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·14 hours ago

Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking and Binance explore stablecoin issuance

Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation (MUTB) and Binance Japan have commenced a joint study for the issuance of a new stablecoin pegged to fiat currencies, including the Japanese Yen and other foreign currencies, utilizing the “Progmat Coin” platform, a stablecoin issuance and management platform compliant with Japanese law. Through…

Japan

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Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking and Binance explore stablecoin issuance
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking and Binance explore stablecoin issuance
Japan

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·14 hours ago

Japan FinTech Observer #26

Welcome to the twenty-sixth edition of the Japan FinTech Observer. Will it or will it not? The Japanese Yen, I mean. Cross 150. The Bank of Japan last week did again what it is best known for — nothing. The Fed also held still, although it hinted at further hikes…

Japan

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Japan FinTech Observer #26
Japan FinTech Observer #26
Japan

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·1 day ago

SBI Sumishin Net Bank adds three new Banking-as-a-Service partners

With its first result as a publicly listed company, SBI Sumishin Net Bank in May provided a detailed status of its Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) business, and projected Keio Corporation, Matsui Securities and Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank as the next partners going live.

Japan

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SBI Sumishin Net Bank adds three new Banking-as-a-Service partners
SBI Sumishin Net Bank adds three new Banking-as-a-Service partners
Japan

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·3 days ago

Okasan Securities to choose GMO Aozora Net Bank as BaaS provider

Okasan Securities announced that it has concluded a basic agreement with GMO Aozora Net Bank to launch a bank agency business. Since Okasan’s founding, the group has provided specialized investment and asset management services to their customers as an independent financial group rooted in the local community, with the management…

Japan

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Okasan Securities to choose GMO Aozora Net Bank as BaaS provider
Okasan Securities to choose GMO Aozora Net Bank as BaaS provider
Japan

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·5 days ago

Moomoo Japan launches online brokerage business

Moomoo Japan has launched its online brokerage business on September 19. Japanese investors are now able to trade approximately 7,000 US stocks and ETFs on the moomoo platform, which represents the highest level of tradable U.S. shares in the Japanese industry, according to the firm. moomoo also starts with the…

Japan

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Moomoo Japan launches online brokerage business
Moomoo Japan launches online brokerage business
Japan

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·6 days ago

MS&AD Ventures participates in USD 120m Series A for B2B FinTech Flex

Flex, formerly known as Flexbase, has raised a USD 120m Series A debt and equity funding round, which includes debt financing from CIM with an agreement to fund up to USD 100m, and USD 20m in equity capital led by Florida Funders with participation from Home Depot Ventures™, MS&AD Ventures…

Japan

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MS&AD Ventures participates in USD 120m Series A for B2B FinTech Flex
MS&AD Ventures participates in USD 120m Series A for B2B FinTech Flex
Japan

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·Sep 19

Rakuten Securities integrates TipRanks’ investment research

TipRanks is an investment research company that levels the playing field, giving every investor access to invaluable stock research information that was formerly available only to top Wall Street experts. Using AI, TipRanks gathers publicly available information about stocks, and presents them in easy-to-understand datasets. Brokerages and banks as far…

Japan

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Rakuten Securities integrates TipRanks’ investment research
Rakuten Securities integrates TipRanks’ investment research
Japan

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·Sep 19

Japan FinTech Observer #25

Welcome to the twenty-fifth edition of the Japan FinTech Observer. Last week saw Token 2049 in Singapore with a raft of announcements, but we have the crowds back in Tokyo for the Game Show this week. Prime Minister Kishida filled all 54 junior ministerial positions with men following his recent…

Japan

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Japan FinTech Observer #25
Japan FinTech Observer #25
Japan

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·Sep 17

Nippon Life injects JPY 40bn into Hanasaku Life subsidiary

Nippon Life established Hanasaku Life in 2019 as a 100% owned subsidiary to respond flexibly to varied customer demand in the independent retail agency market. Hanasaku Life is developing products through agile product development and the use of digital technology, aiming to steadily expand the business in the shared agency…

Japan

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Nippon Life injects JPY 40bn into Hanasaku Life subsidiary
Nippon Life injects JPY 40bn into Hanasaku Life subsidiary
Japan

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·Sep 17

Interoperability of ESG Data

This week, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation and Zeroboard announced that they have signed a basic agreement to collaborate on the interoperability of CO2 emissions data. SMBC provides "Sustana" and Zeroboard provides "Zeroboard" as services for visualizing corporate greenhouse gas emissions. …

Japan

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Interoperability of ESG Data
Interoperability of ESG Data
Japan

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