Tag: Japan

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.

Japan-based mobile payments company Origami has collected $66.6m in its Series C round of funding.

Aflac has increased the capital pool for its venture capital division to $250m.

Japan-based e-commerce company Rakuten has acquired Bitcoin exchange Everybody’s Bitcoin in a $2.4m deal.

Japanese payment solution Paidy has received an investment from Visa, alongside the formation of a new partnership between the pair.