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Japan Could Reverse Ban on Foreign Stablecoins

Japan Could Reverse Ban on Foreign Stablecoins
Japan Could Reverse Ban on Foreign Stablecoins
December 27, 2022  |  Legal & Regulation

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...

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Adyen Takes Integrated Payments Platform to Japanese Merchants
Adyen Takes Integrated Payments Platform to Japanese Merchants
December 13, 2022  |  Payment Methods

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...

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FinTech Revolut Eyes Japanese Expansion
FinTech Revolut Eyes Japanese Expansion
November 29, 2022  |  Banking

British FinTech startup Revolut is looking at Asia to continue its rapid growth.  Revolut has 25 million customers — primarily in Europe — and aims to...

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Japan’s Financial Regulator: Local Impact From FTX Collapse ‘Minimal’
Japan’s Financial Regulator: Local Impact From FTX Collapse ‘Minimal’
November 16, 2022  |  Legal & Regulation

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...

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Opn Enters US Payments Market With $400M MerchantE Deal
Opn Enters US Payments Market With $400M MerchantE Deal
November 15, 2022  |  Partnerships

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...

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FTX Japan Gauges Whether Customers Can Get Refunds
FTX Japan Gauges Whether Customers Can Get Refunds
November 14, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The Japanese arm of collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX is trying to determine whether the company’s recent bankruptcy will affect its ability to refund digital assets....

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Today in Crypto: California Targets 11 Firms for Alleged Securities Violations; FTX.US President Brett Harrison Steps Down to Advisory Role
Today in Crypto: California Targets 11 Firms for Alleged Securities Violations; FTX.US President Brett Harrison...
September 27, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

In a speech at a conference on finance tokenization, François Villeroy de Galhau, governor of the Banque de France, said the bank is working on...

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Japan’s Rakuten Picks Goldman to Run Potential Banking IPO
Japan’s Rakuten Picks Goldman to Run Potential Banking IPO
September 21, 2022  |  IPO

Japan’s Rakuten Group has tapped Goldman Sachs and Daiwa Securities to oversee an initial public offering (IPO) for its banking unit. That’s according to a...

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