Japan

Blockchain Tracker: Blockchain’s Possible Impact On The Economy
Blockchain Tracker: Blockchain’s Possible Impact On The Economy
June 09, 2017  |  Blockchain

Blockchain could have an impact on the economy — is Russia leading the way with its current investments? With eCommerce transactions moving at the speed of...

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Sizzle/Fizzle: The IoT Is Sizzling, Household Debt Is Fizzling
Sizzle/Fizzle: The IoT Is Sizzling, Household Debt Is Fizzling
June 09, 2017  |  Internet of Things

Sizzle Cash in Japan: We’ve spoken in this space before about how cash is not dying but merely slowing down in certain countries. In Japan,...

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Lugging Cash A Good Cash Business In Japan?
Lugging Cash A Good Cash Business In Japan?
June 08, 2017  |  Cash

In Japan, might security companies — you know, the kind in armored trucks that lug money around — get a boost from society’s yen for yen? Bloomberg News notes that the...

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Carrier Billing Is Coming To Amazon Japan
Carrier Billing Is Coming To Amazon Japan
June 06, 2017  |  Mobile Commerce

According to news out this morning, DOCOMO Digital will enable NTT DOCOMO’s carrier billing for Amazon in Japan. NTT DOCOMO is both DOCOMO’s parents firm...

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Symantec Says Malware Tops Ransomware As FI Threat
Symantec Says Malware Tops Ransomware As FI Threat
June 02, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Symantec, a cybersecurity firm that specializes in research and cloud-based security, released new insights surrounding financial malware and ransomware in its latest Internet Security Threat...

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Consumer Spending In Japan May Be Buoyed By Labor Demand
Consumer Spending In Japan May Be Buoyed By Labor Demand
May 31, 2017  |  Economy

Tight labor conditions in Japan may give a boost to consumer spending in Japan, Reuters reported. The demand for workers in the country is at...

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30M Japanese Now Using Line Pay
30M Japanese Now Using Line Pay
May 31, 2017  |  Payment Methods

Line, the maker of a digital chat app in Japan, disclosed on Tuesday (May 30) that close to half of its domestic chat app users...

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Bitcoin Payment Makes Way To Japanese Retailers
Bitcoin Payment Makes Way To Japanese Retailers
May 30, 2017  |  Bitcoin

BITPoint Japan Co. is reportedly gearing up to enable hundreds of thousands of Japanese retail outlets to accept the digital currency bitcoin, reported Bloomberg News. In...

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Japan’s Mizuho Launching FinTech Venture
Japan’s Mizuho Launching FinTech Venture
May 26, 2017  |  Fintech Investments

Mizuho Financial Group, the Japanese financial company, is gearing up to launch a venture in June to create new businesses with FinTech. According to a...

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