Japan

Sony Launches Taxi-Hailing App In Japan
Sony Launches Taxi-Hailing App In Japan
April 22, 2019  |  International

Sony has gotten into the taxi-hailing business, launching an app in Tokoyo last week. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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OYO Teams Up With Softbank For Japanese Expansion
OYO Teams Up With Softbank For Japanese Expansion
April 04, 2019  |  International

One of India’s largest hospitality companies, OYO, is expanding into Japan with the help of its biggest investor — Softbank. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Line To Expand Into Payments, FinTech To Avoid Complacency
Line To Expand Into Payments, FinTech To Avoid Complacency
March 28, 2019  |  Fintech Investments

Line, the Asian messaging company majority owned by Naver, the South Korean Internet search company, is expanding its business into payments and other FinTech services....

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Mercari Teams With Line For Payments; Telco M1 Connects With DISA For eWallet Protection
Mercari Teams With Line For Payments; Telco M1 Connects With DISA For eWallet Protection
March 27, 2019  |  Global Payments

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes the tie-up between Mercari and Line for payments in Japan....

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Bitcoin Daily: Rakuten Secures Crypto Exchange License; LVMH Launches Luxury Retail Blockchain
Bitcoin Daily: Rakuten Secures Crypto Exchange License; LVMH Launches Luxury Retail Blockchain
March 27, 2019  |  Bitcoin

Louis Vuitton label owner LVMH is reportedly gearing up to roll out a crypto provenance platform that has the code name  AURA, CoinDesk reported. AURA...

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Bitcoin Daily: Bitcoin Trading Tops $11B; Infected Chrome App Steals Crypto
Bitcoin Daily: Bitcoin Trading Tops $11B; Infected Chrome App Steals Crypto
March 17, 2019  |  Bitcoin

Daily trading volume for bitcoin topped $11 billion on Friday (March 15) — its highest point in almost one year. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Mt. Gox’s Former Chief Found Not Guilty Of More Serious Charges
Mt. Gox’s Former Chief Found Not Guilty Of More Serious Charges
March 15, 2019  |  Bitcoin

Mark Karpelès, the former chief of Mt. Gox, the bitcoin exchange that was among the world’s biggest collapses, isn’t likely to face prison time after...

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AlipayHK Expands With Cross-Border Payments To Japan And Greater Bay Area
AlipayHK Expands With Cross-Border Payments To Japan And Greater Bay Area
February 26, 2019  |  Mobile Payments

AlipayHK users will soon be able to use the service in parts of Japan and Southern China, the company said on Tuesday (Feb. 26). Get...

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Japan’s Banking, Insurance Markets Link SMBs To US Trade Via Amazon
Japan’s Banking, Insurance Markets Link SMBs To US Trade Via Amazon
February 19, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Members of Japan’s insurance and financial services sectors are teaming up in an effort to remove barriers for small businesses (SMBs) to conduct trade with...

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