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The Central Bank of Japan has made changes to its monetary easing programme, move that saw the yen strengthen against the dollar and prompted falls on Tokyo bourses.
regulation, central bank, inflation, online payments
Japan-based multinational IT company Fujitsu has announced its partnership with Mizuho Bank to develop services for clients to manage ESG and SDG data.
partnership, digital banking, online banking, online payments, ecommerce
Japan-based Mizuho Bank has decided to modernise its legacy banking system for international operations by partnering with Oracle.
partnership, product upgrade, financial services, banks
Japan-based multinational IT company Fujitsu has launched a new platform aimed at supporting Web3 developers globally.
web3, online platform, product launch, blockchain, API
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has decided to shut down its operations in Japan due to volatile market conditions and a low demand for digital assets.
cryptocurrency, digital assets, cryptocurrency exchange
The Bank of Japan has revealed its plans to launch a pilot programme to test the use of the digital yen after two years of experiments in April 2023.
CBDC, central bank, cryptocurrency, digital assets
FTX Japan, the Japanese arm of bankrupt crypto exchange FTX, has resumed customer holding withdrawals through the Liquid Japan platform.
cryptocurrency, digital assets, cryptocurrency exchange, crypto
LVC Corporation, operator of LINE's crypto asset and blockchain businesses, has launched LINE NFT, a non-fungible token marketplace available only in Japan.
NFT, crypto asset, blockchain, marketplace
Netherlands-based fintech Adyen has started processing payments for Amazon Japan.
Amazon, Adyen, partnership, payment processing, ecommerce
SYNQA has rebranded into Opn and raised a total of USD 120 million in Series C+ funding.
investment, funding, embedded finance, fintech, payments
KOMOJU by Degica has partnered with The Paypers to release a new Cross-border eCommerce report on the Japanese market. The report provides valuable insights for businesses looking to expand in Japan.
cross-border ecommerce, payment methods
Japan-based fintech startup SmartBank has raised USD 20 million in a Series A funding round led by Globis Capital Partners, with the participation of Z Venture Capital and DBJ Capital, among others, apart from existing investors like Global Brain.
funding, crowdfunding, prepaid card, personal finance management, Visa, neobanks
Global fintech for payment services Worldline has entered a strategic partnership with Casio Computer to facilitate card payments and cashless shopping in Japan.
partnership, digital payments, online payments, mobile payments, payment processing, SMEs, omnichannel payments solution
Japan has introduced a legal framework to clarify the legal status of stablecoins, defining them as digital money.
regulation, regulatory sandbox, cryptocurrency, stablecoin, digital currency
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) has partnered with three megabanks and regional banks to conduct a central bank digital currency (CBDC) issuance pilot starting in spring 2023.
CBDC, central bank, digital currency, digital payments, stablecoin
Blockchain and cryptocurrency infrastructure provider Binance has entered the Japanese market by acquiring Sakura Exchange BitCoin (SEBC).
acquisition, expansion, cryptocurrency, cryptocurrency exchange
Netherlands-based fintech Adyen has rolled out unified commerce in Japan to give businesses end-to-end control of transactions across different sales channels on Adyen’s platform.
Adyen, unified commerce, expansion, POS, ecommerce, digitalisation
Saxo Bank has announced the incorporation of the TRUSTDOCK service into its products, in order to offer ID verification for customers in Japan.
partnership, fraud management, fraud detection, identity fraud, fraud prevention, identity theft, identity verification, digital identity, KYC, KYB
US-based banking group Goldman Sachs has announced launching a transaction banking business in Japan.
transactions , online banking, B2B payments, cloud payments
The Bank of Japan (BoJ) has announced it will be abandoning its planned host of central bank digital currency (CBDC) services due to a reported lack of public interest.
CBDC, central bank, digital currency, crypto, blockchain