security token
TIS, a member of the TIS INTEC Group, and Kyoto Table Tennis Club have issued digital corporate bonds called "Kaguya Smile Token" through private placement, using TIS's platform "STLINK" which comprehensively supports the issuance and management of security tokens. Kyoto Table Tennis Club operates
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Welcome to the one hundred third edition of the Japan FinTech Observer. The Bank of Japan meets for its Monetary Policy Meeting this week. The consensus is for no change in the policy rate. The Nikkei reports real wages down 1.8% in January, the first time in negative territory
capital markets
Nomura Research Institute, Nomura Securities, BOOSTRY, DeCurret DCP, and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation collaborated on the issuance of a digital bond using a new settlement scheme, and executed a proof-of-concept for Japan's first securities settlement using digital currency. These steps would expand the market for digital securities and
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Welcome to the one hundred second edition of the Japan FinTech Observer. A big thank you to everyone who made it to Tokyo for the core of Japan Fintech Week 2025, and especially those who joined us for our meetup on Monday, the most international participation we have ever had!
digital assets
Hitachi, together with NTT Digital, OPTAGE, Crypto Garage, JPYC, Chainalysis Japan, Digital Platformer, NEC, Nomura, bitbank, finoject, Hokkoku Bank, and Laser Digital Japan, has begun a proof-of-concept experiment from February to April 2025 aimed at improving the effectiveness and standardization of anti-money laundering practices for digital asset trading including cryptocurrency,
tokenization
Hakuhodo DY Media Partners has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with SC Ventures to explore business initiatives aimed at expanding and accelerating the overseas growth of Japanese IPs, including anime and manga, through FinTech and tokenization. About the Strategic Partnership Business study to promote expansion and acceleration of overseas business
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Welcome to the one hundred first edition of the Japan FinTech Observer, and welcome to Japan Fintech Week 2025! The Japanese equity market has been lagging so far this year. Topix and Nikkei were down by around 2% and 3% mid-week, respectively, while the Hang Seng Index led with a
digital assets
Web3 Investing hosted SBI Digital Markets Chief Operating Officer CK Ong to discuss the potential for 2025 to be a pivotal year for the cryptocurrency and tokenization space. We have listed the highlights of the conversation here, and encourage you to listen to the full recording. CK provides insights based
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Welcome to the hundredth edition of the Japan FinTech Observer. After Consensus in Hong Kong is before Japan FinTech Week, hence a brief reminder that we are hosting our own in-person, 100% offline meetup on Monday, March 3. Please register here. Given current demand, we will close registrations by February
web3
Blocksky has raised funds with SBI Investment as the lead investor. With this funding, Blocksky fully deploy its web3 advertising platform "W3AP" in Japan and the global market. W3AP delivers innovative approaches to address key challenges in the web3 advertising market, delivering new value for advertisers, web3 companies
crypto
Laser Digital, Nomura’s digital assets subsidiary, has launched the Laser Digital NEAR Adoption Fund. The Fund’s strategy seeks to provide a long-term exposure to the NEAR token enhanced with staking which allows institutional investors residing in eligible jurisdictions to participate in the blockchain consensus mechanism and take advantage
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Welcome to the ninety-ninth edition of the Japan FinTech Observer. This edition, and the magical 100th edition next week, bracket one of the world's largest crypto conferences held in a suburb of Shenzhen. While we still have to spot the Energizer Bunny Steve Vallas hopping around the island,