Gojo & Company closes USD 233m in Series F equity finance & debt finance
Gojo & Company has successfully completed their Series F fundraising with paid-in capital since our establishment in July 2014 reaching JPY…
Norbert Gehrke
Asuene acquires E4G, a startup from the University of Tokyo
Asuene has acquired all shares of E4G, a startup spun out of the Tanaka Kenji Laboratory at the University of Tokyo Graduate School of…
Stefanie Drews, Nikko AM: Harnessing the Power of International Partnerships
Stefanie Drews, President of Nikko Asset Management Group, gave a keynote address during the recent “Frontiers of International Finance”…
Japan Open Chain (JOC) announces strategic partnership and investment from Bifrost
Japan Blockchain Infrastructure, which operates and manages the consortium for Japan Open Chain (JOC), a fully Ethereum-compatible public…
The Bank of Japan’s Third CBDC Forum Plenary Meeting
On October 17, 2024, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) held its Third CBDC Forum Plenary Meeting, the first since January. The meeting materials…
Progmat & Datachain file patent application for an international remittance system using…
Progmat and Datachain have completed a patent application for an international remittance system using stablecoins in collaboration with…
Komainu agrees to acquire Propine in Singapore to expand its footprint in Asia Ex-Japan
Komainu, the leading regulated custodian and service provider for digital assets, built by institutions for institutions, announced an…
LUCA Japan completes registration for Type II Financial Instruments Business and Investment…
LUCA Japan, the operator of the alternative investment platform “LUCA,” has successfully completed registration for Type II Financial…
JCB and GHL expand payment options across Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines
GHL Systems Berhad (GHL) and JCB International, the international operations subsidiary of JCB, Japan’s leading international payment…
Japanese Yen stablecoin JPYC started joint research with Korea’s ITCEN
JPYC has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with ITCEN, a major Korean IT company, to begin joint research in the stablecoin field.
Japan FinTech Observer #82
Welcome to the eighty-second edition of the Japan FinTech Observer.
BNY and Mizuho Bank to collaborate on Trade Services
The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (“BNY”) and Mizuho Bank jointly announced a landmark agreement for correspondent bank network…