Tag: Japan

Fumio Kishida has announced a plan aimed at diverting a significant portion of Japan savings towards sustainable investment vehicles.

Tokyo's renowned banking and financial services institution, Mizuho, has recently publicised its release of a €750m ($820m) green bond.

In a recent post by TAINA Technology, the company dug deeper into remaining compliant with FATCA and CRS compliance in APAC.

Japanese FinTech company Bloomo, an asset building app based on US stocks and ETFs, has reportedly raised JPY 800m ($7m) in its seed round.

Kredivo, a buy now pay later service for consumers in Indonesia and Vietnam, has reportedly raised $270m in an oversubscribed Series D funding round.

Bank of Japan, the country’s central bank, has announced it will launch a proof of concept (PoC) pilot programme for a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC).

Habitto, a Japan-based firm looking to alter money habits through a mobile bancassurance platform, has scored $3.9m in a pre-Series A.

Japanese early and growth-stage investment firm GMO VenturePartners has reportedly generated $240m in capital gains from three of its portfolio companies.

Financial crime compliance specialist Napier has launched Napier Continuum, its financial crime risk management platform, in the Japanese market.  

Swiss InsurTech company dacadoo has licensed its Risk Engine solution to Japan-based Daido Life, for the development of the new product, KENCO+.