Joint promotion of digital assets for environmental value & digital currency settlement using…
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Fukushima Bank first to implement SBI Group’s new core banking system
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justInCaseTechnologies supports JAL in enhancing the customer experience
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Saison International, the international arm of Credit Saison, has made its first foray into Mongolia with a USD 14 million investment…
Daiwa Securities invests in Kepple Group
Daiwa Securities Group has invested in Kepple Group, a company that provides a platform for startup companies and venture investors, and…
Japan FinTech Observer #68
Welcome to the sixty-eighth edition of the Japan FinTech Observer.
Sumitomo Mitsui Card and ELYZA launch GenAI for customer support
Sumitomo Mitsui Card and ELYZA, a company promoting the social implementation of Large Language Models (LLMs), have launched the production…
Highball Charlie: Web3 technology is a great tool to solve for engagement and creating special…
Highball Charlie (Atsushi Takeuchi), also known as the “Father of Highball” and the highball mug, spoke at the “Adoption 2024” conference…
Sascha Rowold: Web3 can redefine luxury, but it needs a long-term vision
Sascha Rowold, LVMH’s Interim CMO/CDO, spoke at the “Adoption 2024” conference in Tokyo last week. Here is what we took away from his talk.
SoftBank and NEC form strategic alliance focused on biometrics
SoftBank and NEC have entered into a strategic alliance focused on the field of biometric authentication to accelerate digital…