MUFJ Trust and Banking shuts down “information bank” Dprime
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking (MUTB) will terminate its information banking service “Dprime”, which manages and utilizes personal data…
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MS&AD’s “Dash Recorder Road Manager” won Japan Open Innovation Award
The “Drive Recorder Road Manager”, an AI road inspection support service provided by Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance (MSI) of the MS&AD Insurance…
Tokio Marine Holdings establishes Group Audit Committee
Tokio Marine Holdings has decided to establish a Group Audit Committee as of April 1st, 2024 in order to strengthen internal control and…
Nippon Life establishes new funds to invest in domestic VCs and startups
Nissay Asset Management and Nissay Capital will each newly establish funds to invest in domestic venture capital and startup companies. In…
Podcast Highlights: The Future of Business eCommerce
Welcome to the 135th edition of the eXponential Finance Podcast, which also marks our debut as a LinkedIn newsletter, a new distribution…
Japan FinTech Observer #47
Welcome to the forty-seventh edition of the Japan FinTech Observer.
Japanese cryptocurrency exchange bitFlyer lists its first stablecoin: DAI
bitFlyer will list Dai (DAI) on bitFlyer Buy/Sell from today, Monday, February 19th, 2024.
Resona enters into strategic alliance with JUROKU in retail banking
Based on its purpose of “Beyond Finance, for a Brighter Future,” the Resona Group aims to transcend the framework of conventional financial…
Kiyo Bank implements Persefoni for greenhouse gas emission calculation
Kiyo Bank, a regional bank headquartered in Wakayama, with the support of SCSK Corporation, will begin an initiative to enhance the…
Ajinomoto establishes Corporate Venture Capital base in Silicon Valley
Ajinomoto set up a new corporate venture capital (CVC) base in Silicon Valley in January 2024. Until now, Ajinomoto has been conducting CVC…
JR East establishes JPY 5bn retail tech-focused CVC in Singapore
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Bloomo finally launches in Japan
Bloomo, a startup developing an asset building app focusing on US stocks/ETFs that had raised a JPY 800m seed round in April 2023, and…