Japan

Japanese Firms Collaborate to Fight Payments Fraud
Japanese Firms Collaborate to Fight Payments Fraud
December 22, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

A group of Japanese companies has launched an information-sharing program to prevent smartphone-based payments fraud. As Nikkei reported on Wednesday (Dec. 22), the companies –...

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Delivery Hero Leaves German Cities and Japan, Citing Competition, Driver Shortages
Delivery Hero Leaves German Cities and Japan, Citing Competition, Driver Shortages
December 22, 2021  |  Delivery

Delivery Hero’s Foodpanda unit will exit six German cities — Cologne, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Munich and Stuttgart — and sell its Japanese Foodpanda division in...

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Japan Has a Private and Public Digital Yen in the Works, But Will Cash-Friendly Consumers Go Along?
Japan Has a Private and Public Digital Yen in the Works, But Will Cash-Friendly Consumers...
November 24, 2021  |  CBDC

Two of the most prevalent and fastest-growing ways of making cashless, digital payments are via scannable QR codes and tap-your-card NFC readers. Both were invented...

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PopID, JCV Bring Face Pay to Japan
PopID, JCV Bring Face Pay to Japan
November 09, 2021  |  Biometrics

PopID is partnering with Softbank subsidiary Japan Computer Vision (JCV) to launch PopID’s facial recognition ordering and payment system PopPay, which will initially roll out...

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PayPal Closes $2.7B Acquisition Deal For Japan’s Paidy
PayPal Closes $2.7B Acquisition Deal For Japan’s Paidy
September 08, 2021  |  Buy Now Pay Later

PayPal is acquiring Japan’s buy now, pay later (BNPL) payments platform Paidy for ¥300 billion (about $2.7 billion) in a mostly-cash deal. The tie-up builds...

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Japanese FinTech Paidy Rides BNPL Popularity, May File IPO This Year
Japanese FinTech Paidy Rides BNPL Popularity, May File IPO This Year
August 29, 2021  |  Buy Now Pay Later

Japanese fintech Paidy, working in the buy now, pay later (BNPL) field, is considering going public, a report from Financial Times (FT) says. BNPL has...

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Bitcoin Daily: Coinbase Makes Japan Debut; Former SEC Chair Joins Fireblocks Board
Bitcoin Daily: Coinbase Makes Japan Debut; Former SEC Chair Joins Fireblocks Board
August 19, 2021  |  Bitcoin

Coinbase, a popular crypto exchange, is being rolled out in Japan, according to a company blog post. In the post, the company called Japan “one...

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COVID-19 Delta Variant Leading To Border Closings, No Fans At Olympics, Travel Worries
COVID-19 Delta Variant Leading To Border Closings, No Fans At Olympics, Travel Worries
July 09, 2021  |  Coronavirus

Just when many people thought it was safe to ditch the masks and return to life as they knew it before the COVID-19 pandemic, the...

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Google Expands FinTech Ambitions In Japan With pring Acquisition
Google Expands FinTech Ambitions In Japan With pring Acquisition
July 08, 2021  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Google is set to acquire pring, a Tokyo-based cashless payment and settlement startup company, for between $180 million and $270 million, Nikkei Asia reported. The...

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