Japan

Flywire Seeing Strong Growth In Japan’s Education Market
Flywire Seeing Strong Growth In Japan’s Education Market
August 09, 2017  |  Cross-border Payments

Flywire, a provider of international payments and receivables solutions for businesses, schools and healthcare providers announced news on Tuesday (August 8) that it is seeing...

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Sansan Lands VC For Business Networking Solution
Sansan Lands VC For Business Networking Solution
August 08, 2017  |  B2B Payments

Japan-based business card management service Sansan has announced news of fresh venture capital in support of its solution which helps professionals with business information management...

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Uniqlo Launches Clothing Vending Machines
Uniqlo Launches Clothing Vending Machines
August 03, 2017  |  Retail

Retail is undergoing a transitional time and merchants are starting to implement more innovative ways of attracting consumers. One of the latest companies looking to...

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Mizuho Makes Progress In Blockchain Trade Finance Initiative
Mizuho Makes Progress In Blockchain Trade Finance Initiative
July 10, 2017  |  B2B Payments

Japan’s Mizuho Bank is moving forward with plans to use blockchain for trade finance. The bank said Friday (July 7) that it has completed its...

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Amazon Trails Japanese Competitor Rakuten
Amazon Trails Japanese Competitor Rakuten
July 06, 2017  |  Retail

Amazon isn’t giving up on Japan, despite trailing homegrown Japanese competitor Rakuten basically since it launched. The American eCommerce giant launched its books-only site in...

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Thai Fintech startup Omise Raises $25M Via A Coin Offering
Thai Fintech startup Omise Raises $25M Via A Coin Offering
July 06, 2017  |  Payment Methods

Omise, a fintech startup headquartered in Thailand, has raised $25 million in new financing via a coin offering. According to a report in TechCrunch, the...

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Siam Commercial Bank To Use Ripple’s Blockchain For Remittance
Siam Commercial Bank To Use Ripple’s Blockchain For Remittance
June 30, 2017  |  Payment Methods

Siam Commercial Bank (SCB), in collaboration with Japan’s SBI Remit announced Friday (June 30) that it is using Ripple’s blockchain enterprise solution to power real-time...

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Blockchain Tracker: Blockchain’s Possible Impact On The Economy
Blockchain Tracker: Blockchain’s Possible Impact On The Economy
June 09, 2017  |  Blockchain

Blockchain could have an impact on the economy — is Russia leading the way with its current investments? With eCommerce transactions moving at the speed of...

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Sizzle/Fizzle: The IoT Is Sizzling, Household Debt Is Fizzling
Sizzle/Fizzle: The IoT Is Sizzling, Household Debt Is Fizzling
June 09, 2017  |  Internet of Things

Sizzle Cash in Japan: We’ve spoken in this space before about how cash is not dying but merely slowing down in certain countries. In Japan,...

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