LifeCard, one of Japan's leading credit card providers, has partnered with personalization innovator Pulse iD to launch a new generation of credit cards that puts personalization at the heart of the cardholder experience. The rollout begins in September 2025 across LifeCard's 6 million customers, with sign-ups also open to new customers.
The Financial Services Agency held an opinion exchange meeting on financial crime prevention measures with the management of 13 neobanks at the beginning of June. This was conducted against the backdrop of diversifying customer needs and the advancement of cashless payments, where new forms of banks with distinctive business models
Natixis Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB) announced the establishment of its banking branch in Japan from July 1, 2025. The banking license will enhance Natixis CIB’s service offering in Japan, enabling its Natixis Tokyo Branch to provide a broader range of financial services for clients. Natixis Tokyo Branch has
Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) has reached an agreement to acquire 100% of Kadmos Holding GmbH (Kadmos), a global end-to-end maritime salary payments platform provider headquartered in Germany. Founded in 2021 and based in Berlin and London, Kadmos is a rapidly growing technology company that provides innovative salary payment solutions
Welcome to the - exceptionally late - one hundred seventeenth edition of the Japan FinTech Observer. At the Monetary Policy Meeting held last week, the Policy Board of the Bank of Japan decided, by a unanimous vote, to set the following guideline for money market operations for the intermeeting period: