Dai-ichi Life & Microsoft announce global strategic artnership to accelerate digital innovation
Dai-ichi Life and Microsoft have entered into a multi-year strategic global partnership to accelerate digital innovation and the…
Norbert Gehrke
FSA & NPA request further strengthening of fraud prevention measures
In recent years, there has been a sharp increase in “SNS-based investment and romance scams,” in which fraudsters gain the trust of others…
Casio to release collaboration NFT sneakers with STEPN GO
Casio announced a collaboration with the move-and-earn Web3 lifestyle app STEPN GO as part of the VIRTUAL G-SHOCK project involving the…
PayPay and OBC sign MoU for digital salary payments
OBIC Business Consultants (OBC), a developer of core business systems, and PayPay have concluded a memorandum of understanding regarding…
Carbon credit trading platform Carbon EX and Tohoku Bank enter into business alliance
Carbon EX has formed a business alliance with Tohoku Bank. Through the provision of carbon credits and non-fossil fuel certificates on…
DAO Tokyo — The Evolving Legal Status of DAOs
The third panel of DAO Tokyo centered around the evolving legal status of Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs). The discussion…
Cool Japan Fund invests USD 20m in Taiwanese VC CDIB’s USD 60m fund
The Cool Japan Fund (CJF) has decided to commit up to 20 million USD to a fund that invests in Japanese startups seeking global growth…
MUFG Bank announces additional investment in DMI Finance
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group and its consolidated subsidiary, MUFG Bank announced that MUFG Bank will make an additional investment of…
DAO Tokyo — Investment Strategy and Portfolio Management
The second panel of DAO Tokyo centered around investment strategies and portfolio management for Decentralized Autonomous Organizations…
MUFG signs framework agreement with the Ministry of Digital Technololgies of Uzbekistan
MUFG Bank, a consolidated subsidiary of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, has signed a Framework Agreement (“FA”) with the Ministry of…
Japan FinTech Observer #73
Welcome to the seventy-third edition of the Japan FinTech Observer.
The Economic Impact of Startups in Japan
This post presents a comprehensive overview of the “Economic Impact of Startups in Japan” report, published in July 2024 by the Ministry of…