Japan

Bringing It All Back Home, 1980s-Style
Bringing It All Back Home, 1980s-Style
April 08, 2017  |  Consumer Insights

Trump. Trade wars and real wars, green screens and blue Smurfs. The more things change the more they stay the same, as the 1980s seem...

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Bitcoin Tracker: A Bitcoin In Spring
Bitcoin Tracker: A Bitcoin In Spring
April 07, 2017  |  Bitcoin

A beacon of hope has emerged for bitcoin just in time for spring — and it’s brought up prices with it. While the world’s most...

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InComm Partners With WeChat To Power Digital Payments For Chinese Tourists To Japan
InComm Partners With WeChat To Power Digital Payments For Chinese Tourists To Japan
April 05, 2017  |  Payment Methods

InComm, a prepaid product and transaction services company, announced Tuesday (April 4) that InComm Japan is partnering with Tencent FiT, the provider of WeChat Pay...

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Japan Makes Bitcoin Legal Payment Method
Japan Makes Bitcoin Legal Payment Method
April 04, 2017  |  Bitcoin

While bitcoin has recently suffered some defeats in the U.S. at the hands of the SEC, not all news has been bad news. In a...

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Japan’s Line Corp. To Launch AI App, Speaker
Japan’s Line Corp. To Launch AI App, Speaker
March 02, 2017  |  Payment Methods

Line Corp., owner of Japan’s most popular messaging service, is getting into the artificial intelligence market in a big way by outlining an ambitious plan that...

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Primo Launches Payment App Via QR Code; Aims To Raise $1M For US Expansion
Primo Launches Payment App Via QR Code; Aims To Raise $1M For US Expansion
February 28, 2017  |  Payment Methods

Primo, the Japanese startup, has created a mobile app that enables shoppers to skip the checkout line through the quick scan of a QR code. According...

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Japanese Smartphone Users Warming Up To Digital Payments
Japanese Smartphone Users Warming Up To Digital Payments
February 20, 2017  |  Mobile Payments

Worries over security concerns have prevented digital payments from taking off in Japan, but that is starting to change with Japanese smartphone owners indicating interest...

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Bitcoin Tracker: Denouement?
Bitcoin Tracker: Denouement?
February 17, 2017  |  Bitcoin

Bitcoin prices rose relatively steadily this past week, overcoming investor skittishness seen the week prior when Chinese regulators doubled down on bitcoin exchange investigations. While...

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Alibaba Tracker: Eye On The 2020s
Alibaba Tracker: Eye On The 2020s
January 04, 2017  |  Retail

This edition of the Alibaba Tracker begins with the news that the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has placed Taobao, Alibaba’s online marketplace,...

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