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Taiwan Grants Trio Of Virtual Banking Licenses As Asia Trends Digital
Taiwan Grants Trio Of Virtual Banking Licenses As Asia Trends Digital
July 30, 2019  |  Digital Banking

Three consortiums led by Taiwan and Japanese investors are getting the first virtual banking licenses issued by Taiwan’s Financial Service Commission (FSC), Reuters reported on...

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Southeast Asian Ride-Hailing Giant Grab Investing $2B In Indonesia
Southeast Asian Ride-Hailing Giant Grab Investing $2B In Indonesia
July 29, 2019  |  Ridesharing

Japanese investor SoftBank will invest $2 billion over five years in the Southeast Asian ride-hailing firm Grab. A next-generation transportation network is planned, along with...

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LINE To Bring Online Grocery Service To Thailand
LINE To Bring Online Grocery Service To Thailand
July 28, 2019  |  Retail

Japanese chat app operator Line is set to launch an online grocery service in Thailand by the end of the year. The service — Line...

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Japan’s Monex Group Wants In On Libra
Japan’s Monex Group Wants In On Libra
July 28, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

The owner of the hacked Japanese crypto exchange Coincheck is looking to join Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency project. Japan’s financial services giant Monex Group Inc. announced...

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Japan, South Korea Dispute Could Impact Supply Chains
Japan, South Korea Dispute Could Impact Supply Chains
July 25, 2019  |  International

Alarms are going off in the tech sector as two major global tech producers argue over a bureaucratic process driven by politics. Silicon Valley tech...

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QR Codes Come To Japanese Airports
QR Codes Come To Japanese Airports
July 25, 2019  |  International

Asia’s first cross-border mobile payment alliance, Singtel’s VIA, has expanded to Japan, according to a news release. Merchants at Haneda International Terminal in Japan will...

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Olympics Payment Partner Visa Embraces ‘Cashless Japan’
Olympics Payment Partner Visa Embraces ‘Cashless Japan’
July 24, 2019  |  VISA

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...

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SoftBank To Unveil New Vision Fund To Boost Global Tech Investments
SoftBank To Unveil New Vision Fund To Boost Global Tech Investments
July 23, 2019  |  Investments

Japan’s SoftBank is going to launch a second investment vehicle based on its mega popular $100 billion Vision Fund, according to a report by The...

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SAP Ariba Inks Data Deal For Vendor Risk Solution
SAP Ariba Inks Data Deal For Vendor Risk Solution
July 23, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Tokyo Shoko Research, a Japan-based commercial database, has signed an agreement with SAP Ariba in the latter’s effort to strengthen its supply chain risk mitigation...

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