Japan’s push for a cashless government
While digital payment methods have become deeply ingrained in everyday life, government transactions, such as paying fees for…
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How to build an ecosystem: DWC expands into Telco-as-a-Service
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Credit Saison launched “SAISON JP Life Assist” for foreign nationals
Credit Saison has launched “SAISON JP Life Assist,” a portal site to support foreign nationals living in Japan, including foreign students…
Phillip Securities tokenizes investments in Sony’s “Hero’s Island”
Phillip Securities’ Japanese subsidiary will tokenize silent partnership interests in Sony’s upcoming film “Hero’s Island”, which is…
Visa rolls out of BNPL-specific credentials, launches “VIC in a Box” with three partners
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Oasys signs exclusive partnership with retro game IP holder Edia
Gaming blockchain Oasys has entered into an exclusive partnership with Edia Corporation, a holder of 139 retro game intellectual property…
Dentsu Ventures invests in US-based Data & AI company Skyflow
Dentsu Group announced that Dentsu Ventures Fund II, the company’s corporate venture capital fund, has made an investment in Skyflow, a…
SBI Digital Markets accelerates Korea growth strategy with appointment of Jai Yung Byun
SBI Digital Markets announces the appointment of Jai Yung Byun as Principal Consultant, signaling a significant strengthening of the…
Japan FinTech Observer #67
Welcome to the sixty-seventh edition of the Japan FinTech Observer.
Japan Securities Dealer Association: Major issues facing the industry
On July 1, 2024, the Japan Securities Dealer Association (JSDA) released a document titled “Major issues facing the industry”, that…
Hokkoku Bank’s first BaaS partnership revealed: “Finswer Bank”, proposing a one-stop accounting…
Hokkoku Bank, a group company of Hokkoku Financial Holdings, announced its partnership with Finswer as its first Banking as a Service…
MUFG signs MoU with the Eastern Economic Corridor Office of Thailand
MUFG’s core banking subsidiary MUFG Bank and Bank of Ayudhya (“Krungsri”) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (“MoU”) with the…