Alternative asset manager Blackstone is reportedly set to acquire an 80% stake in Sony Payment Services, a payment service provider under Sony Group. The deal, valued at approximately $280...
SBI Holdings, a Japanese financial services company, partnered with Circle, a global FinTech, to promote the use of stablecoins in Japan. The collaboration comes after...
When it comes to artificial intelligence (AI), Europe and Japan are reportedly of like minds. “I see a lot of convergence in how we look...
Binance is planning to launch three stablecoins in Japan next year. The world’s largest cryptocurrency platform is working with Japan’s Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking...
Online ticket marketplace Vivid Seats has extended its reach into Japan with its acquisition of Wavedash. Wavedash, also known as WD Holdings, is an online ticket marketplace...
SoftBank may be heading stateside to list its PayPay payments business following news that it is considering a U.S. listing. The potential listing is driven by New York’s...
High inflation in Japan has had an unintended victim: the piggy bank. As the Financial Times (FT) noted Monday (July 10) in a report on...
Buy Now is expanding its B2B platform for the Japanese fashion industry worldwide. Formerly called FORSEE and focused on connecting Japanese designer brands with domestic vendors,...