banking
Natixis Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB) announced the establishment of its banking branch in Japan from July 1, 2025. The banking license will enhance Natixis CIB’s service offering in Japan, enabling its Natixis Tokyo Branch to provide a broader range of financial services for clients. Natixis Tokyo Branch has
central bank
Pursuant to Article 54 of the Bank of Japan Act, the Bank of Japan submits the "Report on Currency and Monetary Control" to the Diet twice a year. The contents of the report are as follows: * Economic and financial situation * Monetary Policy Conduct and Monetary Policy Tools * Content
venture capital
UTokyo Innovation Platform (UTokyo IPC) has decided to invest in Abies Ventures Fund II, managed by Abies Ventures, through its Academic Startup Acceleration (ASA) Fund—a university startup support fund operated under the Tokyo Metropolitan Government’s “Global Innovation with STARTUPS” initiative. Backing Deep-Tech Champions with Global Execution Capabilities Founded
alternatives
Tokyo-based Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, a leading trust bank, and Chicago-based GCM Grosvenor, a leading global alternative asset management solutions provider, have announced a strategic partnership to offer clients best-in-class alternative investment products to capitalize on the attractive Japanese market demand for alternative investment solutions that add value to investment
crm
Salesforce Japan announces that Mitsubishi UFJ Bank has implemented Salesforce's Financial Services Cloud (FSC) as its new CRM system with approximately 26,000 users, including sales representatives across all branches. This new CRM system aims to centralize customer data and enhance both sales capabilities and customer experience. Purpose
broker/dealer
The total number of SBI Securities financial product accounts intermediated through Sumitomo Mitsui Card and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation has exceeded 1 million, and the monthly investment amount for "Sumitomo Mitsui Card Regular Investment" has exceeded 85 billion yen. Since June 2021, Sumitomo Mitsui Card has partnered with
private equity
The Cool Japan Fund (CJF) has decided to invest up to 6 billion JPY in Japan Activation Capital II, a fund that invests in publicly listed Japanese companies that are committed to long-term, sustainable growth and corporate value creation, in collaboration with their management team based on a relationship of
security token
BOOSTRY has published the Japan Security Token Market Report for FY2024. In FY2024, Japan's security token market continued to expand, although the total amount of public security token offerings (STO) was limited to approximately 47% compared to the previous fiscal year, largely influenced by widespread caution surrounding discussions
crypto
Open House Group, which in February had started accepting cryptocurrency for real estate purchases, has made significant updates to their "Open House Global" portal, designed to enhance convenience for the real estate purchasing experience in Japan for international clients. * Expanded Cryptocurrency Payment Options: In addition to Bitcoin and
Insurance
MS&AD Insurance Group announced that at the Board of Directors meeting held on March 28, 2025, it was decided to proceed with specific discussions and preparations for the merger of two core non-life insurance companies within the group, Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance and Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance. The target
lending
European credit specialist AlbaCore Capital Group, a consolidated subsidiary of Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation (MUTB), has launched a new Senior Direct Lending Strategy, having secured anchor investments from a wholly owned subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) and MUTB. MUFG aims to strengthen its strategic investments
secure computation
NTT Communications, the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Nomura Research Institute, NRI Secure Technologies, and GMO CyberSecurity by Ierae have published the interim report on the "Guidelines for Data Utilization Using Secure Computation." The aim is to promote the understanding and utilization of secure