Japanese cryptocurrency exchange bitFlyer lists its first stablecoin: DAI
bitFlyer will list Dai (DAI) on bitFlyer Buy/Sell from today, Monday, February 19th, 2024.
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Resona enters into strategic alliance with JUROKU in retail banking
Based on its purpose of “Beyond Finance, for a Brighter Future,” the Resona Group aims to transcend the framework of conventional financial…
Kiyo Bank implements Persefoni for greenhouse gas emission calculation
Kiyo Bank, a regional bank headquartered in Wakayama, with the support of SCSK Corporation, will begin an initiative to enhance the…
Ajinomoto establishes Corporate Venture Capital base in Silicon Valley
Ajinomoto set up a new corporate venture capital (CVC) base in Silicon Valley in January 2024. Until now, Ajinomoto has been conducting CVC…
JR East establishes JPY 5bn retail tech-focused CVC in Singapore
Executive Summary
Bloomo finally launches in Japan
Bloomo, a startup developing an asset building app focusing on US stocks/ETFs that had raised a JPY 800m seed round in April 2023, and…
Sony commences preparations for ~80% spin-off of financial services business in 2025
As announced at the Corporate Strategy Meeting for FY2023 held on May 18, 2023, Sony has been proceeding with the assessment of a partial…
PowerX Raises JPY 9.5bn from Financial Institutions
PowerX has raised an additional JPY 9.5bn through loans from major Japanese financial institutions. The funds raised will be used to…
Mizuho Bank to invest in Credit Saison’s Indian subsidiary
Mizuho Bank, a subsidiary of Mizuho Financial Group, and Credit Saison have come to an agreement for Mizuho Bank and a subsidiary of Mizuho…
MUFG Bank takes 15.55% stake in WealthNavi, builds Money Advisory Platform
MUFG Bank, a consolidated subsidiary of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, has executed an agreement on capital and business alliance with…
Japan FinTech Observer #46
Welcome to the forty-sixth edition of the Japan FinTech Observer.
B2C2 Acquires Luxembourg VASP Registration
B2C2, founded in 2015 and majority owned by Japanese financial group, SBI, has become the 12th virtual asset service provider (VASP) to be…