Nissay invests USD 550m in convertible note and preferred security issued by TCW

Nippon Life Insurance, Nippon Life Americas (NLA), a subsidiary of Nippon Life, and TCW, an equity-method affiliate of Nippon Life, have…

SBI VC Trade launches NFT campaign with “FRUITS ZIPPER” idol group

SBI VC Trade, a consolidated subsidiary of SBI Holdings that operates a cryptocurrency exchange business, will launch an NFT and signed…

JPYC: Japanese Yen stablecoin

Earlier this week, JPYC, a Japanese stablecoin company, hosted a webinar (in Japanese), covering JPYC’s mission, company overview, the…

Cross ID has secured approximately JPY 600m in funding

xID, a GovTech startup that comprehensively supports local governments and companies in solving problems and creating new businesses using…

Nihon M&A Center establishes AtoG Capital to drive ASEAN expansion and cross-border M&A

Nihon M&A Center Holdings establishes AtoG Capital, a subsidiary fund management company to drive global expansion and cross-border M&A…

Nissay acquires Resolution Life

Resolution Life announces the acquisition of 100% of its shares by Nippon Life at a valuation of $10.6 billion

Hypersonic Builder Alliance: Startale Cloud Services and partners accelerate innovation on Soneium

Startale Cloud Services (SCS) has launched the Hypersonic Builder Alliance (HBA), a groundbreaking collaboration designed to empower…

Japan FinTech Observer #89

Welcome to the eighty-ninth edition of the Japan FinTech Observer.

Global Brain announces the final closing of “Global Brain Flagship Fund IX” at approximately JPY 32.

Global Brain has announced the final closing of its “Global Brain Flagship Fund IX” (GB-IX) at JPY 32.48 billion by the end of December…

IBM Japan and Money Forward X partner on customer marketing service for financial institutions

IBM Japan and Money Forward X have integrated IBM Japan’s “IBM Digital Services Platform for Financial Services (DSP)” with Money Forward…

Former Sony Venture Head joins hokan as Executive Advisor

hokan has announced that Gen Tsuchikawa has been appointed Executive Advisor. Tsuchikawa has extensive knowledge of corporate management…

BOJ Governor Ueda: The future of payments and the role of central banks

Bank of Japan Governor Ueda spoke at the 40th anniversary of the Center for Financial Industry Information Systems (FISC), exploring the…