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JUNE 15, 2020

With the SoftBank deal, Bango provides carrier billing services for the three largest mobile phone operators in Japan, as it already worked with NTT Docomo and KDDI. Japan, in turn, is market primed for mobile payments, with mobile phone subscriptions, at 177 million, far outnumbering the country’s population of 130 million.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Making mobile payments with a smartphone in Japan is more popular than ever, according to eMarketer, a New York-based market research company. Japan is betting big on QR codes as consumer payment preferences begin to change,” eMarketer analyst Cindy Liu told the website. “QR

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AUGUST 23, 2022

Japan’s JCB , JP GAMES , and Fujitsu have partnered for a year-long joint project to improve the security of distribution and sales of digital data in the metaverse and gaming world.

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JULY 24, 2019

Visa is exploring state-of-the-art payment experiences at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo to support “Cashless Japan.” . The mandate handed down by Japan’s lawmakers strives to increase the total of digital payments from 20 percent to 40 percent by 2025, Visa said in a press release on Thursday (July 24). . according to Visa.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2019

AlipayHK users will soon be able to use the service in parts of Japan and Southern China, the company said on Tuesday (Feb. Alipay will expand the service to other tourist-friendly locations in Japan in the near future. In the Japanese city of Fukuoka, AlipayHK users can shop at the popular department-store chain Daimaru Tenjin.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

Starbucks announced it is expanding its presence in Japan, building 100 new stores annually over the next three years to bring its store count to 1,700. In other news, Starbucks is also partnering with Uber Eats Japan on a food and beverage delivery service in Tokyo.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Pakistan is the world's fifth most populous country with 212 million people, the release stated, and Trulioo will be using GlobalGateway, the largest identity verification marketplace, to help provide services in the country. “The Digital payments in general have spiked since the pandemic hit, the release noted.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2018

“Dominance in Japan is very important,” he said. “It’s ” Sharma has made significant steps toward his Japan goal. In July, SoftBank Group announced the start of a digital payment service in Japan called PayPay, in partnership with Yahoo! Japan and Paytm.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2019

In other Visa news, the company recently announced a partnership in Japan with LINE Pay Corporation, operator of the popular payment app LINE Pay. The LINE Pay-Visa credit card is set to be released later this year, allowing consumers to make payments at merchants accepting Visa throughout Japan and around the world.

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JANUARY 30, 2020

Although the Bank of Japan has no immediate time frame to issue digital currencies, the central bank’s deputy governor said it should explore the possibility and be ready, Reuters reported on Thursday (Jan. His stance has been the strongest so far from a central bank official regarding electronic money. .

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APRIL 12, 2020

The newest update to the Brookings-Financial Times Tracking Indexes for the Global Economic Recovery (TIGER) shows that, with the coronavirus pandemic, the world is now facing the most serious challenge since World War II ended. The difference, according to the TIGER index, is that the entire world has been affected.

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JANUARY 24, 2019

World leaders from countries including Japan, South Africa, China, and Germany said there should be global oversight of the technology industry, underscoring the interest internationally to regulate tech, which is an area where the U.S.

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JANUARY 24, 2019

24) at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Paytm Chief Financial Officer Madhur Deora said the company has found developed markets to present an opportunity, pointing to its expansion in Canada and Japan. Japan launched PayPay, a digital payment service in Japan. In October, Paytm, along with SoftBank and Yahoo!

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Bobsguide

JULY 28, 2022

Investor Communications Japan (ICJ) , a joint venture by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. “This increase in companies joining the Platform is proof that the voting environment has dramatically improved to facilitate the objectives of Japan’s Corporate Governance and Stewardship codes.”

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MAY 24, 2020

The Battle of Luzon was one of the bloodiest battles of World War II, and the second bloodiest in the Pacific Theater. Americans landed on January 9, 1945, and lasted until the Empire of Japan announced their WW II surrender on August 15, 1945. Japan suffered 192,000 to 205,000 dead, mostly from starvation and disease.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Its frictionless blockchain payments platform enables users to send money around the world. . Other locations under consideration include Singapore, Switzerland, the United Arab Emirates and Japan. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for PayString, which will likely be a new offering, according to a report in CoinDesk on Friday (Nov.

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JANUARY 26, 2020

Breaking trends in the rest of the world, the U.S.’ In the rest of the world, Japan saw a rise in business activity, making up for a weak end to 2019. was doing better than either Japan or Europe, and that it seemed it would stay that way. ’ business activity is on the upswing so far in 2020.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Yahoo site operators in Japan and messaging app LINE are looking to merge into a “super app” that would combine retail, finance and a slew of other services, according to reports. Yahoo Japan is backed by SoftBank , which has a 45 percent stake in the company’s parent, Z Holdings. NAVER, a South Korean company, owns 73 percent of LINE.

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MARCH 3, 2020

Tokyo’s Rakuten Fashion Week is the latest casualty of the coronavirus, which has spread to Japan. I am sorry for the designers [who] looked forward to their shows,” Japan Fashion Week Organisation (JFWO) Director Kaoru Imajo told Business of Fashion (BoF).

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Yahoo site operators in Japan and messaging app LINE are looking to merge into a “super app” that would combine retail, finance and a slew of other services, according to reports. Yahoo Japan is backed by SoftBank , which has a 45 percent stake in the company’s parent, Z Holdings. NAVER, a South Korean company, owns 73 percent of LINE.

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Chris Skinner

JULY 31, 2017

Things we’re reading today include … Japan’s biggest bank ‘set to move investment operations from London to Amsterdam’ because of Brexit Hack on Italy’s largest bank affects 400,000 customers Last-minute talks bid to halt first Bank of England strike in 50 years The 16 highest-paid CEOs in the world of banking HSBC (..)

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FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Bank of Japan (BOJ) Deputy Governor Masayoshi Amamiya said that before they issue their own digital currencies, central banks around the world should attempt to get a better understanding of the pros and cons of the process, according to a report by Reuters.

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JANUARY 7, 2021

The Berlin-based firm said it plans to use the money to speed up its expansion and “deepen its footprint” in the 50 countries where it currently operates, with a special focus on the United States, Japan and Brazil. Nearly a decade later, this is more true now than ever, particularly given developments over the past year.”.

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JANUARY 24, 2020

Mercari , the flea market app in Japan with nearly 15 million users, announced Thursday it is purchasing Origami , a payments platform also in Japan. The purchase amount is undisclosed, according to DealStreetAsia. Mercari plans to merge Origami Pay with their own Merpay service to battle competition from Softbank’s rival app PayPay.

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JANUARY 4, 2017

residents to quickly send money to Japan. which is a provider of overseas transfer services, to offer customers a fast bank deposit service to major banks in Japan, including Mizuho Bank, The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, Japan Post Bank and Resona Bank, as well as others.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 15, 2019

Japan, in the last several years, has been something of a puzzle among mobile payments watchers around the world. And the first mobile wallet in history launched in Japan — created by I Mode and DOCOMO 20 years ago in 1999. But will Japan get over the cashless finish line on time? PayPay And Signs Of Mobile Acceleration.

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JULY 12, 2019

A cryptocurrency exchange in Japan has admitted that it was hacked and lost 3.5 Japan, which set up a licensing system to oversee crypto use, has been fairly open to digital currencies from the beginning, even though there have been some newsworthy digital thefts in the past. The company also has used car, travel and energy businesses.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Starbucks has announced the release of an actual pen that consumers can use to pay at the register in Japan, according to reports. The device runs on FeliCa technology, which is very popular in Japan and is also used to power the coffee company’s card system. Previous Touch releases included a phone case and a flask.

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Chris Skinner

MARCH 2, 2016

Africa sale gives Barclays ‘clear vision’ World’s super rich keep buying up luxury goods in face of wealth decline Japan plays catch-up in fintech race London Calling? Things we’re reading today include … Goldman banker on leave over Trump hats Barclays shares fall 7% on results Why is Barclays pulling out of Africa?

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FEBRUARY 4, 2020

With a pilot that could usher in a new era of technology as stores and restaurants grapple with hiring in an aging country, the first robotic bartender in Japan has started to serve drinks in a Tokyo bar. Japan foresees a shortfall of 380,000 workers by 2025 in just the healthcare sector alone.

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TheGuardian

MARCH 19, 2023

UBS agrees to takeover of stricken Credit Suisse for $3.25bn Top central banks, faced with the risk of a fast-moving loss of confidence in the stability of the financial system, have moved to bolster the flow of cash around the world. Continue reading.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 30, 2019

LINE Pay Corporation, operator of the popular payment app LINE Pay , announced that it is launching a LINE Pay co-brand credit card with Visa in Japan. The LINE Pay-Visa credit card is set to be released later this year, allowing consumers to make payments at merchants accepting Visa throughout Japan and around the world.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2020

In such a world, and depending how and whether stablecoins were backed with other financial assets, the supply of credit to the real economy through the banking system could become weaker or indeed disappear,” he said. The group will be co-chaired by Cunliffe and former ECB official Benoit Coeure , who helms the BIS Innovation Hub.

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MAY 14, 2020

To bolster global payments for businesses throughout the world, EMQ launched its new enterprise payment technology with same-day settlement functions in local currencies throughout eight countries.

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JANUARY 25, 2019

More than 70 nations are planning to restart World Trade Organization talks in an effort to create a standard set of rules to govern the sharing of eCommerce and cross-border data. So far, China has not signed on to the statement, which is expected to be announced at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. “We

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Japan -based SoftBank Corp. The wireless carrier, which is a part of the SoftBank Group, planned to put in 11,210 base stations around Japan, which would cover more than 60 percent of the country. Many telecom companies around the world are working on 5G technology, thought to be the next leap forward in wireless technology.

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DECEMBER 18, 2018

Hu said the company was reaching out to governments all over the world about his company’s independence, adding that Japan and France hadn’t officially banned Huawei equipment. Reuters, however, reported that Japan had indeed planned to ban the equipment.

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