Former MtGox boss gets suspended jail on account of data falsification
However, he was cleared of all other charges, including embezzlement.
Japan
Fitting Hub right fit for Japanese banking on blockchain
Five regional banks plan April launch of new service.
Japan to unleash national digital currency J-Coin Pay
60 financial institutions team up for new smartphone payment service.
French card firm Evolis creates Japanese subsidiary
The company is aiming for a long-term presence in the country.
Japan’s fintech boosted by nonbank money transfers
The Financial Services Agency will grant licences for a more competitive nation.
MUFG and Akamai unleash blockchain-based payment network
New joint venture called the Global Open Network.
CUBE wins MetLife Insurance regtech project
A small-sized pilot project that could lead to a major win.
R3 and SBI team up to push Corda in Japan
A new joint venture for blockchain rises in the east.
Infinito blockchain platform is one stop show
All-in-one and designed for businesses and developers.
Mizuho makes move on Chinese fintech start-ups
Signs MoU with Zhongguancun Development Group for fresh talent.
MUFG launches new $185m fintech fund
With a focus on innovation and partnerships.
Seven Bank ATMs go biometric for account opening
Japanese bank plans to introduce face recognition capabilities.
MUFG picks TCS Bancs to consolidate payments
MUFG replaces a host of disparate payments systems with one regional hub powered by TCS Bancs.
Line and Mizuho plan new mobile bank in Japan
Messaging app and bank to establish JV through their subsidiaries.
SBI Ripple Asia leads payment fraud fight in Japan
Proof of concept will run on the Corda network.
MUFG and Bradesco create Ripple-s with new cross-border payment service
Planned service between Japan and Brazil will use Ripple’s technology.
SBI Ripple Asia launches MoneyTap in Japan
Ripple-powered payments app offers real-time settlement.
SoftBank takes the internet out of IoT
Users can transmit data to devices without allocating an IP address.
Hackers steal $60m from Japanese crypto exchange Zaif
Owner Tech Bureau asks for $44.5m in financial assistance to deal with issues.
SoftBank trials blockchain-based mobile payments
Teams with Synchronoss and TBCASoft for proof of concept.
Rakuten acquires crypto exchange Everybody’s Bitcoin for $2.4m
Japanese e-commerce firm might get everybody talking.
Line launches cryptocurrency Link
Japanese firm says it will not make an initial coin offering.
Paytech Paidy sitting pretty with Visa investment
Japanese post-pay outfit goes public with Visa backing.
ML instinct fuels Aberdeen Standard Investments’ new fund
It will use machine learning to identify sources of potential returns.
Dynamics’ battery-powered cards hit Japan
Move comes via a partnership with GMO Aozora Net Bank in Tokyo.
SoftBank mulls stake in insurtech wefox
Bank’s Vision Fund on the prowl again.
Zilliqa and Infoteria pair up to push blockchain DApps
APAC plan to promote adoption of decentralised applications.
SoftBank, Yahoo Japan and Paytm make mobile payments mammoth
Smartphone payment service called PayPay. Genius!
Hitachi and KDDI trial biometric payments on blockchain
They aren’t KDDI-ing with their coupon settlement system experiment.
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank goes live with DTCC’s Alert
Becomes the first Japanese global custodian on the database.
Japan revamps regulator for fintech action
The Strategy Development and Management Bureau is born.
Japanese post-pay outfit Paidy picks up $55m funding
Investment led by ITOCHU Corporation, with participation from Goldman Sachs.
AEON and Fujitsu trial biometric payments
Will start in September 2018 in Japan.
Fujitsu fires up five-day blockchain production framework
For customers seeking or refining projects based on DLT.
Tokyo fintech business camp calls for start-ups
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government wants you.
MUFG and Akamai plan new blockchain payments service
Aim to offer new network from fiscal year 2019.
IBM’s quantum computing crusade calls on Japan
Working with MUFG, Mizuho and more.
JCB pilots Japan’s first fingerprint authentication chip card
Teams with Idemia for biometrics and contactless innovation.
Mizuho and IBM develop new AI tech for financial market forecasting
Will use Dynamic Boltzmann Machine to help forecast market trends and volatility.
MUFG wanders over to ExaWizards for magical AI alliance
Plan to conduct development studies of online finance products.
