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Connected Tech Overcomes Hearing Aids Stigma
Connected Tech Overcomes Hearing Aids Stigma
May 18, 2021  |  Internet of Things

According to government estimates, hearing aids are needed by 25 percent of those aged 65 to 74 and up to 50 percent for those 75 and...

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SoftBank Seeks IPO For Payment App PayPay
SoftBank Seeks IPO For Payment App PayPay
May 11, 2021  |  IPO

The Japanese conglomerate SoftBank announced on Tuesday (May 11) that it is seeking an initial public offering (IPO) for its QR code payment app, PayPay....

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Japan’s BNPL Startup Paidy Teams With PayPal For Digital Wallet Link-Up
Japan’s BNPL Startup Paidy Teams With PayPal For Digital Wallet Link-Up
April 16, 2021  |  Digital Payments

Paidy, Japan’s biggest buy now, pay later (BNPL) startup, has rolled out a new solution — Paidy Link — that instantly connects account holders to...

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Today In Payments Around The World: Netstars Wraps Up $60 Million In Funding; Flipkart Reportedly Plans To Buy Cleartrip
Today In Payments Around The World: Netstars Wraps Up $60 Million In Funding; Flipkart Reportedly...
April 15, 2021  |  International

In today’s top payments news around the world, Japanese QR code payment gateway provider Netstars Co. has secured $60 million in funding, while India’s Flipkart...

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Coupa, Japan Cloud Team On Business Spend Management
Coupa, Japan Cloud Team On Business Spend Management
April 11, 2021  |  B2B Payments

San Mateo, California-based Coupa Software and Tokyo-based Japan Cloud are forming a joint venture called Coupa K.K. to expand adoption of Coupa’s Business Spend Management...

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Rakuten Notches $2.2 Billion With Shares Issued To Walmart, Tencent, Japan Post
Rakuten Notches $2.2 Billion With Shares Issued To Walmart, Tencent, Japan Post
March 12, 2021  |  Investments

Japanese eCommerce and technology giant Rakuten is hoping to notch $2.2 billion with the issuance of new shares to Walmart, Tencent and Japan Post, the...

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Mizuho, LINE Increase Investments In Bid To Launch ‘Smartphone Bank’
Mizuho, LINE Increase Investments In Bid To Launch ‘Smartphone Bank’
February 22, 2021  |  Digital-First Banking

LINE Corp. and Mizuho Financial Group have agreed to increase their investment in LINE Bank Preparatory Co. and to make changes to its management structure...

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Olympics Organizers Hope Biden Can Help Rally For Tokyo Games
Olympics Organizers Hope Biden Can Help Rally For Tokyo Games
January 27, 2021  |  International

Japanese coordinators for the 2021 Summer Olympics in Tokyo are hoping that newly-elected U.S. President Joe Biden can help kick up momentum in support of...

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Bitcoin Daily: Turkey To Test Digital Currency In 2021; Japan Prepares To Issue CBDC; Bitcoin Crests $28,000
Bitcoin Daily: Turkey To Test Digital Currency In 2021; Japan Prepares To Issue CBDC; Bitcoin...
December 27, 2020  |  Bitcoin

The price of bitcoin has passed $28,000 on Sunday (Dec. 27) just hours after also passing $27,000 for the first time, according to the NASDAQ....

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