SMBC Consumer Finance starts providing Loan Digital Platform® services to The Bank of Sanjusan
SMBC Consumer Finance and NTT DATA have launched Loan Digital Platform® services for The Bank of Sanjusan on September 5, 2024. This marks…
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Japan FinTech Observer #75
Welcome to the seventy-fifth edition of the Japan FinTech Observer.
NLI Research — Topix Reform: Phase 2 and its impact
The NLI Research Institute published a report analyzing the second phase of the TOPIX reform initiated by the Japan Exchange Group (JPX)…
Tokio Marine completes buyback of 10m shares
Tokio Marine Holdings decided on July 23, 2024, to conduct a tender offer for its own shares as a specific method of the share repurchase…
SMBC Group’s PlariTown and freee establish SaaS implementation service company Incloop
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group announces that its subsidiary, Plaritown, and freee have jointly established Incloop, a company that…
Astar Evolution: What? How?
Everybody, calm down, please! Lots of excitement around the Soneium announcement, well timed to co-incide with the WebX 2024 conference…
Cboe Global Markets to acquire 14.8% stake in Japannext Securities from SBI Holdings
Japannext Securities, a leading financial services provider operating a Proprietary Trading System (PTS), has entered into an agreement…
Podcast Highlights: Connecting DeFi to the Real World
Welcome to the 141st edition of the eXponential Finance Podcast. Whether you listen to us for the first time, or are a regular, we…