2020-9-1 14:11 |
SBI's Money Tap payment app powered by Ripple has been joined by another big Japanese bank, Higo, that belongs to Kyushu Financial Group origin »
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News has surfaced that the Japanese Central Bank will now focus their efforts on the development of the digital Yen. This is a there is growing concern that China might beat them by issuing the CBDC first.
2020-7-29 19:39 | |
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The world's fifth largest bank is set to go ahead with a digital currency launch in collaboration with Indeed.com parent firm Recruit Group.
2020-7-20 16:55 | |
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The Japanese government is looking to include a central bank digital currency (CBDC) in its 2020 economic and fiscal policy framework. Japan to Collaborate with the U. S. and Europe on Digital Yen According to a report by Nikkei on Tuesday (July 14, 2020), the Japanese government is considering discussions on CBDC.
2020-7-16 01:00 | |
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Japan is increasing its efforts in developing a central bank digital currency (CBDC), reported the largest financial paper in Japan, Nikkei on Wednesday. The post further confirms that the Japanese government plans to add the development of a digital yen into its policy framework this year.
2020-7-15 18:11 | |
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The Bank of Japan (BOJ), the 138-year old Japanese central bank, has announced plans to carry out a technical feasibility study for its central bank digital currency (CBDC). The bank says it intends to carry out a proof of concept (PoC), while also collaborating with other central banks and relevant agencies to reach the bestRead MoreRead More.
2020-7-4 21:00 | |
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Komainu was first announced in May 2018. The companies which make up the joint venture include Ledger, a hardware wallet and crypto asset security firm, Coinshares, a crypto investment fund, and Nomura, a Japanese based global investment bank.
2020-6-20 18:00 | |
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The Fukushima Bank will be responsible for handling SBI Remit's international money transfers
2020-2-28 22:21 | |
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Japanese lawmakers want the government to push for talks on central bank digital currency (CBDC) during the next G7 summit holding in the summer. US Should Set CBDC Agenda for G7 Partners According to Reuters, a parliamentary group led by Akira Amari of Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) wants the country’s government to consider issuingRead MoreRead More.
2020-2-7 14:00 | |
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Reports are emerging that Japan has been urged to accelerate its central bank digital currency development in order to compete with China. Crypto Yen in 2020? According to Reuters a group of Japanese ruling party lawmakers has urged the government to issue the country’s own crypto currency.
2020-2-7 13:00 | |
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The US Federal Reserve (Fed) is the latest major central bank to consider issuing its own digital currency. Last month, its European, British, and Japanese counterparts formed a group to study the benefits of the so-called central bank digital currency (CBDC).
2020-2-6 14:30 | |
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Japan’s second-biggest banking institution has teamed up with SBI Holdings to develop a financial service platform that will be based on blockchain, Japanese based Nikkei reports. Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) is set to deposit money in Japanese financial conglomerate in efforts to enhance the utilization of distributed ledger technology (DLT) within the trade finance […]
2020-1-31 02:12 | |
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With Japanese lawmakers pushing for a digital yen, Masayoshi Amamiya, deputy governor of the country’s central bank says Japan needs an agile action plan for a central bank digital currency (CBDC). No immediate Plans to Launch Digital According to Reuters, Amamiya says the Bank of Japan (BOJ) has no immediate plans to launch a CBDC.
2020-1-31 02:00 | |
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Recent reports indicate that Japan might be moving towards launching its own CBDC, although uncertainty remains high due to reports that deny the decision. Japanese lawmakers might be moving in on the crypto space Ever since Facebook confirmed the rumors that it plans to launch its own cryptocurrency, lawmakers, regulators, and central banks around the world started taking the crypto sector a lot more seriously.
2020-1-24 14:32 | |
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The former head of payments and settlements at the Bank of Japan says Facebook’s Libra spurred institutions to look seriously into digital currency issuance
2020-1-22 12:48 | |
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Almost every Japanese bank is starting to work with Ripple's XRP, says CipherTrace CEO David Jevans
2019-12-27 17:30 | |
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Major Japanese bank MUFG has denied local media reports that it will launch a digital currency in 2020
2019-12-4 13:02 | |
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The Ripple-powered MoneyTap app will be integrated by Fukushima Bank because of a new partnership with SBI Holdings
2019-11-11 10:07 | |
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MBK, a Tokyo-based and Tokyo Stock Exchange-listed merchant bank, has signed a deal for the tokenization of property in Estonia.
2019-10-31 09:00 | |
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Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC), which is the third-largest bank by assets in Japan, has effectively executed Marco Polo's blockchain trade finance platform, as indicated by the press release release on October 18.
2019-10-22 18:35 | |
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LINE and Nomura finalize agreement to explore blockchain business opportunities - CryptoNinjas LINE, a Japanese web service technology company and Nomura, a leading Japanese bank, announced today the finalization of an agreement to form a partnership that focuses on blockchain technology.
2019-10-5 18:04 | |
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Stocks in the Asia Pacific region diverged on Thursday, as investors assessed the Bank of Japan's (BOJ) latest policy decision, which maintained the status quo on a long-running stimulus program designed to boost growth and inflation.
2019-9-19 06:25 | |
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Asian stocks were mostly higher on Thursday, as the prospect of U. S. -China trade talks and more stimulus from the European Central Bank (ECB) fueled risk appetite across the region. Nikkei Leads Asia Rally Japanese stocks were at the center of Thursday's early-morning rally, with the Nikkei 225 index rising 190.
2019-9-13 06:03 | |
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Crypto exchange COSS adds fiat gateway - CryptoNinjas Singapore based COSS digital asset exchange, has now announced the addition of fiat on and off-ramps, with support for multiple fiat currencies.
2019-9-11 16:01 | |
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A former executive with the Japanese bank believes that globally coordinated regulation of Libra could eradicate complications with the current financial system. Facebook has stated that the launch of Libra may not ultimately happen.
2019-8-3 20:52 | |
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The Japanese have a way of being ahead of others when it comes to technology development. After all, Satoshi is said to be Japanese. A year ago, Mizuho Bank one of the biggest banks in Japan started working on a cross border payments system.
2019-7-22 22:49 | |
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The Japanese have a way of being ahead of others when it comes to technology development. After all, Satoshi is said to be Japanese. A year ago, Mizuho Bank one of the biggest banks in Japan started working on a cross border payments system.
2019-7-23 22:49 | |
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Japan's central bank has joined the regulators worldwide expressing concerns over the potential risks posed by Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency.
2019-7-3 12:00 | |
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The third-largest Japanese bank by assets, SMBC, will leverage R3’s Marco Polo blockchain for trade finance
2019-4-25 14:28 | |
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Sumitomo, Japan’s third-largest bank by total assets, will launch blockchain-based trade finance services in the second half of this year.
2019-4-25 13:00 | |
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Japan is preparing to share its experience regarding cryptocurrency regulation with finance ministers and central bank governors from other G20 countries at the upcoming summit which it will host in June.
2019-4-23 10:05 | |
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Ledger's crypto custody venture with Japanese bank Nomura may take longer than expected to launch, the startup's president said.
2019-4-19 19:31 | |
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Japanese bank MUFG has backed an additional Series B raise for crypto analytics startup Chainalysis, bringing its round total to $36 million.
2019-4-17 12:00 | |
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Japanese e-commerce giant, Rakuten, which was recently granted a license by Japan’s Financial Service Authority (FSA) to operate as… The post Japan: Rakuten Bank Now Allows Millions Of Its Customers To Buy Crypto appeared first on Invest In Blockchain.
2019-4-16 08:12 | |
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A major partner of Ripple Labs has withdrawn from their collaboration on a cash transfer app. Resona, Japan’s fifth largest bank, has ended its involvement with Ripple and SBI Holdings’ Money Tap app.
2019-4-14 21:01 | |
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Ripple, the blockchain-based payment network, suffered a setback after Japan’s Resona Bank said it would no longer use MoneyTap, a consumer-centric retail payments app that uses Ripple’s enterprise blockchain technology.
2019-4-13 21:01 | |
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Resona, one of three Japanese banks working with SBI Holdings and Ripple on their blockchain app Money Tap, is pulling out of the project.
2019-4-12 15:25 | |
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Japanese bank holding and financial services firm MUFG, the fifth largest bank in the world, is set to put its digital currency MUFG Coin into practical use later this year
2019-4-9 11:25 | |
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Japan Railways Group, the biggest railway and subway operator in Japan that is used by millions of Japanese individuals on a daily basis, is considering the integration of crypto assets like bitcoin as a payment option.
2019-3-30 15:55 | |
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SBI Holdings Inc. announced on 28 March that it would be accepting investment from 13 regional banks for Money Tap Co. Ltd. , which will allow users to transfer money between individuals directly, and at any time from one bank to another.
2019-3-28 17:15 | |
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Crime isn’t supposed to pay, but sometimes the wages of sin are paid in bitcoin. Last week, Japanese police reported that 2018 saw a tenfold increase of cryptocurrency money laundering.
2019-3-20 16:49 | |
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In early 2017, Mizuho bank, one of the largest and pro-blockchain bank in Japan, experimented on the tech. Set to disrupt traditional set ups, the bank successfully completed a trade transaction sending documents blockchain from.
2019-3-8 16:01 | |
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In early 2017, Mizuho bank, one of the largest and pro-blockchain bank in Japan, experimented on the tech. Set to disrupt traditional set ups, the bank successfully completed a trade transaction sending documents blockchain from.
2019-3-8 16:01 | |
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Money laundering cases related to cryptocurrencies in Japan have increased significantly in 2018. Nevertheless, their number remains a fraction of the total. According to the Japanese press, the majority of reported money laundering instances actually involve banks and other traditional financial institutions.
2019-3-1 21:30 | |
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CoinSpeaker Japanese Banking Giant Mizuho Unveils Its Own Crypto on March 1 Mizuho Bank will partner with over 60 financial institutions to use its J-Coin Pay platform while serving over 59 million customers.
2019-2-27 18:43 | |
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Almost a fortnight since JPMorgan unveiled its own cryptocurrency and nearly three years after conducting tests, Japanese financial giant Mizuho Financial Group has announced a launch date for its digital currency, J-Coin.
2019-2-27 13:15 | |
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Ripple price trajectory is up Yoshitaka Kitao endorses Ripple (XRP) Transactional volumes on the rise SBI Holdings and Yoshitaka Kitao are Ripple (XRP) proponents and believe the coin will somehow revolutionize cryptocurrency.
2019-2-20 21:00 | |
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Major Japanese investment bank announced the successful completion of a blockchain-based pilot project for post-trade processing of securities
2019-2-21 13:54 | |
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The only Japanese member of blockchain consortium R3’s Marco Polo — SMBC — has completed a trial of the technology, the bank has confirmed
2019-2-19 11:06 | |
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Could The Mt. Gox Trustee Have Crashed Bitcoin’s Price In 2018? The now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange Mt. Gox reportedly liquidated around $312 million worth of Bitcoin (BTC) during February and June of 2018 through a Japanese company named BitPoint.
2019-2-13 19:00 | |
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