Toyota Coniq Alpha will implement a “Loose Linkage™” proof of concept starting in fiscal year 2024, together with four proof of…
SMBC launches “Social Deposit” accounts
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) will begin offering “Social Deposits” for corporate and individual customers in Japan starting…
IGP-VP, J Front Retailing, and DBJ jointly establish JPY 30bn business succession fund “Pride Fund”
J. Front Retailing (JFR), the Development Bank of Japan (DBJ), and Ignition Point Venture Partners (IGP-VP) have jointly established a…
Tokyo moving up one spot to #19 among Global Financial Centers
The 35th edition of Z/Yen’s Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI) has been published, and after arresting its fall and climbing back one…
Indonesian e-wallet LinkAja secures strategic investment from Mitsui
LinkAja has secured a strategic investment from Mitsui, marking the first investment by a global company in the digital payment platform…
Tojiro deploys SBI Traceability solution for authenticity verification
SBI Traceability announces that the tracing services “SHIMENAWA”, which realizes brand protection through advanced technology integration…
Daiwa Securities partners with Ambit Finvest through a minority stake
Ambit, one of India’s premier providers of financial advice and capital, announced that Daiwa Securities will acquire a minority stake in…
MUIP participates in USD 47m Series C for omni-channel InsurTech Qoala
Omnichannel InsurTech Qoala completed its Series C funding round, raising USD 47 million led by PayPal Ventures and MassMutual Ventures…