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DMI announces the acquisition of ZestMoney

News | Payments General | 18 Jan 2024

Financial services platform DMI Group has announced the acquisition of digital customer onboarding and servicing system ZestMoney.

acquisition, digital onboarding, financial services, lending

Mitsubishi UFJ to acquire Link Group

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 19 Dec 2023

Japan-based Mitsubishi UFJ has announced its plans to acquire Australian pension administration company Link Group in a USD 802.7 million deal.

acquisition, financial services, investment, financial institutions, digital banking

MUFG and Binance Japan explore stablecoin issuance using Progmat platform

News | Cryptocurrencies | 26 Sep 2023

MUFG and Binance Japan have began a joint study for the issuance of a new stablecoin pegged to fiat currencies, utilising the ‘Progmat Coin’ platform.

stablecoin, cryptocurrency exchange, cryptocurrency, Token, partnership, regulation, compliance, blockchain

MUFG Investor Services expands banking solutions

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 13 Jul 2023

MUFG Investor Services, a division of MUFG, has announced expansion plans for its banking solutions to provide clients with global payment and cash management services.

product upgrade, banking, FX , ACH, payments , fintech, paytech, financial services

Fujitsu partners IHI for an environmental value distribution platform

News | Cryptocurrencies | 07 Jul 2023

Japan-based multinational IT company Fujitsu has partnered with IHI to create an environmental value distribution platform.

blockchain, green finance, partnership, carbon footprint

Sustainable banking and where to find it

Interviews | Online & Mobile Banking | 16 Jun 2023

Vanessa Manning, Head of Transaction Banking, MUFG EMEA discusses sustainability, green climate, green finance, and ESG from the bank’s perspective.

transaction monitoring, green finance, ESG, sustainability

National Bank of Canada FI increases its stake in Nuvei

News | Payments General | 05 Apr 2023

The National Bank of Canada has reported a 156% increase in its stake in fintech Nuvei.

Nuvei , investment, digitalisation, fintech, ecommerce

DMI Finance secures USD 400 mln equity investment

News | Payments General | 03 Apr 2023

India-based financial services company DMI Finance has announced the closer of a USD 400 million equity investment round led by Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group.

funding, financial inclusion, digitalisation, lending, investment, equity

Lego partners Epic Games to enter the metaverse

News | Cryptocurrencies | 17 Mar 2023

Lego, the Denmark-based toy company, has announced it wants to diversify its entertainment offerings portfolio, targeting the metaverse in partnership with Epic Games.

metaverse, product launch, Web 3.0, retail

Japanese tech firms partner to support Japan's Web3 strategy

News | Cryptocurrencies | 28 Feb 2023

Japan-based companies such as Fujitsu and Mitsubishi have announced a partnership aimed at supporting Japan’s Web3 strategy.

web3, metaverse, partnership, NFT

Japan to test digital yen use via a pilot programme

News | Cryptocurrencies | 20 Feb 2023

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

PayEm raises USD 220 mln in equity and debt

News | Payments General | 25 Jan 2023

Israel-based fintech PayEm has received USD 220 in equity and debt to grow its card operations.

personal finance management, funding, investment, lending, expansion

Coinbase decides to shutter its Japan operations

News | Cryptocurrencies | 19 Jan 2023

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

KreditBee closes tranche 2 of a USD 200 mln Series D funding

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 06 Jan 2023

India-based fintech platform KreditBee has closed its second tranche of a USD 200 million Series D funding with an USD 100 million in primary funding from Advent International.

funding, investment, lending, financial inclusion, underwriting, credit scoring, banking

Ecommerce player AnyMind raises USD 36 mln in Series D

News | Ecommerce | 19 Jul 2022

Japan-based commerce enabler AnyMind has closed an approximately USD 36 million Series D funding round to make additional acquisitions in Japan and worldwide.

startup, marketplace, ecommerce, ecommerce platform, cross-border payments, funding, crowdfunding, expansion, acquisition

MUFG to open a new bank branch in India

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 31 May 2022

MUFG Bank has planned to establish a presence in an Indian fintech hub following a special economic zone being created in the western state of Gujarat, according to Nikkei Asia.

expansion, online banking, fintech, banks

Alviere raises USD 70 million

News | Payments General | 13 Oct 2021

US-based embedded finance platform Alviere has announced the raising of USD 70 million in new funding to accelerate the go-to-market plans and expansion beyond North America.

funding, embedded finance, expansion, fintech

MUFG exits US retail banking in USD 8 bln deal

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 22 Sep 2021

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) is pulling back from US retail banking, with the USD 8 billion sale of MUFG Union Bank (MUB) to US Bancorp.

acquisition, lending, digitalisation, merger

Coinbase launches in Japan, teams up with MUFG

News | Cryptocurrencies | 23 Aug 2021

US-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has expanded into Japan, one of the first countries to embrace crypto and one of the largest markets by crypto trading volumes in the world.

cryptocurrency, product launch, partnership

500 Startups, Aichi Prefectural Government to advance ecosystem

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 19 Jul 2021

Global venture capital firm 500 Startups and Japan-based Aichi Prefectural Government have launched ‘Accelerate Aichi by 500 Startups’ to boost startup ecosystem development in the prefecture. 

partnership, startup