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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
FIS has announced the acquisition of the SaaS post-trade platform Torstone Technology in order to improve capital markets tech capabilities and offerings.
acquisition, SaaS, financial services, financial institutions, mobile payments, online payments, digital payments
Japan-based ecommerce company Mercari has revealed its plans to accept Bitcoin payments for its flea market app-listed products starting with June 2024.
ecommerce, Bitcoin, digital payments, cryptocurrency
Mastercard has entered a partnership with Tokyo-based NEC Corporation to expand in-store biometric payments in Asia Pacific.
partnership, biometric authentication, biometrics, payments , checkout optimisation
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has revealed its plans to launch a full suite of services on its new platform in Japan.
cryptocurrency, cryptocurrency exchange, expansion, product launch
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
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
Binance has finalised its acquisition of Indonesian crypto trading company Tokocrypt, for which they have been a major shareholder from the very beginning.
acquisition, funding, cryptocurrency, digital assets, cryptocurrency exchange
Binance has introduced its Pay service in US, allowing users to send, request and receive crypto with instant settlement and no fees. The feature has previously been available outside US.
cryptocurrency, cryptocurrency exchange, payment methods, instant settlement
Blockchain and cryptocurrency infrastructure provider Binance has entered the Japanese market by acquiring Sakura Exchange BitCoin (SEBC).
acquisition, expansion, cryptocurrency, cryptocurrency exchange
UK-based fintech GoHenry has built upon its 10-year relationship with Visa for co-braded cards by expanding its partnership with the payment giant.
debit card, Visa, partnership, expansion, fintech
Financial services company J.P. Morgan has executed its first cross-border transaction using decentralised finance (DeFi) on a public blockchain.
cross-border payments, DeFi, transactions , tokenization
JCB has launched JCB Digital Currency (JCBDC), a pilot project developed in collaboration with IDEMIA, a digital identity provider, and Soft Space.
product launch, partnership, CBDC, payments , digital identity
India-based Flipkart, a Walmart-backed ecommerce store, has launched a metaverse offering for consumers to discover and shop new products more interactively.
metaverse, ecommerce, blockchain, product launch
US-based financial services company Goldman Sachs has decided to expand its transaction banking service to the European Union.
product upgrade, banking, financial services, financial institutions
The Paypers delves into some regulatory updates happening in the US and Canada that financial institutions need to consider, plus highlights the regtech, IDV, and blockchain analytics kings in the Americas region.
digital identity, financial crime, regtech, blockchain analytics, cybercrime, fraud prevention, identity verification
The Paypers explores regulatory trends in Europe and the UK and the potential regtech unicorns and IDV kings that enable fintechs/banks to build effective compliance programmes and manage fraud.
identity verification, regtech, digital identity, financial crime, fraud prevention, cryptocurrency, KYC, artificial intelligence
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
Jack Momose, the CEO of Degica, provides unique insights into Japan’s and South Korea’s ecommerce markets, as well as the best practices to successfully sell in these countries
ecommerce, online payments, payments , local payment method, payment methods, payment processing, cross-border payments, cross-border ecommerce
Tsuyoshi Notani, Managing Director at JCB International (Europe) Ltd., takes a deep dive into the behaviours of Japanese cardmembers, revealing how European payment providers and merchants can better cater for their needs
JCB, merchants, loyalty programme, ecommerce