Fraud and AML in Asia have shifted over the past year. Alongside the system-level attacks that continue, panellists point to a growing move towards human compromise, scams that...
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SoftBank and OpenAI have launched a joint venture, SB OAI Japan. The venture aims to provide “Crystal intelligence,”…
Japan’s NEC Corporation and CSG Systems International, based in the US have entered into a definitive agreement under…
Japan launched the world’s first yen-pegged stablecoin on Monday (27 October), marking a cautious step forward in a…
OpenAI and Japan’s Digital Agency have announced a partnership to examine how GenAI can be used safely and…
Japan’s financial regulator is reportedly considering allowing members of banking groups to offer cryptocurrency trading services, in a…
PT Bank Amar Indonesia (Amar Bank), a digital bank serving retail and MSME segments, has announced that SBI…
Binance Japan and PayPay Corporation have entered into a capital and business alliance aimed at advancing digital finance…
Kaia DLT Foundation (Kaia), a blockchain-based organisation, and LINE NEXT, the venture arm of Japan-based LINE Corporation focused…
GoPay users can now make payments at QRIS-enabled merchants in Japan, following Bank Indonesia’s move in August 2025…
The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) has announced TOPPAN Edge, a subsidiary of TOPPAN Holdings that provides…
TBCASoft, developer and operator of the HIVEX® cross-border payment framework, today announced the launch of a landmark cross-border…
TBCASoft, the U.S.-based on-chain finance innovator and the creator of the HIVEX® Network, announced a strategic MOU (“Project…
Stripe, the programmable financial services company, has launched Stripe Terminal in Japan, aiming to help businesses integrate both…
MUFG Bank and MUFG Innovation Partners (MUIP), both subsidiaries of MUFG, have invested in LayerX, a Japanese startup…
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), Japan’s largest financial services provider, has announced the completion of a US$75 million…
Japan Post Bank announced it will introduce a digital yen by the end of fiscal 2026 to make…
SBI Group, one of Japan’s largest financial conglomerates with assets exceeding the equivalent of US$200 billion, has announced…
Finastra has announced that the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has gone live with its Loan IQ platform.…
Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) is preparing to approve the issuance of the country’s first yen-backed stablecoin, with…
ANZ, headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, announced the appointment of Ender Tanar as Country Head for Japan, reporting to…