Smartpay partners with Chubb in Japan for embedded insurance
Smartpay, one of the fastest-growing fintech companies in Asia that provides the “Smartpay” buy-now-pay-later service, has entered into a…
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Japan FinTech Observer #49
Welcome to the forty-ninth edition of the Japan FinTech Observer.
SMBC’s Olives reaches 2 million accounts
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation and Sumitomo Mitsui Card Company began offering the comprehensive financial service “Olive” for…
Topologic raised JPY 700m for the development of topological materials
Topological materials have a completely different electronic band structure from existing materials, and exhibit phenomena not seen in…
JIC makes LP investments in Atomico Venture VI and Atomico Growth VI
Developing opportunities for collaboration between overseas and domestic VCs to create global unicorns, and utilizing knowledge of overseas…
Crypto Garage adds staking service to its Institutional Digital Asset Custody
Crypto Garage has launched an Ethereum (ETH) staking service that complements their existing institutional digital asset custody service…
Nium obtains Type 1 Funds Transfer License in Japan
Nium, the leader in real-time cross-border payments, has secured a Type 1 Funds Transfer Service Provider (FTSP) license from the Japanese…
JR West, NTT, Mizuho, SMBC, MUFG, and DBJ launch “JCLaaS” for infrastructure management
JR West, NTT Communications, Mizuho Bank, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, MUFG Bank, and Development Bank of Japan have signed a…
Nomura to launch “Nomura Alternative Connect” for access to alternative investments
Nomura Asset Management (NAM), the core company within the Investment Management Division of Nomura Group, plans to offer an alternative…
Circle and Coincheck partner to expand access to USDC in Japan
Coincheck and Circle, a global financial technology firm and the issuer of USDC, announced today plans for a partnership to expand USDC…
Japan FinTech Observer #48
Welcome to the forty-eighth edition of the Japan FinTech Observer.
Interbrand’s Best Japan Brands 2024 — Financial Services Edition
Last week, Interbrand Japan presented its 2024 list of the most valuable brands. There was one financial services company in the Top Ten —…