Mizuho releases full-year results for FY3/2024

Strong Financial Performance and Robust FY24 Plan

Lifenet: Fiscal 2023 Presentation Highlights

Fiscal 2023 Key Highlights

Apple Launches “Tap to Pay” on iPhone for Contactless Payments in Japan

Apple last week launched “Tap to Pay” on iPhone for contactless payments in Japan, giving merchants large and small an easy and secure way…

MUFG to Establish Investment Facility for Emerging Managers Program

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking (MUTB), and Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management (MUAM) have decided to…

Rakuten FinTech Segment Q1 2024: A Deep Dive into Growth and Expansion

Key Highlights

Sony Music declares AI training opt out

Sony Music Group has taken a proactive stance against the use of its music catalog for training artificial intelligence models. The company…

Nippon Life acquires 20% stake in Corebridge Financial for USD 3.84bn

Nippon Life Insurance has reached an agreement with Corebridge Financial and its parent company, American International Group to acquire a…

NTT DOCOMO updates its “d Point Club” rewards program

NTT DOCOMO has announced changes to its point program, “d Point Club,” aimed at enhancing user benefits and providing a more rewarding…

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group releases full-year results for FY3/2024

FY2023 Performance Highlights

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group releases full-year results for FY3/2024

Key Financial Highlights

Japan Post Insurance to acquire 20% of Daiwa Asset Management

Just a couple of days after Daiwa Securities acquired 15% of Aozora Bank, Japan Post Insurance, Daiwa Securities Group., and Daiwa…

Aozora Bank sells 15% stake to Daiwa Securities, strengthens capital position

Daiwa Securities Group and Aozora Bank will form a capital and business alliance to achieve sustainable growth in their corporate value…