Blackstone set to acquire majority stake in Japan’s Sony Payment Services
Sony Bank will roll over a certain portion of its equity and continue to remain a minority investor in SPSV.
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Sony Bank will roll over a certain portion of its equity and continue to remain a minority investor in SPSV.
Mastercard first launched its Biometric Checkout Programme last year with NEC as an early partner.
By moving to the cloud, AWS claims that MUFG has been able to reduce IT operational costs by 20%.
Project Guardian aims to share knowledge about the benefits and risks of asset and fund tokenisation.
The in-store tablets are backed by Fujitsu’s customer engagement solution Chordship.
As part of the strategic partnership, SBI Group has also made a $15 million investment in Alpaca.
The trials are being held with two subsidiaries of Hokuhoku Financial Group – Hokuriku Bank and Hokkaido Bank.
Founded in late 2021, Habitto has so far raised $7.3 million in funding.
The bank said it received a “high volume” of requests for a fast and inexpensive overseas remittance service.
Also taking part in the round was existing investor Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank.
Both firms say dissolution and liquidation proceedings of the mobile bank project will now go ahead.
This is the first OpenWay installation of its Way4 platform on Oracle Cloud in Southeast Asia.
Thought Machine intends to hire across India, Japan and South Africa for the first time.
The pilot will test the technical feasibility of a CBDC and leverage the “skills and insights” of private industry.
Oracle’s solutions will support “critical” functions, including direct deposit accounts and liquidity management.
The joint venture, SBI Zodia Custody, is owned 51% by SBI DAH and 49% by Zodia Custody.
The new service will visualise CO2 emissions across supply chains and help customers move towards de-carbonisation.
The funding will support Akulaku’s anticipated growth as it looks to provide banking services across Southeast Asia.
Smartpay claims it is the first digital consumer finance firm to utilise Japan’s open banking system.
Both firms will share technology and best practices, as well as jointly develop new products and services.
Minna Bank, Japan’s first digital bank, is the first user of the new core system developed by ZDF and Accenture.
The firm has received approval from the Federal Reserve and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC).
Jenius Bank will initially offer personal loans before expanding with savings and checking products.
Iyo Bank has tapped DTCC to achieve “no touch” post-trade processing for equities and fixed income transactions.
Apollo partner Joshua Black will also join Liquidity’s board of directors.
How au Jibun Bank aims to repay customer loyalty by constantly improving their banking experiences.
MFG says it is working with Google Cloud to deliver on the evolving needs of its customers.
The importance of supporting investors along their journey and how au Jibun Bank does that.
President and group CEO Tatsufumi Sakai and senior executive officer Satoshi Ishii will step down from their roles.
Purasu to launch under umbrella of new venture SJ Mobile Labs.
PayPal sees the deal as a way to accelerate business in Japan.
Fintech says Singapore will act as a springboard for expansion into North America and Europe.
The fintech’s global investors include major banks and venture capital firms.
US banking giant says “we believe in the growth and adoption of digital asset securities”.
The Japanese bank experienced four outages in February this year.
Its in-house and Accenture built core system will become a commercial offering in its own right.
“In today’s digital world, we are stepping towards a so-called singularity era.”
Au Jibun Bank aims to become the lifelong partner for every customer.
Vendor says the deal reflects its “substantial investment” in the country.
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