Norbert GehrkeinTokyo FinTechSBI Holdings forms asset management company with Franklin TempletonSBI Holdings and Franklin Templeton have signed a definitive agreement to form a joint venture asset management company in Japan.23h ago23h ago
Norbert GehrkeinTokyo FinTechMUFG Investor Day 2024MUFG has held its Investor Day, with a detailed review of the new Medium-Term Business Plan (MTBP) by business line. The following is a…23h ago23h ago
Norbert GehrkeinTokyo FinTechJapan’s municipalities “at risk of extinction”In April, Japan’s Population Strategy Council released its “2024 Report on the Sustainability of Local Governments,” which analyzed the…2d ago2d ago
Norbert GehrkeinTokyo FinTechJapan’s not-so-neo digital banksJapan’s Banking Act does not have a requirement to maintain physical branches, so pure-bred digital banks have a long history in this…2d ago2d ago
Norbert GehrkeinTokyo FinTechSMBC trials avatars in call center operationsFollowing recent news that Mizuho Bank and Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank have participated in an investment round totaling ¥3.7 billion by…2d ago2d ago
Norbert GehrkeinTokyo FinTechDigital Asset Markets signs an MOU with Ava Labs to facilitate the issuance and distribution of RWA…Digital Asset Markets has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Ava Labs, developer of the Avalanche blockchain.3d ago3d ago
Norbert GehrkeinTokyo FinTechDigital Garage launches “cars Smart Card Payment”Digital Garage (DG) has launched the “cars Smart Card Payment powered by DGFT Invoice Card Payment,” a B2B payment service to support the…3d ago3d ago
Norbert GehrkeinTokyo FinTechRobo-advisor WealthNavi has reached JPY 1.3trn in AUMWealthNavi, the provider of “WealthNavi,” the top Japanese robo-advisor in terms of assets under management and number of users, has…3d ago3d ago
Norbert GehrkeinTokyo FinTechUnwinding of cross-shareholdings: SMBC Group to tender Toyota sharesSumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation and SMBC Nikko Securities have decided to tender a part of the common…3d ago3d ago
Norbert GehrkeinTokyo FinTechJapan FinTech Observer #69Welcome to the sixty-ninth edition of the Japan FinTech Observer.4d ago4d ago