Japan’s three mega banks to stop issuing paper bills and checks
Japan’s three mega banks are expected to stop issuing paper bills and checks in FY2025, with customers seen shifting to electronic payments…
Norbert Gehrke
Mizuho, MUFJ Morgan Stanley Securities, and Nomura invested in Smart Round
SmartRound has formed a capital alliance with Mizuho Financial Group (Mizuho Trust & Banking), MUFJ Morgan Stanley Securities, and Nomura…
The FSA’s “Requests for Tax Reform in FY2025”
The Financial Services Agency (FSA) has recently submitted its key requests for tax system reforms for the fiscal year 2025 (starting April…
Goldman Sachs Asset Management to provide an “Outsourced Chief Investment Officer”
The Nikkei reported this week that Goldman Sachs, through its asset management division Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM), is launching…
Progmat & Datachain launch cross-border stablecoin transfer network
Progmat and Datachain have jointly launched project “Project Pax”, aimed at building a cross-border remittance infrastructure for…
justInCaseTechnologies provides “joinsure” SaaS insurance system to Hokkaido Electric Power
justInCaseTechnologies has started providing its SaaS insurance system “joinsure” to Hokkaido Electric Power to support its digitalization…
SMBC Consumer Finance starts providing Loan Digital Platform® services to The Bank of Sanjusan
SMBC Consumer Finance and NTT DATA have launched Loan Digital Platform® services for The Bank of Sanjusan on September 5, 2024. This marks…
Drip Capital secures $23M from GMO Payment Gateway and SMBC
Drip Capital, a leading digital platform for trade finance, has secured $113 million in new funding. This includes $23 million in equity…
Lambda256 (Nodit) launches free blockchain analysis dashboard
Lambda256, the operator of Nodit and the blockchain tech arm of South Korean FinTech leader Dunamu, has launched “Datasquare”. Datasquare…
V secures funding from Square Enix, Itochu, and others to lead Japan’s “Metaverse” new era
V has completed a third-party allotment of new shares to Square Enix, Nippon Venture Capital, Itochu, FFG Venture Business Partners, and…
Samsung Next invests in Startale Labs
The evolution of the digital economy has highlighted the limitations of centralized systems, including issues like lack of transparency…
Japan FinTech Observer #75
Welcome to the seventy-fifth edition of the Japan FinTech Observer.