The Cabinet Office’s Annual Economic and Fiscal Report
The Japanese Cabinet Office has released its “Annual Economic and Fiscal Report — Fiscal Year 2024”, under the direction of the Minister…
Norbert Gehrke
First Japanese FinTech to go public on the London Stock Exchange in SPAC transaction
It took a little while, but the deal is coming through. As we reported in December 2023, Bowen FinTech (LSE: BWN), a special purpose…
SMBC CloudSign launches new “AI Contract Management Pro”
SMBC CloudSign (“SMBCCS”), a subsidiary of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, has launched “AI Contract Management Pro,” an upgraded version…
Acquisition of Allstate Employer Voluntary Benefits by StanCorp
Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company announced that StanCorp Financial Group, a U.S. subsidiary of Meiji Yasuda, has agreed with The…
DBS launches blockchain-powered Treasury Tokens pilot with Ant International
DBS has launched a pilot of DBS Treasury Tokens, a next-generation treasury and liquidity management solution, in collaboration with Ant…
Join us at WebX 2024 (August 28–29)
WebX 2024 is a global Web3 conference organized and managed by CoinPost, Japan’s largest cryptocurrency and Web3 media outlet.
Nasdaq selects Komainu as Core Custodian for its Crypto Indices
Nasdaq has announced Komainu, a joint venture between Nomura, Ledger and CoinShares, as a Core Custodian for its suite of Crypto Indices…
Japan FinTech Observer #72
Welcome to the seventy-second edition of the Japan FinTech Observer.
WealthNavi Q2/FY2024 Earnings
WealthNavi, Japan’s leading robo advisor, reported second quarter earnings for FY2024 on Friday. As a fee-taking business on the basis of…
Rakuten Q2/FY2024 Earnings
The biggest news for cash-strapped Rakuten Group arrived just before the earnings release, with Rakuten Mobile “self-funding” through a…
GMO Internet Q2/FY2024 Earnings
During July, GMO Financial Holdings took additional provisions for doubtful accounts at GMO-Z com Securities (Thailand) for the second…
Digital Garage Q1/FY2024 Earnings
Digital Garage was always of special interest to us, as the famous Joi Ito is one of the co-founders, and became even more so when activist…