Crypto continues battling through a historic shock to its system, while industry lessons accumulate. In just the past two weeks alone, bitcoin (BTC) has risen...
Coinbase has put its Japanese operations on hold as the cryptocurrency industry continues to struggle. “Due to market conditions, our company has made the difficult...
Tim Cook met with Japan’s PM over concerns of the country’s possible app store regulations. The Apple CEO met with the Japanese Prime Minister Fumio...
Smartpay is using open banking to streamline online installment purchases for customers in Japan. The new Smartpay Bank Direct enables customers to pay for online...
Japan is reportedly readying regulations that would let foreign stablecoins list on the country’s exchanges. According to a Monday (Dec. 26) report by Japan’s Nikkei...
Adyen has launched its unified commerce solution in Japan. In a Tuesday (Dec. 13) press release announcing the launch, Adyen reported that when it surveyed...
British FinTech startup Revolut is looking at Asia to continue its rapid growth. Revolut has 25 million customers — primarily in Europe — and aims to...
Aiming to determine Japan’s exposure to FTX, the country’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) has reportedly asked local cryptocurrency exchanges if the collapse of FTX and...
Japanese FinTech unicorn Opn has entered the American payments market with its purchase of MerchantE, a B2B digital commerce platform. “With the acquisition, Opn’s global...