broker/dealer
PostPrime's consolidated subsidiary, TakaTrade, has received permission from the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry to operate as a commodity futures trading company under the Commodity Futures Trading Act. Additionally, on the same date, the company joined the Japan Commodity
carbon credit
Carbon EX has launched a white label offering for its carbon credit and emissions trading platform, "Carbon EX." This new service enables local governments and regional financial institutions to build their own branded carbon credit trading platforms, helping foster regionally-driven carbon economies and promoting local sustainability. Challenges and
carbon credit
Ginco has suplied blockchain technology to e-dash Corporation, which has been commissioned by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government to develop and operate the "Carbon Credit Market of Tokyo", a carbon credit market for businesses launched by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government in March 2025 to achieve its goal of halving
capital markets
The pursuit of a vibrant and inclusive Japanese equity market necessitates constant adaptation and innovation. Recognizing the need to broaden investor participation and revitalize market dynamics, the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) convened a study group dedicated to exploring the reduction of investment units. The study group released its comprehensive report
carbon credit
Carbon EX has supported the registration of Japan's first "J-Credit Project utilizing joint delivery" by Logisteed. This project is a groundbreaking initiative that leads to decarbonization in the logistics industry and the construction of a sustainable supply chain. Carbon EX is a joint venture between ASUENE
broker/dealer
Alpaca, a self-clearing broker-dealer and brokerage infrastructure API, announced its $52 million Series C funding round today from its new office in Manhattan, New York. This significant milestone further accelerates Alpaca’s global expansion and development of its industry-leading product offerings. This round saw participation from both new and returning
trading
Woodstock, which operates the Gen Z-focused social investment app woodstock.club, has launched a new basket trading feature that allows users to purchase portfolios based on the Woodstock app users' average performance, which outperforms market averages such as the S&P500 and Nasdaq. With this feature, users can
trading
Bloomo Securities, which provides a US stock investment app, has raised a total of 2 billion yen in a Series A round through a third-party allocation of shares to Global Brain, ANRI, Spiral Capital, Portage Ventures, MUFG Innovation Partners, Angle Bridge, Sumitomo Corporation Venture & Innovation, and Scrum Ventures. This
trading
AlpacaTech, a subsidiary of FOLIO Holdings that provides innovative financial solutions as part of the SBI Group, has begun providing Japanese and US stock news data owned by Minkabu The Infonoid and its subsidiary Minkabu Solution Services on the Snowflake Marketplace. Snowflake is currently accelerating its adoption as a data
broker/dealer
PayPay will acquire shares in PayPay Securities from SoftBank and LY Corporation, as well as subscribe to a third-party allocation of shares conducted by PayPay Securities, with the aim of further enhancing the corporate value of PayPay Securities. By becoming the parent company of PayPay Securities, PayPay aims to strengthen
insider trading
In light of the fact that an employee of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, a subsidiary of Japan Exchange Group (JPX), was under investigation by the Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission (SESC) on suspicion of violation of insider trading regulations, JPX established an Independent Directors' Investigation Committee on September 27,
japan
On Monday, the Osaka Exchange (OSE) issued a fine of 60 million yen against Nomura Securities for unlawful trading of Japanese government bond futures conducted in March 2021. The OSE also announced the suspension of the company’s proprietary trading of government bond futures and government bond futures options from