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To architect the future of digital finance, we must first master the lessons of its history. As Governor Shin observed, "the further you want to look ahead, the further you have to look back." This historical lens reveals that money is a fundamental social institution—a coordination device
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Japan Blockchain Foundation has announced plans to issue "EJPY," a new Japanese Yen-pegged stablecoin designed to facilitate enterprise and digital asset settlements. The stablecoin will be deployed on both the Ethereum network and the Japan Open Chain (JOC), an Ethereum-compatible public blockchain operated by a consortium
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Infcurion and the CCI Group, with strategic support from Visa Worldwide Japan, have launched "Axios", a next-generation, full-cloud acquiring platform that arrives as a decisive response to Japan's "Cashless" initiative, marking a critical transition from rigid, legacy on-premise systems to a
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A consortium of four domestic technology and financial firms has successfully completed a Proof of Concept aimed at fully automating B2B invoice payments. By bridging the international e-invoicing standard "Peppol" with the bank-backed digital currency "DCJPY," the initiative targets a long-sought goal in
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SBI Holdings and Startale Group officially unveiled "JPYSC" on Friday with a view to bridge traditional banking with the burgeoning Web3 economy, branding it as the first Japanese Yen stablecoin backed by a trust bank. The strategic alliance positions JPYSC as a fully regulated digital asset designed for
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DeCurret DCP has entered into a strategic partnership with Kyushu Financial Group and its banking subsidiaries—The Higo Bank and The Kagoshima Bank—to explore the implementation of tokenized deposits using the "DCJPY" digital currency network. This collaboration marks the first initiative of its kind by a regional
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A consortium of six major Japanese financial and technology firms—including SBI Securities, Daiwa Securities, and SBI Shinsei Bank—have announced the launch of a collaborative project to verify real-world settlement of security tokens (ST) using tokenized deposits. The initiative aims to implement a Delivery Versus Payment (DVP) settlement
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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
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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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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
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Datachain has entered the field of tokenized deposits, leveraging blockchain technology. In recent years, global financial institutions including J.P. Morgan, Citi, and HSBC have been accelerating their use of distributed ledger technology (DLT) for deposits and payment services–an industry shift aligned with the Bank for International Settlements’ (BIS)
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SBI Shinsei Bank is preparing to launch a digital currency for its corporate clients, with a target launch around fiscal 2026. By connecting to a global payment network pioneered by a leading U.S. financial institution, the bank aims to provide instant and low-cost international transactions, leveraging modern financial