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JPMorgan Targets Smaller Companies In Japan
JPMorgan Targets Smaller Companies In Japan
January 21, 2020  |  B2B Payments

JPMorgan Chase is introducing a new initiative in Japan, where it is actively vying for business from mid-sized companies, according to a report in the...

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Visa To School Olympic Athletes On Finance Management
Visa To School Olympic Athletes On Finance Management
January 14, 2020  |  VISA

Visa has announced that it is sponsoring athletes from the Olympic and Paralympic Games and teaching them about financial literacy for when their athletic careers...

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Toyota Engineers Blueprint Japanese Smart City
Toyota Engineers Blueprint Japanese Smart City
January 07, 2020  |  Artificial Intelligence

Plans for a hydrogen-powered city of the future near Mt. Fuji were unveiled by Toyota at the Computer Electronic Show (CES) on Monday (Jan. 6),...

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Japan’s B2B Payments Firm JCB Partners With Keychain For Blockchain 
Japan’s B2B Payments Firm JCB Partners With Keychain For Blockchain 
December 30, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Japanese business to business (B2B) payments firm JCB is partnering with Singapore blockchain technology provider Keychain to capitalize on using blockchain in the payments space, JCB...

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Mainland China Drives Increase In Tiffany’s Holiday Sales
Mainland China Drives Increase In Tiffany’s Holiday Sales
December 26, 2019  |  Retail

Holiday sales rose at Tiffany & Co. despite challenges in Japan and Hong Kong. The jewelry company experienced double-digit sales increases in mainland China, which...

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Japanese Lenders Hinder Softbank’s WeWork Bailout
Japanese Lenders Hinder Softbank’s WeWork Bailout
December 23, 2019  |  International

SoftBank’s negotiations with Japan’s three dominant lenders to procure $3 billion as part of a $9.5 billion WeWork bailout have been hindered by lending limits,...

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Paystand Inks Digital Payment Platform Deal With JCB
Paystand Inks Digital Payment Platform Deal With JCB
December 23, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Blockchain-enabled commercial payments platform Paystand entered into an initial partnership with JCB to offer the first end-to-end digital payments platform for JCB customers and Japanese...

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Japan Passes Bill To Increase Big Tech Oversight
Japan Passes Bill To Increase Big Tech Oversight
December 17, 2019  |  International

In a move to prevent technology giants from having an unfair advantage, Japan is planning to increase regulations and demand transparency, Reuters reported on Tuesday...

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Money Laundering Fears Propel Japanese Banks To JPMorgan’s Payments Network
Money Laundering Fears Propel Japanese Banks To JPMorgan’s Payments Network
December 10, 2019  |  International

Japan is looking to JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s blockchain-based information network for payments, Bloomberg reported on Monday (Dec. 9). Get the Full Story Complete the...

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