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Rakuten Group announces consolidation of fintech operations

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 01 Apr 2024

Rakuten Group has unveiled its plans to consolidate its fintech operations into a unified group in a bid to expand its customer base across various sectors.

fintech, merger, expansion, banking

Tonik introduces 'Luv Stash,' a joint savings account

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 20 Feb 2024

Singapore-based digital bank Tonik has launched the ‘Luv Stash,’ a savings account that enables couples to save and earn a 4.5% interest rate.

digital banking, neobanks, product launch, bank account, online banking

Mizuho International selects SymphonyAI Sensa to combat money laundering

News | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 22 Feb 2023

London-based securities and investment bank Mizuho International has chosen SymphonyAI Sensa for AML detection within its European Capital Markets Division.

AML, artificial intelligence, machine learning, fraud detection, fraud prevention, transaction monitoring

Neobank Tonik launches new lending products

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 10 Nov 2022

Philippines-based neobank Tonik has launched two lending products, Flex Loan and Big Loan, to further financial and credit inclusion.

online banking, neobanks, lending, interest rate, digital banking, equity

Neobank Tonik implements InstaPay to enable real-time transactions

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 09 Aug 2022

Philippines-based neobank Tonik has implemented InstaPay services in a bid to improve the user experience of its users with real-time transactions.

digital banking, banks, instant payments, mobile payments

Tonik raises USD 131 mln

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 09 Feb 2022

Tonik Financial has raised USD 131 million in Series B funding led by Mizuho Bank and new investors including Prosus Ventures, Sixteenth Street Capital, and Indonesian family office Nuri Group.

digital banking, banks, funding, fintech, financial services

Mizuho Americas deploys Fenergo's software to automate KYC and AML

News | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 07 Jan 2021

Mizuho Americas, a subsidiary of Mizuho Financial Group, has deployed Fenergo’s software to automate KYC and AML regulatory processes, digitalise workflows, and accelerate client onboarding onto a single platform.

Mizuho Americas, partnership, Fenergo, automation, client onboarding, CLM, KYC, AML, regulations, CRM

Japanese banks plan new settlement system for small payments

News | Payments General | 10 Aug 2020

A group of Japanese banks are set to initiate talks to develop a new settlement system to enable small payments, says Verdict.

Japan, settlement, small payments, digital payments, banks

Stakeholder activism opens in Japan as Mizuho faces climate resolution

News | Payments General | 23 Jun 2020

More investors have been publicly backing a resolution to curb coal project lending that shareholders of Mizuho Financial Group are expected to consider this week.

Mizuho Financial Group, banking, lending, shareholders, Japan, environment, activism, fossil fuels

Digital banking startup Kyash raises USD 45 mln

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 31 Mar 2020

Kyash, a Japan-based digital banking startup, has raised USD 45 million from investors at a time the coronavirus outbreak threatens to dry up venture capital funding.

Kyash, digital banking, funding, Japan

Wirecard expands cooperation with Mizuho Bank

News | Online Payments | 04 Sep 2019

Wirecard has extended its partnership with Mizuho Bank aimed for geographic extension, a collaboration on new payout products, and joint digital payment solutions.

Wirecard, Mizuho Bank, payout, digital payments, acquiring, issuing

Number of ATMs worldwide starts falling, research shows

News | Cards | 05 Aug 2019

The number of ATMs worldwide has started falling as big economies, such as China and India, increasingly go cashless, Retail Banking Research shows.

ATM, cashless, research, Retail Banking Research

Line messaging app expands into digital payments and fintech

News | Payments General | 03 Apr 2019

Line messaging app has decided to expand its business into digital payments and other fintech services.

Line, fintech, mobile, Asia, Japan

Japan banks cancel peer-to-peer mobile remittance plan

News | Payments General | 30 Jan 2019

Three Japan-based banking groups have cancelled their plans for a peer-to-peer remittance service linked to mobile phone numbers.

Japan, bank, peer-to-peer payments, mobile remittance, blockchain, Mizuho Financial Group, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group

Mizuho to roll out its own cryptocurrency in March 2019

News | Cryptocurrencies | 27 Dec 2018

Japan’s Mizuho Financial Group has announced its own cryptocurrency, which will be used to make payments and transfers through a mobile phone app.

Mizuho, cryptocurrency, Japan, blockchain, mobile payments

MRM launches global trade finance market analysis

News | E-invoicing, SCF & E-procurement | 30 Aug 2018

Market Research Mentor (MRM) has launched a market analysis that covers assessment on the current state of the trade finance industry and growth rate of the market.

Market Research Mentor, trade finance, analysis, report

SEC fines Mizuhos US unit with USD 1.25 million

News | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 24 Jul 2018

The US Securities and Exchange Commission has penalized Mizuho Financial Group for its failure to safeguard information pertaining to stock buybacks by its issuer customers.

SEC, Securities and Exchange Commission, fine, Mizuho Financial Group, fraud prevention, fine

Exclusive interview with IBMs Vivek Bajaj on how AI is used to disrupt financial services

Interviews | Interviews | 12 Jul 2018

The Paypers interviews Vivek Bajaj, Global VP of Solutions for IBM Financial Services, to find out about IBM Watson and the ways in which AI can be applied within the financial services.

Vivek Bajaj, IBM Financial Services, IBM Watson, AI, artificial intelligence, financial services, KYC, IOT, regtech, money laundering, AML

Japanese banks team up on mobile payments

News | Mobile Payments | 01 Mar 2018

Japanese three major banks have announced they are working together to standardize a smartphone payment system using QR codes.

Japan, banks, mobile payments, contactles, payments app

Large Japanese bank to release its own cryptocurrency in March 2018

News | Cryptocurrencies | 19 Jan 2018

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group has announced plans to release its own coin by March 2018, according to Investopedia.

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, MUFG, cryptocurrency, digital currency, banking, innovation, crypto, J Coin, Japan, Asia