Japan FinTech Observer

Bite-sized Finance and FinTech news from Japan Today: Circle strengthens commitment to Japan with new investment and expanded USDC access 👉 Subscribe to our weekly LinkedIn newsletter, the "Japan FinTech Observer", here: https://www.fintechobserver.com

Bite-sized Finance and FinTech news from Japan Today: Oki Matsumoto on the Coincheck opportunity This is an extract of the Coincheck third quarter earnings call, adapted under Fair Use. Coincheck's investor relations page can be found here: https://www.coincheckgroup.com/financial-information/financial-results 👉 Subscribe to our weekly LinkedIn newsletter, the "Japan FinTech Observer&quo...

Bite-sized Finance and FinTech news from Japan Today: Digital Garage has acquired additional shares of Pocket Change, making it an equity method affiliate 👉 Subscribe to our weekly LinkedIn newsletter, the "Japan FinTech Observer", here: https://www.fintechobserver.com

Bite-sized Finance and FinTech news from Japan Today:  MUFG's record-breaking third-quarter results 👉 Subscribe to our weekly LinkedIn newsletter, the "Japan FinTech Observer", here: https://www.fintechobserver.com

Bite-sized Finance and FinTech news from Japan Today:  The upside of Japan’s digital cliff 👉 Subscribe to our weekly LinkedIn newsletter, the "Japan FinTech Observer", here: https://www.fintechobserver.com

Bite-sized Finance and FinTech news from Japan Today:  Keisuke Honda has secured a remarkable 15.3 billion yen (approximately $98 million US dollars) for his X&KSK Fund 👉 Subscribe to our weekly LinkedIn newsletter, the "Japan FinTech Observer", here: https://www.fintechobserver.com

Bite-sized Finance and FinTech news from Japan Today:  In 2022, South Korea's per capita GDP surpassed Japan's for the first time on record, reaching 34,822 US dollars compared to Japan's 34,112 US dollars. 👉 Subscribe to our weekly LinkedIn newsletter, the "Japan FinTech Observer", here: https://www.fintechobserver.com

Bite-sized Finance and FinTech news from Japan Today: The 7th meeting of the Financial System Council's Working Group on Payment Services was held, reviewing a draft of the working group's report to be published in 2025 👉 Subscribe to our weekly LinkedIn newsletter, the "Japan FinTech Observer", here: https://www.fintechobserver.com

Bite-sized Finance and FinTech news from Japan Today: Resolution Life, a global life insurance group focusing on the acquisition and ongoing management of portfolios of life insurance policies, announced that Nippon Life has agreed to acquire 100% of the company 👉 Subscribe to our weekly LinkedIn newsletter, the "Japan FinTech Observer", here:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lnkd.in/gN...

Bite-sized Finance and FinTech news from Japan Today: MUFG Innovation Partners invests in Kasanare 👉 Subscribe to our weekly LinkedIn newsletter, the "Japan FinTech Observer", here:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lnkd.in/gNjUuSxG

Bite-sized Finance and FinTech news from Japan Today: PitchBook's "Japan Private Capital Breakdown 2024" report delves into the key trends shaping the Japanese private capital landscape, highlighting the factors driving this robust performance and outlining the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead. 👉 Subscribe to our weekly LinkedIn newsletter, the "Japan FinTech Observer", here:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Bite-sized Finance and FinTech news from Japan Today: DMM Bitcoin will transfer customer accounts and deposited assets to SBI VC Trade, and plans to discontinue its business after the transfer is completed. 👉 Subscribe to our weekly LinkedIn newsletter, the "Japan FinTech Observer", here:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lnkd.in/gNjUuSxG

Bite-sized Finance and FinTech news from Japan Today: Four reasons why MUFG is acquiring WealthNavi. 👉 Subscribe to our weekly LinkedIn newsletter, the "Japan FinTech Observer", here:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lnkd.in/gNjUuSxG

Bite-sized Finance and FinTech news from Japan Today: Japan Smart Chain is the sovereign blockchain for Japan. It is a public Layer 1 Ethereum Equivalent blockchain validated entirely onshore by Japan’s industrial leaders. 👉 Subscribe to our weekly LinkedIn newsletter, the "Japan FinTech Observer", here:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lnkd.in/gNjUuSxG

Bite-sized Finance and FinTech news from Japan Today: Sony Financial Group has entered into an agreement to acquire all outstanding shares of justInCase, a small-amount and short-term insurance provider, making it a subsidiary, subject to regulatory approvals. 👉 Subscribe to our weekly LinkedIn newsletter, the "Japan FinTech Observer", here:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lnkd.in/gNjUuSxG

Bite-sized Finance and FinTech news from Japan Today: The Japanese Financial Services Agency (FSA) is exploring the creation of a new regulated entity specifically for cryptocurrency brokerages. Currently, any entity facilitating crypto transactions is subject to the same regulations as full-fledged exchanges, even if they only perform intermediary services. 👉 Subscribe to our weekly LinkedIn new...

Bite-sized Finance and FinTech news from Japan Today: Social trading app Woodstock is now available for foreign residents in Japan 👉 Subscribe to our weekly LinkedIn newsletter, the "Japan FinTech Observer", here:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lnkd.in/gNjUuSxG

Bite-sized Finance and FinTech news from Japan Today: Global Brain and Tencent have co-led an additional investment in UPSIDER, provider of the corporate credit card “UPSIDER” and business payment solution “Shiharai.com.” 👉 Subscribe to our weekly LinkedIn newsletter, the "Japan FinTech Observer", here:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lnkd.in/gNjUuSxG

Bite-sized Finance and FinTech news from Japan. A little longer this time. Today: WealthNavi has reported earnings, and we are leaving the financials aside to leverage the business description into an AI-generated dialogue. WealthNavi is a robo-advisor company that offers automated investment management services to working families. Their investment in product development and technology has driven...

Bite-sized Finance and FinTech news from Japan. Today: Rakuten Bank’s first-half 2024 results are in, and they have blown past expectations. Profits are up significantly, and the bank has raised its full-year net profit guidance by a whopping 22%, from ¥37.8 billion to ¥46.2 billion. 👉 Subscribe to our weekly LinkedIn newsletter, the "Japan FinTech Observer", here:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https:/...

Bite-sized Finance and FinTech news from Japan. Today: SmartBank, provider of the prepaid card household budget app “B/43,” has completed its Series B round first close, raising 2.93 billion yen through a third-party allocation of shares 👉 Subscribe to our weekly LinkedIn newsletter, the "Japan FinTech Observer", here:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lnkd.in/gNjUuSxG

Bite-sized Finance and FinTech news from Japan. Today: Mizuho Financial Group acquires 14.99% of Rakuten Card, creates broader business alliance 👉 Subscribe to our weekly LinkedIn newsletter, the "Japan FinTech Observer", here:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lnkd.in/gNjUuSxG

Bite-sized Finance and FinTech news from Japan. Today: PayPay acquires Credit Engine 👉 Subscribe to our weekly LinkedIn newsletter, the "Japan FinTech Observer", here:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lnkd.in/gNjUuSxG

Bite-sized Finance and FinTech news from Japan. Today: PayPay acquires Credit Engine 👉 Subscribe to our weekly LinkedIn newsletter, the "Japan FinTech Observer", here:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lnkd.in/gNjUuSxG

Bite-sized Finance and FinTech news from Japan. Today: Money Forward demonstrated solid overall performance in Q3, with both net sales and EBITDA showing good progress towards achieving the full-year forecast 👉 Subscribe to our weekly LinkedIn newsletter, the "Japan FinTech Observer", here:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lnkd.in/gNjUuSxG