regulation
In a decisive move to modernize Japan’s financial infrastructure while fortifying consumer protections in the digital asset space, the Financial Services Agency (FSA) has released a comprehensive suite of draft Cabinet Orders and Ordinances related to the impending amendment of the Payment Services Act. Released on December 16, 2025,
Insurance
NeoFirst Life Insurance announces that Prudential Life Insurance Company of Japan will begin selling NeoFirst's cancer insurance product "Neo de Ganchiryou" from Monday, December 1, 2025. This initiative is being implemented as part of the strategic business alliance between Prudential Financial and Dai-ichi Life Holdings announced
broker/dealer
The total number of SBI Securities financial product accounts intermediated through Sumitomo Mitsui Card and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation has exceeded 1 million, and the monthly investment amount for "Sumitomo Mitsui Card Regular Investment" has exceeded 85 billion yen. Since June 2021, Sumitomo Mitsui Card has partnered with
banking
freee has completed its registration as a Financial Services Intermediary, allowing it to begin offering "freee Branch" accounts for corporate customers by leveraging the Banking as a Service (BaaS) platform of GMO Aozora Net Bank. Under its mission to "Make small businesses the protagonists of the world,