OCC issues Cease & Desist Order to MUFG Union Bank

How to get hired at Revolut

Revolut is an interesting animal. A unicorn, to be precise, that seems a bit cult-like. Having worked for…

Open Banking Case Study: J.P. Morgan Treasury Services

The Curious Case of Cash in Japan

Japan is flush with cash, quite literally. As much as we like to think about “cash under the…

WeBank, Chinese neobank unicorn

Tencent’s WeBank (微众银行) became China’s first digital bank in December 2014 upon receiving its banking…

How LINE dominates social networks in Japan

The North East Asian social network landscape is very unique — basically, a…

Laws & regulations: how Revolut is set to shake up Japan’s banking industry

SMBC to launch all-in-one card

SMBC has announced the launch in March 2023 of “Olive”, an all-in-one card that combines a Sumitomo…

Japan’s 2025 Digital Cliff

In September 2018, Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) published a report on digital…

Japanese FinTechs from A to Z

We have curated this list of Japanese FinTech companies with a relative broad definition of “FinTech” in…