payments
Global payments giant Visa and Southeast Asian payment gateway Omise have announced a strategic partnership to fortify Thailand’s digital commerce infrastructure. The collaboration introduces Visa’s Network Token solution to the Thai market, a technological shift aimed at mitigating online fraud while simultaneously increasing transaction approval rates for local
digital identity
In a move to fortify digital security and streamline customer experience, two MS&AD Insurance Group subsidiaries—Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance and Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance—have adopted the Authlete backend service to implement OpenID Connect (OIDC) across their customer platforms. The deployment, executed by the group’s IT arm
intellectual property
THXLAB, which provides the Web3 as a Service (Web3aaS) platform "THXNET.", has built a dedicated Layer1 chain called "AVATECT Chain" using THXNET. as the foundational technology for implementing blockchain functionality in "AVATECT®," the digital identity management platform promoted by TOPPAN Digital, a group company
API
With the mission of "Making small businesses the world's leading players," freee develops and provides SaaS-based cloud services, including its integrated cloud accounting software "freee Accounting," which streamlines accounting, human resources, and labor management in an integrated manner. Furthermore, by providing its public API,
web3
Coincheck has entered into a strategic partnership with MynaWallet, a company providing a web3 wallet solution utilizing the Japanese government-issued My Number Card. Prior to this collaboration, Coincheck Group N.V., which is Coincheck’s parent company, made an investment in MynaWallet. MynaWallet is currently developing a service called “MynaWallet,
authentication
The National Police Agency has published a "Draft Order Partially Amending the Enforcement Regulations of the Act on Prevention of Transfer of Criminal Proceeds". In line with the "Key Plan for Realizing a Digital Society" (Cabinet Decision, June 21, 2024) and the "Comprehensive Measures to
KYC
ELEMENTS has resolved to acquire shares of Polarify, a subsidiary of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, making it a consolidated subsidiary. SMBC Group will continue to maintain ownership of Polarify shares. The business integration of these industry leaders will expand their customer base to approximately 550 companies with a cumulative total
banking
South Korean cybersecurity firm RaonSecure has won a contract worth 3.57 billion won (approximately $2.7 million USD) with Japan’s Sumishin SBI Net Bank to provide its biometric authentication solution, TouchEn OnePass. The deal marks a significant expansion of RaonSecure’s presence in Japan, following the company’s