Japan's First Individual Sales of Trust Beneficiary Rights Backed by Movable Property Trust

Aplus Adds Cryptocurrency to Point Exchange Rewards, Launches Card for Foreigners

Mizuho Bank to acquire 70% of Upsider Holdings for JPY 46bn

Mizuho Bank has concluded a share transfer agreement with the shareholders of Upsider Holdings to acquire a majority of Upsider’s shares. Mizuho Bank will acquire approximately 70% of Upsider’s shares at a price of approximately ¥46 billion from their current holders, which include venture capital firms in and

Japan FinTech Observer #122

Welcome to the one hundred twenty-second edition of the Japan FinTech Observer. We have implemented our own, very personal "Don't buy American" policy, which might seem ironic, given that you are most likely to read this newsletter on LinkedIn, but we do offer a self-hosted version

Visa and SAP Launch B2B Embedded Finance Solution in Partnership with Sumitomo Mitsui Card and Digital Garage

Visa Worldwide Japan, SAP Japan, Sumitomo Mitsui Card, and Digital Garage have launched an embedded finance solution for B2B payments developed through collaboration between Visa and SAP, marking the first deployment of this solution in Japan during fiscal year 2025 to improve B2B payment efficiency. Visa began collaborating with SAP