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Accenture, acquisition, Businet System, Salesforce Commerce Cloud, ecommerce, Japan, customer experience
GlobalData, research, study, Japan, ecommerce, COVID-19, pandemic, cards, alternative payment solutions
Japan-based discount store Daiso has launched its Singapore website to provide more choices for its customers.
Daiso, expansion, ecommerce, Japan, Singapore, ecommerce, Lazada, Shopee, online commerce, discount store, Asia, APAC
TakeMe Pay, au PAY, Japan, product launch, smartphone payment, mobile payments, payment methods
Soft Space, GMO Financial Gate, cashless payments, Japan, Asia, Fasstap, product launch, card transactions, merchants
Japan has been preparing for the issuance of digital currency in both the public and private sectors following swift moves by China and other countries to do the same, according to Japan Times.
CBDC, Japan, MUFG Bank, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp, Mizuho Bank, digital currency, virtual currency, banks, Central banks
LINE Pay, a mobile money transfer and payment service developed on the Japan-based communication app LINE, has informed that it started supporting Apple Pay.
Line Pay, money transfer, payment service, Japan, Line, Apple Pay, mobile wallet, NFC, QR code
Line Pay, Apple Pay, Japan, Asia, mobile wallet, prepaid card, Visa
All Nippon Airways, ANA, product launch, mobile payment, ANA Mileage Club, Japan, JCB, credit cards, mobile payments
Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings has launched an app that enables customers to purchase items, combing the in-store and online shopping experiences.
Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings, Japan, product launch, mobile app, online shopping
US-based retailer Walmart has announced it is selling most of Japan-based retailer Seiyu to KKR and Rakuten in a deal that values the supermarket chain at USD 1.6 billion.
Walmart, Rakuten, KKR, Seiyu, Japan, US, acquisition, ecommerce, retail, AEON, Tesco, Carrefour, big retail, big merchant, marketplace, Asia, APAC
LINE Corporation has introduced passwordless authentication for the LINE app on iPad, allowing users to log in using the biometric information stored on their smartphones.
Line Corporation, smartphones, FIDO Alliance, Line Pay, FIDO2 authentication, biometric authentication, passwordless authentication, Japan
Alexandra Constantinovici, senior editor with The Paypers, drills down on the most relevant updates in the global payments industry, with focus on key particularities from each geography.
payment methods report, The Paypers, payment methods, online payments, mobile payments, cashless society, QR payments, pay later solutions, Asia, US, UK, Spain, The Netherlands, Southeast Asia, Africa, Kenya, Nigeria, LATAM, Brazil, Mexico, Japan, Singapore, ecommerce, online commerce, Unified Payment Interface, tap-on-phone, POS, mobile PoS
UK-based crypto payments firm Wirex has raised over USD 4.3 million in a crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube, beating its initial target by 370%.
Wirex, cryptocurrency, contactless card, fiat currency, MasterCard, reqard scheme, US, Japan, Asia, APAC, North America
Fujitsu, JCB, and Mizuho Bank have teamed up to test how can digital information (ID information) can be safely and securely transacted online, distributed, and linked between different industries.
Fujitsu, JCB, Mizuho Bank, digital identity, self sovereign identity, Japan, data, privacy, security, cloud, ID information
EMQ, cross-border settlements, Japan, cross-border payments
Japan-based IT company NEC has announced the acquisition of Avaloq, a Switzerland-based large software provider to banks, for USD 2.2 billion, according to Financial Times.
NEC, Avaloq, Japan, Switzerland, software provider, acquisition, blockchain, facial recognition, security, privacy
Delivery Hero has announced it is launching operations in Japan, under its brand foodpanda, aiming to expand its footprint across Asia.
Delivery Hero, Japan, foodpanda, Asia, online delivery, quick commerce
Japan-based mobile phone operator NTT Docomo has announced it will compensate customers who had money stolen through its electronic payment system linked directly to their bank accounts.
NTT, NTT DOCOMO, fraud, online fraud, Japan, Asia, APAC, payments fraud compensation, bank account fraud, mobile phone operator
Japan-based mobile carrier NTT Docomo has halted new registrations for its mobile payment service in response to a string of fraudulent bank withdrawals tied to the platform nationwide.
DOCOMO, Japan, fraudsters, personal identification number, payment system, mobile carrier, mobile payment