Additional Partners and Observers join the TSE Asia Startup Hub
The Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) announced the launch of the TSE Asia Startup Hub in March of this year, with the aim of building an…
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Dai-ichi Life invests USD 40m in Digital Infrastructure Fund
The Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company has invested USD 40 million in “DigitalBridge Partners III” , a digital infrastructure fund managed by…
Sony Bank releases “Sony Bank CONNECT”, a web3 app
As previously announced in March, Sony Bank this week released “Sony Bank CONNECT”, a web3 entertainment app that is based on the theme of…
Pension Fund Association establishes Corporate Pension Stewardship Promotion Council
The Corporate Pension Stewardship Promotion Council is an organization established by the Pension Fund Association to enable corporate…
SMBC’s Olive reaches 3 million accounts
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) and Sumitomo Mitsui Card Company (SMBC Card) announced that “Olive,” a comprehensive financial…
Tokyo Stock Exchange — Status of Disclosure
Now that we are through the AGM season, the main catalyst driving the Tokyo Stock Exchange-listed companies into compliance with the…
MUFG to invest USD 393m for 8% of Globe Fintech Innovations
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group and its consolidated subsidiary, MUFG Bank today announced that MUFG Bank will invest USD 393 million in…
Woodstock implements account opening with “My Number” card
Social stock trading startup Woodstock now allows account opening through a tap of your My Number card, and launches a 1000 yen give-away…
Terminal-less “CloudPay Neo” enables various payment methods via scanning of QR codes for field…
DG Financial Technology (DGFT), a payment business subsidiary of Digital Garage (DG), has launched specialized payment solutions for its…
The SMBC Group publishes its 2024 Sustainability Report
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group has published the “SMBC Group Sustainability Report 2024”. Previously, the SMBC Group has been issuing…
DeepBrain AI launches intelligent GenAI bank tellers at Shinhan Bank
DeepBrain AI, a pioneering generative AI company, announced the launch of the latest iteration of its AI Bank Teller complete with…
MPower Partners follows Nomura and MUIP with investment in Teamshares
MPower Partners Fund, Japan’s first ESG-focused global venture capital fund, has invested in Teamshares, an employee ownership platform for…