Nissay acquires Resolution Life
Resolution Life announces the acquisition of 100% of its shares by Nippon Life at a valuation of $10.6 billion
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Japan FinTech Observer #89
Welcome to the eighty-ninth edition of the Japan FinTech Observer.
Global Brain announces the final closing of “Global Brain Flagship Fund IX” at approximately JPY 32.
Global Brain has announced the final closing of its “Global Brain Flagship Fund IX” (GB-IX) at JPY 32.48 billion by the end of December…
IBM Japan and Money Forward X partner on customer marketing service for financial institutions
IBM Japan and Money Forward X have integrated IBM Japan’s “IBM Digital Services Platform for Financial Services (DSP)” with Money Forward…
Former Sony Venture Head joins hokan as Executive Advisor
hokan has announced that Gen Tsuchikawa has been appointed Executive Advisor. Tsuchikawa has extensive knowledge of corporate management…
BOJ Governor Ueda: The future of payments and the role of central banks
Bank of Japan Governor Ueda spoke at the 40th anniversary of the Center for Financial Industry Information Systems (FISC), exploring the…
PayPay valued at USD 7bn
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Nissan Motor launches beta version of new service “NISSAN PASSPORT” utilizing blockchain technology
Nissan Motor has launched the beta version of NISSAN PASSPORT, a digital service that aims to provide new value to customers.
Smiles Mobile Remittance announces partnership with HDFC Bank for Indian payments corridor
Smiles Mobile Remittance, known as Japan’s “Absolute №1” mobile remittance service, has established a direct partnership with HDFC Bank…
Oasys partners with RaribleX to create multi-chain NFT marketplace “Bazaar”
Gaming blockchain Oasys is partnering with leading Marketplace as a Service (MaaS) solution for NFTs, RaribleX, to create “Bazaar”, which…
Itochu and boost technologies enter into capital and business alliance
ITOCHU Corporation has agreed to a capital and business alliance with boost technologies, which supports corporate sustainability…