Japan

LINE Pay Taiwan To Launch Cross-Border Mobile Payment Alliance
LINE Pay Taiwan To Launch Cross-Border Mobile Payment Alliance
December 09, 2019  |  Payment Methods

LINE Pay Taiwan and iPASS Corp. have formed a collaboration with four major international payment brands to facilitate cross-border payments, the companies said in a...

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SoftBank Releases SBC Wallet Cards With Fiat/Crypto Options
SoftBank Releases SBC Wallet Cards With Fiat/Crypto Options
December 03, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

Japanese multinational conglomerate SoftBank has announced the launch of SBC Wallet Cards, which utilize its own encryption system, and boast multiple encryption mechanisms, as well...

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New Digital Taxes Loom On Tech Firms In Europe
New Digital Taxes Loom On Tech Firms In Europe
November 25, 2019  |  Regulation

Amid the continuing drumbeat for taxes on global commerce done through digital means, the Czech government has approved a new seven percent digital tax on...

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Amazon’s Japan Customers Can Now Finance Purchases With Paidy
Amazon’s Japan Customers Can Now Finance Purchases With Paidy
November 22, 2019  |  Amazon

Amazon users in Japan are now able to use Paidy, an instant credit provider, as a payment option, according to a release.  Get the Full...

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Google Sets Up Shop In Tokyo’s Chic Shibuya Neighborhood
Google Sets Up Shop In Tokyo’s Chic Shibuya Neighborhood
November 19, 2019  |  Google

Google relocated its head office to Tokoyo’s hip Shibuya neighborhood, taking up most of the 35th floor of the Shibuya Stream skyscraper, Bloomberg reported on...

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SoftBank To Hold 50 Pct. Of Yahoo Japan/LINE JV
SoftBank To Hold 50 Pct. Of Yahoo Japan/LINE JV
November 18, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

SoftBank’s Yahoo! Japan is merging with Naver Corp’s Japanese messaging app LINE in a deal that will give each company a 50 percent stake, The...

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Bitcoin Daily: Shanghai Gov’t Ordered To Launch Crypto Investigation; RippleNet Enables Vietnam-Japan Money Transfers
Bitcoin Daily: Shanghai Gov’t Ordered To Launch Crypto Investigation; RippleNet Enables Vietnam-Japan Money Transfers
November 18, 2019  |  Bitcoin

The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) and the Shanghai Municipal Financial Regulatory Bureau have announced that they will be inspecting companies that conduct cryptocurrency trading,...

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LINE App, Yahoo Japan Plan Merger
LINE App, Yahoo Japan Plan Merger
November 13, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Yahoo site operators in Japan and messaging app LINE are looking to merge into a “super app” that would combine retail, finance and a slew...

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Team Visa Reveals Olympic, Paralympic Roster
Team Visa Reveals Olympic, Paralympic Roster
November 13, 2019  |  VISA

Visa announced its roster of athletes for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic games, the company said in a press release on Wednesday (Nov. 13)....

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