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Bank of Thailand scopes CBDC Pilot

Bank of Thailand scopes CBDC Pilot

The Bank of Thailand (BOT) has been among the first central banks to recognize the importance of CBDC as a novel financial infrastructure…
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Softbank & Z Holdings re-organize PayPay ownership structure

Softbank & Z Holdings re-organize PayPay ownership structure

Softbank and Z Holdings announced last week that PayPay, Japan’s most successful payment service, will become a consolidated subsidiary for…
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A slow start for Japan’s Financial Service Intermediary License

A slow start for Japan’s Financial Service Intermediary License

Japan’s revised “Act on Provision of Financial Services” came into effect in November 2021, and with it a new, cross-sector Financial…
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Norbert Gehrke
Five Pillars of Korea’s Financial Regulatory Reform

Five Pillars of Korea’s Financial Regulatory Reform

The FSC launched a financial regulatory reform committee, composed of 17 private sector participants with expertise in economics, finance…
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Norbert Gehrke
MUFG exits Hong Kong-based Dah Sing Financial Holdings

MUFG exits Hong Kong-based Dah Sing Financial Holdings

MUFG Bank today announced that it has sold nearly all its shares (31,637,935 shares) in Dah Sing Financial Holdings Limited (Dah Sing), a…
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Tokyo ranks 20th in Digital Cities Index

Tokyo ranks 20th in Digital Cities Index

Tokyo ranks 20th in The Economist and NEC Digital Cities Index 2022, putting it 5th in Asia behind Beijing (3rd), Seoul (4th, tied with…
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Tokio Marine partners with Shift Technology for fraud detection in fire insurance

Tokio Marine partners with Shift Technology for fraud detection in fire insurance

Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance has announced a collaboration with the French InsurTech startup Shift Technology to deploy an…
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Central Bank Digital Currency Library

Central Bank Digital Currency Library

The sleepy world of Central Banks is not quite as sleepy anymore. Shaken up by a torrid pace of private sector innovation, with Facebook’s…
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Norbert Gehrke
Tokyo FinTech Podcast (Season I)

Tokyo FinTech Podcast (Season I)

Tired of reading or on the go? We now have the audio solution for you! We are constantly adding episodes, so keep on checking in here…
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Norbert Gehrke
eXponential Finance Podcast (Season II)

eXponential Finance Podcast (Season II)

Tired of reading or on the go? We have the audio solution for you! After a successful debut season of the Tokyo FinTech Podcast with 50…
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