Tag: Japan

Out оf the 10 largest FinTech deals in Japan since 2015, five were raised by Payments & Remittances companies (Line Pay, Paidy, & Origami)....

An eclectic group of startups from around the world has been chosen to take part in Plug and Play Japan winter and spring batch.

Plug and Play Japan KK has selected 94 startups to take part in its next six accelerator programmes.

iSTOX, a digitalized securities issuance, custody and trading platform, has netted $5m from Japan-based Tokai Tokyo Financial.

WealthNavi, a robo-advisor based in Japan, has raised 4.1bn JPY ($37.6m) in a funding round to support the expansion of its management base.

Paidy, a point-of-sale financing platform, has collected $143m in a funding round made up of both equity and debt.

Life insurance company Singapore Life continues its recent deal flurry, securing a new $90m investment.

Payment processing platform Wirecard has secured a €900m investment from SoftBank, as they enter a strategic partnership to expand in the East Asian markets. SoftBank...

Early stage investment house IDG Capital has made its latest foray into cryptocurrency platforms by backing Liquid.com at a valuation of more than $1bn.

Gen Re’s NOW app has launched facial analytic tools to enable consumers quicker and easier access to insurance.