Insurance

Japan Post Insurance Partners with Salesforce in First-of-its-Kind AI Enterprise Deal

Japan Post Insurance (Kampo Life) has entered into a comprehensive AI agreement with Salesforce Japan, marking the first enterprise deal of its kind for a domestic company in Japan.

The agreement combines Salesforce’s Enterprise License Agreement (SELA) with "Flex Credits - Unlimited" for its Agentforce platform. This framework allows Japan Post Insurance to bypass standard usage limits and scale AI agent deployment across its enterprise operations.

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Current Operations: The insurer currently utilizes Salesforce’s "Agentforce Financial Services" in its contact center and select sales operations, alongside "Agentforce Marketing" for campaign management.
Expansion Plans: Under the new deal, Japan Post Insurance will expand Agentforce usage further into sales, consultant customer interactions, call center operations, and digital content distribution.
Data Integration: To centralize data across scattered operations, the firm is deploying Salesforce’s "Data 360" and "MuleSoft" infrastructure.

Through the integrated deployment of AI agents and centralized customer data, the insurer aims to automate routine tasks, increase sales productivity, and enhance real-channel customer support across its post office network and direct sales operations.

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FinTech Firm OLTA Raises JPY 2.5bn in Capital and Business Alliance with Resona Holdings

Japanese FinTech provider OLTA has entered into a capital and business alliance with Resona Holdings, raising ¥2.5 billion through a third-party allotment of shares allocated to Resona. The latest capital injection brings OLTA’s total equity funding to ¥7.05 billion and its total cumulative capital raised—including

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