bitcoin
Metaplanet has boldly declared its fiscal year 2024 a resounding success, marking a transformative shift from its previous incarnation as a legacy, asset-heavy business to Asia's premier publicly traded Bitcoin Treasury Company. Its earnings presentation, emblazoned with the tagline "Secure the Future with Bitcoin," underscores the
broker/dealer
PayPay will acquire shares in PayPay Securities from SoftBank and LY Corporation, as well as subscribe to a third-party allocation of shares conducted by PayPay Securities, with the aim of further enhancing the corporate value of PayPay Securities. By becoming the parent company of PayPay Securities, PayPay aims to strengthen
security token
Toyota Financial Services, Toyota Finance, Daiwa Securities, MUFG Bank, Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking, and Progmat plan to issue the Toyota Group's first publicly offered security token bonds. Toyota Financial Services and Toyota Finance have developed financial services to allow each and every customer to drive their car
Weekly
Welcome to the ninety-eighth edition of the Japan FinTech Observer. The past week saw the peak of earnings season for the financial sector, generally with very good to exceptional results for most players, including the FinTech segments of platforms like LY Corporation and Mercari; the only exception being cooperative Norinchukin
broker/dealer
Nomura reported strong financial results for the third quarter of fiscal year 2024/25, with significant year-over-year (YoY) growth in net revenue, income before income taxes, net income, EPS, and ROE. All business segments (Wealth Management, Investment Management, and Wholesale) contributed to this growth. The company highlighted its robust financial
banking
MUFG reported a strong financial performance for the first three quarters of the fiscal year ending in March 2025, highlighting record-high net operating profits (NOP) and net income, driven by robust customer segment growth, gains from equity sales, and increased earnings from equity method investments. The earnings release also addresses
Weekly
Welcome to the ninety-seventh edition of the Japan FinTech Observer. Here you can view the future of Japan: Musashino University's Entrepreneurship Musashino Campus (EMC GLOBAL) held its academic year-end event and pitch contest, also including regional winners from the Philippines, Singapore, and India. The quality of the pitches
capital markets
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune, one of Japan's leading law firms, has published a newsletter discussing the application of disclosure liability under the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act (FIEA) concerning sustainability disclosures, particularly Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions, and the introduction of a new safe harbor provision. Introduction Sustainability
insider trading
In light of the fact that an employee of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, a subsidiary of Japan Exchange Group (JPX), was under investigation by the Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission (SESC) on suspicion of violation of insider trading regulations, JPX established an Independent Directors' Investigation Committee on September 27,
activist investor
The combination of the Tokyo Stock Exchange's "management that is conscious of capital" policies, and active investors have led to record share buy-backs, and increased dividends during the 2024 calendar year. In response to Elliott Management, which had taken a 5.03% stake in Tokyo Gas
bitcoin
Metaplanet, a leading Bitcoin Treasury Company, announced the launch of its Bitcoin Plan for 2025-2026. This plan outlines a bold strategy to accumulate 10,000 Bitcoin by the end of 2025, and 21,000 Bitcoin by the end of 2026. This would solidify the Company’s position as one of
banking
SBI Shinsei Bank is working to enhance the corporate value of the SBI Shinsei Bank Group. As part of this effort, management is examining capital policies, including the repayment of public funds, which is a significant issue. Herewith, SBI Shinsei Bank is providing an update on the current status of