stablecoin
Hokkoku Financial Holdings and its group company The Hokkoku Bank have started offering "Ishikawa Tochipo" points issued by Ishikawa Prefecture using the digital local currency service "Tochituka," which is jointly provided with Digital Platformer. "Ishikawa Tochipo" will be introduced as part of the utilization
stablecoin
JPYC held a seminar about its Japanese stablecoin, and its potential applications, on Friday, January 31, 2025. CEO Okabe's Self-Introduction and Company Overview Okabe begins by thanking the attendees and introducing himself as the CEO of JPYC, a company he founded five years prior. He explains his background
payments
The Financial System Council's Working Group on Payment Services has published its key findings and recommendations today. The report addresses emerging issues in the Japanese FinTech landscape, focusing on payment and settlement services, crypto-assets, stablecoins, and other related topics. It proposes several regulatory adjustments to balance innovation with
payments
On December 24, 2024, the 7th meeting of the Financial System Council's Working Group on Payment Services was held, reviewing a draft of the working group's report to be published in 2025. As background, the "Grand Design and Action Plan for New Capitalism" (Cabinet
japan
Binance Japan hosted a press briefing today, with CEO Takeshi Chino reviewing the overall market in 2024, as well as Binance Japan accomplishments, and providing an outlook into the next year. Key Market Shift in 2024: Institutional Adoption The most significant development in 2024, according to Chino, has been the