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The Tokyo Stock Exchange has approved the initial listing of Infcurion's shares on the Growth Market, with the listing date scheduled for Friday, October 24, 2025. Infcurion's listing application provides a detailed look into the company that positions itself not as a direct financial service provider,
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TOPPAN Security, a global leader in secure identity and payment solutions, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire dzcard Group, a prominent provider of smart card solutions and personalization services across Asia and Africa. This strategic acquisition immediately positions the TOPPAN Group as the clear leader in the Asian
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Episode Six (E6), a global provider of ledger and cards infrastructure, has secured a strategic investment from Japan Airlines (JAL), a longstanding customer of E6 since 2017. This investment allows JAL to contribute to E6’s ongoing success while advancing its financial services initiatives, including JAL Pay, the core payments
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SLASH VISION, Orient Corporation, and AIKITASU will partner to issue "Slash Card," Japan's first BNPL (Buy Now Pay Later) service secured by USDC (USD Coin). The three companies are currently preparing to issue the "Slash Card" in the first half of 2025 (by the
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Nuvei announced an expansion in Asia-Pacific (APAC), having completed the acquisition of Paywiser Japan, including its acquiring license granted by the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI). The license enables Nuvei to progress with launching direct acquiring capabilities in Japan across all major card schemes, and to extend
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JCB International has launched a new JCB Panda Card in collaboration with Taiwan Rakuten Card. Taiwan Rakuten Card was established in 2014 with the approval of the Financial Supervisory Commission to enter the Taiwanese domestic credit card market, becoming the first e-commerce platform in Taiwan to issue its own credit