Japan FinTech Observer #74
Welcome to the seventy-fourth edition of the Japan FinTech Observer.
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DAO Tokyo — Foundations of Multichain Governance
The fifth panel of DAO Tokyo (and our last event report) delved into the intricate world of governance in Layer 2 (L2) scaling solutions…
Highlights of FSA Meetings with Industry Groups: July 2024
The Financial Services Agency (FSA) held several meetings with Japanese financial industry groups in July 2024, covering a wide range of…
Podcast Highlights: Southeast Asia and the Indo-Pacific Construct
Welcome to the 140th edition of the eXponential Finance Podcast. Whether you listen to us for the first time, or are a regular, we…
DAO Tokyo — Unstoppable Protocol
The fourth panel of DAO Tokyo revolves around the key differences, advantages, and limitations of centralized finance (CeFi) and…
MUFG sells shares in US Bancorp
MUFG Bank, the core banking subsidiary of MUFG, has sold 24 million shares of U.S. Bancorp (“USB”) common stock it had additionally…
Dai-ichi Life & Microsoft announce global strategic artnership to accelerate digital innovation
Dai-ichi Life and Microsoft have entered into a multi-year strategic global partnership to accelerate digital innovation and the…
FSA & NPA request further strengthening of fraud prevention measures
In recent years, there has been a sharp increase in “SNS-based investment and romance scams,” in which fraudsters gain the trust of others…
Casio to release collaboration NFT sneakers with STEPN GO
Casio announced a collaboration with the move-and-earn Web3 lifestyle app STEPN GO as part of the VIRTUAL G-SHOCK project involving the…
PayPay and OBC sign MoU for digital salary payments
OBIC Business Consultants (OBC), a developer of core business systems, and PayPay have concluded a memorandum of understanding regarding…
Carbon credit trading platform Carbon EX and Tohoku Bank enter into business alliance
Carbon EX has formed a business alliance with Tohoku Bank. Through the provision of carbon credits and non-fossil fuel certificates on…
DAO Tokyo — The Evolving Legal Status of DAOs
The third panel of DAO Tokyo centered around the evolving legal status of Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs). The discussion…