JFTC issues Cease and Desist Order and Surcharge Payment Order against Non-Life Insurance Companies
The Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) today issued a cease and desist order and a surcharge payment order against Mitsui Sumitomo…
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PayPay acquires Credit Engine
PayPay Corporation is acquiring Credit Engine Group, a provider of online loan management systems, effective November 1st, making Credit…
BIPROGY to enter digital salary domain
BIPROGY will enter the digital salary domain, which was deregulated in April 2023, through its “doreca” business that provides full…
CIC to launch credit score
CIC Corporation, which is the credit information agency designated under the Installment Sales Act and the Money Lending Business Act, will…
Musubell, Digital Garage’s next generation real estate engagement platform
Digital Garage has launched “Musubell”, a next-generation real estate transaction DX engagement platform that allows for the creation and…
JRI & SMBC jointly developed a long-term electricity market price prediction simulation service
The Japan Research Institute (JRI) and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) have jointly developed a simulation service for…
Z venture capital invests in Finfra
Embedded finance is transforming the global lending landscape, enhancing user experience while lowering customer acquisition costs (CAC)…
Reflexivity (formerly Toggle AI) raises USD 30m in Series B funding
Reflexivity (formerly Toggle AI), a leading provider of innovative artificial intelligence solutions for the investment industry, has…
Japan FinTech Observer #83
Welcome to the eighty-third edition of the Japan FinTech Observer.
au Kabucom Securities will use Morgan Stanley’s trading execution platform
au Kabucom Securities is collaborating with Morgan Stanley MUFG Securities (MSMS) to utilize Morgan Stanley’s Japanese stock trading…
PayPay offers “Influenza Insurance” again this year via the PayPay App
PayPay Insurance, a group company of LY Corporation, Z Financial Corporation, and PayPay announced that the Influenza Insurance is again on…
Adjusting mortgage terms to rising real estate prices
Rakuten Bank has raised the upper limit of the loan amount for the “Rakuten Bank 50-Year Home Loan (Reasonable Repayment Plan),” which…