Tokyo FinTech

PayPay hitting 10m registered users

In the fierce competition that is the Japan cashless payment wars, nothing is older than numbers…

Wirex Japan takes step towards crypto exchange license

Merpay’s wishful thinking

Mercari reported full year earnings last week, and with an operating loss of JPY 12.1bn, came in largely within…

Japan through the Charts

Let’s take a couple of minutes to look at Japan through a few key charts.

SBI realigns for new crypto regulation

SBI VC Trade (previously named SBI Virtual Currencies) has been transferred to be affiliated…

Join the FINSUM Startup Competition

FINSUM is Japan’s largest and most prestigious FinTech conference organized by Nikkei and the…

ICOs, STOs & Stablecoins in Japan with So Saito

Japan’s 2025 Digital Cliff

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

Balance is what MakerDAO needs

Dominik Harz is one of the authors of the “ Balance: Dynamic Adjustment of Cryptocurrency Deposits” paper…