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…

J-Startup selects 50 startups for global expansion in 2023 batch

Mrs Watanabe broke retail FX trading records in 2022

SMBC launches experiment with AI assistant “SMBC-GPT”

“Japan is back, again“ — LDP web3 white paper

Following its “Interim proposal on web3 policy” from last December, the Liberal…

Tokyo sliding to #21 among Global Financial Centers

Foreign credit cards are evil

Have you ever had a foreign credit card rejected in Japan? I thought so…from my own experience, gas…

Bank of Japan CBDC PoC Phase 2 Results

The Bank of Japan (BoJ) has issued a results report for the Phase 2 of its Central Bank…

MUFG goes where no bank has gone before

MUFG, which in February 2023 launched an online consultation service for asset management…

LINE Bank Japan folds before opening

LINE Financial and Mizuho Bank established a joint venture in November 2018, and the LINE Bank…