The Japanese government is reportedly launching an antitrust investigation into deals Apple and Google have made with the country’s smartphone makers, The Japan Times and...
There is a tendency to associate cash-based consumers with developing economies and the world’s unbanked population. The cash-based customer, conventional wisdom goes, isn’t using cash...
Fraudsters hacked Omiai, Japan’s biggest dating app, exposing personal data like drivers’ licenses, insurance cards and passports, Bloomberg reported on Monday (May 24). The Omiai...
Farm-to-table platform Secai Marche, a Japanese startup, has hooked about $1.5 million in venture funding from Japan’s Rakuten Capital and Beyond Next Ventures. Secai Marche...
According to government estimates, hearing aids are needed by 25 percent of those aged 65 to 74 and up to 50 percent for those 75 and...
The Japanese conglomerate SoftBank announced on Tuesday (May 11) that it is seeking an initial public offering (IPO) for its QR code payment app, PayPay....
Paidy, Japan’s biggest buy now, pay later (BNPL) startup, has rolled out a new solution — Paidy Link — that instantly connects account holders to...
In today’s top payments news around the world, Japanese QR code payment gateway provider Netstars Co. has secured $60 million in funding, while India’s Flipkart...
San Mateo, California-based Coupa Software and Tokyo-based Japan Cloud are forming a joint venture called Coupa K.K. to expand adoption of Coupa’s Business Spend Management...