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Smooth, a FinTech startup disrupting the Japanese real estate market with its initial-cost installment payment service, has successfully completed the first close of its Series B funding round. The company has raised a total of approximately ¥2.85 billion (approx. USD 19.5 million), comprising both third-party equity allocation and
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Transaction Media Networks (TMN) and digital currency operator DeCurret DCP have launched a strategic collaboration aimed at developing new settlement services for the distribution sector utilizing the digital currency DCJPY. The partnership seeks to integrate TMN’s established payment gateway infrastructure with DeCurret’s blockchain-based platform to accelerate the practical
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Japan Post Bank has officially announced that it will be discontinuing the Yucho Pay service. While the service has been running since 2019, the bank has decided to wind down operations over the next year. Previously, Uniqlo announced that it would be shutting down "UNIQLO Pay," the QR
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TSE-listed NETSTARS has supported QNB Group, the largest financial institution in the Middle East and Africa, in successfully becoming the first bank in GCC to enable Weixin Pay e-Commerce acceptance, working closely with Darwish Holding to make this achievement possible. This ground-breaking initiative enables QNB’s e-commerce merchants to offer
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East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and PASMO have announced a landmark initiative to unify Japan's leading transit wallets with "teppay" (テッペイ), a new integrated code payment service poised to resolve growing "cashless fatigue" among consumers. The service will be integrated directly within the
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DeCurret DCP has signed a basic agreement for collaboration with Shinoken Group and JAPAN POST BANK for collaboration to utilize JAPAN POST BANK's tokenized deposits. Tokenized deposits Tokenized deposits are bank deposits converted into tokens. They offer the same security and reliability as traditional bank deposits while leveraging
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GMO Research & AI, a GMO Internet Group company operating in the internet research business, has announced the ranking results for the "Cashless Payment Apps" category in the 2025 "GMO Customer Satisfaction Ranking." In the overall ranking for this category, PayPay claimed first place. The service
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Digital Platformer and JPYC have commenced a joint study aimed at mutual cooperation between Japan's first Japanese Yen-pegged stablecoin "JPYC" and the deposit-backed token "Tochika," launched by Hokkoku Bank in April 2024, as well as the construction of a business alliance model with regional
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Infcurion exists to accomplish what was previously considered infeasible, starting with the foundational layer of the economy: payments. Infcurion is the enabler of change, bringing modern FinTech capabilities to every corner of the Japanese economy. By embedding payment and financial functions into services across all industries, Infcurion is not just
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GMO Payment Gateway has reported consolidated financial results for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2025, delivering a strong performance characterized by double-digit growth across key financial metrics. The fiscal year 2025 was marked by robust top-line growth, with revenue increasing by 11.8% year-on-year. This performance was significantly amplified
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Digital Garage reported consolidated profit before tax for the 1H of FY26.3 of ¥1,416 million. In addition to steady growth in the Platform Solution (PS) and Long-term Incubation (LTI) segments, the rebound from investment valuation losses recorded in the Global Investment Incubation (GII) segment in the same period
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JR East initially introduced the concept of "Suica Renaissance" in December 2024. At the time, it stated: "JR East will progressively upgrade Suica's functionality over the next 10 years, transforming it into a digital platform as part of its mid-to-long-term business growth strategy, "Beyond