MUFG and DWS Group launch private financing strategic venture
MUFG and asset management firm DWS Group (DWS) have launched a strategic venture designed to enhance their respective capabilities in…
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SKY Perfect JSAT & Crypto Garage to jointly develop web3 business
SKY Perfect JSAT and Crypto Garage have reached a basic agreement to co-create web3 business and services targeting the creator economy.
Japan FinTech Observer #88
Welcome to the eighty-eighth edition of the Japan FinTech Observer.
DMM Bitcoin will transfer assets to SBI VC Trade, then shut down
DMM Bitcoin will transfer customer accounts and deposited assets to SBI VC Trade, and plans to discontinue its business after the transfer…
Credit Saison Q2 Highlights
Credit Saison reported on the company’s performance for the first half of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025 (FY2024). The key…
Establishment of JPY 20bn Domestic Infrastructure Income Fund №2
Global Infrastructure Management and SMFL Mirai Partners, a strategic subsidiary of Sumitomo Mitsui Finance & Lease, have jointly…
MUFG to make tender offer for WealthNavi shares
MUFG Bank is making a tender offer for all outstanding shares and stock acquisition rights of WealthNavi, a publicly traded robo-advisor…
MUFG agrees to sell 25% stake in Home Credit Philippines to affiliate
MUFG and MUFG Bank are entering into an agreement to sell a 25% stake of HC Consumer Finance Philippines (HCPH) to Security Bank, MUFG’s…
Japan Smart Chain revealed to provide Japan a sovereign, Ethereum Equivalent blockchain
Joichi Ito, President of Chiba Technical University and co-founder of Digital Garage, and Russell Cummer, Founder and former Chairman of…
Tokio Marine introduces JPort Match for global talent recruitment
SPeak announced that Tokio Marine Holdings (TMHD) has adopted “JPort Match,” a public relations activity and candidate pool formation…
Funds acquires 13.87% stake in Taiwan’s Asia Money Fintech company
Funds, which operates the fixed-yield investment online platform “Funds,” has entered into a share purchase agreement regarding the…
Sony Financial acquires justInCase
Sony Financial Group has entered into an agreement to acquire all outstanding shares of justInCase, a small-amount and short-term insurance…