Japan group rebrands subsidiary as MUFG Bank

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) has announced that its core banking subsidiary has been renamed MUFG Bank as part of a global initiative to bring together its banking operations under one brand. ... ( read original story ...)

Big Standard Bank credit card leak update

Standard Bank spokesperson Ross Linstrom said at the time that the incident involved the withdrawal of cash using a small number of fictitious cards at various ATMs in Japan. To date, the bank has not ... ( read original story ...)

Asian Markets Lower, Japan Bucks Trend

In the banking space, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial is gaining almost 2 percent and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial is adding 0.2 percent. Among oil stocks, Inpex and Japan Petroleum are declining more than 1 pe... ( read original story ...)

EU strikes data deal with Japan with UK looking on

Japan will be the biggest economy in the world by far to be ... by shouting “total witch hunt” as he left the room." If you're a high-level banking official and EU national with five years to spare — ... ( read original story ...)

Japan looks to pioneer carbon transport by sea

TOKYO -- Japan plans to begin testing the transport of captured carbon dioxide by sea, looking to be among the first in the world to commercialize a key technology for battling global warming. Carbon ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s banks turn to new ATM strategies

convenience store ATMs "are becoming an alternative to bank ATMs," a Seven Bank executive said. The importance of ATM networks in Japan is largely due to consumers' strong preference for using cash. Y... ( read original story ...)