PayPal agrees to buy Japanese BNPL firm Paidy for $2.7 bn
The transaction and the regulatory approval is expected to be completed by the end of 2021...
Tag : Japan
Amazon signs its first renewable energy deal in Japan
The e-commerce giant signed a MoU with Mitsubishi to build solar power stations in the country...
Bank of Thailand to begin testing CBDC in Q2 2022
The central bank awarded a contract for a CBDC prototype to central bank service provider G+D...
UBS launches wealth management JV with Sumitomo Mitsui Trust
The new firm is called UBS SuMi TRUST Wealth Management...
Four Japanese firms are co-developing a facial recognition payment system
The four firms are Resona Holdings, Panasonic System Solutions Japan, JCB and Dai Nippon Printing...
Dai-ichi Life acquires Westpac’s life insurance business for $660 mn
Through this deal, Dai-ichi will look to boost its international business...
Japan’s govt pension fund slashes US bonds and bills to 35% of its foreign debt
This is attributed to boosting holdings of European sovereign bonds...
Japan’s Air Do and Solaseed Air announce merger
The carriers will establish a new joint company next year...
AxelSpace receives $24mn funding for its Earth observation satellites
Axelspace has raised the funds from a group of domestic VCs, including Sparx Group...
COVID-19 vaccination programme to spur economic boost: BOJ
Japan is yet to decide whether it wants to extend its state of emergency...