The Bank of Japan (BOJ) announced that it will launch its Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) pilot programme…
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Riskified, a software as a service fraud and chargeback prevention technology provider, has expanded its footprint in Japan…
Japan’s venture capital (VC) market has grown strongly over the past years, rising fifteenfold in less than a…
Since its inception, SoftBank Group Corp. has made a name for itself as a significant player in the…
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase said that it will be shuttering its operations in Japan and its users has until…
Adyen, a global payments firm for businesses, has announced the launch of its unified commerce solution in Japan…
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance announced it has acquired 100% of Sakura Exchange BitCoin (SEBC), a Japanese crypto exchange service…
Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) and the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) announced a new agreement to support cross-border…
Animoca Brands’ Japanese subsidiary announced that it has raised a total of US$45 million to increase the value…
Japanese multinational conglomerate SoftBank announced that Alex Clavel has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer of SBGI effective…
LVC Corporation, the operator of LINE’s crypto asset and blockchain businesses, announced that it has launched a non-fungible…
PayPal announced that it has agreed to acquire Paidy, a Japanese buy now pay later solutions (BNPL), for…
US cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has signed a deal with banking giant Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) to begin…
EMQ, Hong Kong-based financial settlement network, announced the launch of its high transaction value cross-border settlements in Japan.…
The COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting economic turmoil have put a brake on merchant adoption of cashless payments,…
Stripe, the online payment infrastructure provider powering the likes Amazon, Facebook, Shopify, Zoom, Slack today announced opening of…
UnionPay announced that it has become the first international payment brand to be included in Japan’s universal payment…
Line Securities Corporation, a joint venture between Asian financial services group Nomura Holdings and Line Financial Corporation, the…
LINE Pay Corporation, operator of the LINE Pay mobile money transfer and payment service available on the LINE…
Sony and Daiwa Capital announced the establishment of Innovation Growth Ventures (IGV), a joint venture company created to…