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Japan’s municipalities “at risk of extinction”
Japan’s municipalities “at risk of extinction”
In April, Japan’s Population Strategy Council released its “2024 Report on the Sustainability of Local Governments,” which analyzed the…
Norbert Gehrke
Jul 24
Japan’s not-so-neo digital banks
Japan’s not-so-neo digital banks
Japan’s Banking Act does not have a requirement to maintain physical branches, so pure-bred digital banks have a long history in this…
Norbert Gehrke
Jul 24
SMBC trials avatars in call center operations
SMBC trials avatars in call center operations
Following recent news that Mizuho Bank and Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank have participated in an investment round totaling ¥3.7 billion by…
Norbert Gehrke
Jul 23
Digital Asset Markets signs an MOU with Ava Labs to facilitate the issuance and distribution of RWA…
Digital Asset Markets signs an MOU with Ava Labs to facilitate the issuance and distribution of RWA…
Digital Asset Markets has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Ava Labs, developer of the Avalanche blockchain.
Norbert Gehrke
Jul 23
Digital Garage launches “cars Smart Card Payment”
Digital Garage launches “cars Smart Card Payment”
Digital Garage (DG) has launched the “cars Smart Card Payment powered by DGFT Invoice Card Payment,” a B2B payment service to support the…
Norbert Gehrke
Jul 23
Robo-advisor WealthNavi has reached JPY 1.3trn in AUM
Robo-advisor WealthNavi has reached JPY 1.3trn in AUM
WealthNavi, the provider of “WealthNavi,” the top Japanese robo-advisor in terms of assets under management and number of users, has…
Norbert Gehrke
Jul 23
Unwinding of cross-shareholdings: SMBC Group to tender Toyota shares
Unwinding of cross-shareholdings: SMBC Group to tender Toyota shares
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation and SMBC Nikko Securities have decided to tender a part of the common…
Norbert Gehrke
Jul 23
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Tokyo sliding to #21 among Global Financial Centers
Tokyo sliding to #21 among Global Financial Centers
The 33nd edition of Z/Yen’s Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI) has been published, and just like six months ago, we once more…
Norbert Gehrke
Mar 28, 2023
eXponential Finance Podcast (Season III)
eXponential Finance Podcast (Season III)
Tired of reading or on the go? We have the audio solution for you! After 100 episodes of the Tokyo FinTech Podcast, we have launched our…
Norbert Gehrke
Nov 26, 2022
Japan’s Framework for Crypto-assets and Stablecoins
Japan’s Framework for Crypto-assets and Stablecoins
Tomoko Amaya, the Vice Minister for International Affairs, contributed an article on crypto-assets titled “Three major policy perspectives…
Norbert Gehrke
Sep 14, 2022
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