data
In a move to accelerate digital transformation within its corporate banking division, Mitsubishi UFJ Bank (MUFG Bank) has secured an agreement with business intelligence platform Speeda, operated by Uzabase. The partnership involves the integration of Speeda’s proprietary economic data into MUFG Bank’s newly constructed "Proposal Data Lake,
artificial intelligence
The release of the 4th annual Alternative Data Factbook, produced by the Japan Alternative Data Accelerator Association (JADAA) and SOMPO Institute Plus, confirms that the market has successfully navigated its initial volatility. Survey participants have moved decisively past the "pandemic surge"—a period characterized by reactive, uncritical data
venture capital
Yuimedi, a health-tech startup specializing in the standardization and utilization of medical data, has raised 400 million yen (approx. $2.6 million) in a fresh funding round. The capital injection is aimed at accelerating the deployment of its AI-driven data infrastructure and expanding its footprint in both the Japanese and
capital markets
JPX Market Innovation & Research (JPXI) has initiated a major overhaul of the Japanese securities industry’s digital infrastructure, announcing plans to construct a common cloud-based data platform aimed at eliminating legacy inefficiencies in back-office operations. The project, which leverages technology from data cloud company Snowflake, seeks to replace the
Insurance
Sumitomo Life Insurance Company has released the findings of an internal investigation, confirming that employees seconded to independent insurance agencies engaged in the improper acquisition of sensitive business information. The investigation, which spanned operations from April 2022 through October 2025, revealed that seconded staff transmitted proprietary data back to Sumitomo
artificial intelligence
Mitsubishi UFJ Bank (MUFG Bank) has adopted LayerX's "Ai Workforce" platform to overhaul operations within its Solution Products Division (SPD). The implementation marks a significant shift toward digitizing the lifecycle of highly specialized financial instruments, from initial proposals through to mid-term management. Addressing the Complexity of
payments
Fujitsu and Mizuho Bank have entered into a strategic collaboration aimed at overhauling the fragmented infrastructure of business-to-business (B2B) transactions in Japan. The partnership seeks to introduce a new order and payment processing service designed to streamline operations for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs), aimed at cutting manual administrative workloads
Insurance
Nippon Life Insurance Company is currently executing a tender offer to acquire Medical Data Vision, with the ultimate objective of making it a wholly-owned subsidiary. This acquisition represents a decisive strategic step by Nippon Life, marking a significant investment into the high-growth healthcare data sector. This analysis will deconstruct the
artificial intelligence
The rapid emergence of Generative AI represents a monumental technological leap, but the long-term trajectory of its advancement now faces a critical threat: an impending data exhaustion problem. The vast, publicly accessible datasets that fueled the current generation of models are finite and are being consumed at an unsustainable rate.
Tallinn
The sixth, and penultimate corporate stop of our "ICT & FinTech Mission to Tallinn" last week, courtesy of Enterprise Estonia, led us to Cybernetica, where we were hosted by Sales & Business Development Representative Maarja Suiste from the Data Exchange Department, who talked us through Cybernetica’s role
Tallinn
The third stop of our "ICT & FinTech Mission to Tallinn" last week, courtesy of Enterprise Estonia, led us to salv, where we were hosted by Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer Taavi Tamkivi, as well as Kadri Pirn, Vice President of the Screening and Monitoring Business Unit. Here
data
The Snowflake Industry Days 2025 Japan took place in November, with a Financial Services track session featuring Trust Base and the Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, titled "Connecting Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group: Implementation and Governance of the Data Fabric Concept." Presenters: * Gen Uehara (Head of Financial Industry, Snowflake) * Satoshi