Tag: finance

Digital securities platform Securitize has teamed up with Japanese bank Sumitomo Mitsui to launch the first security token with an “a-1” rating on the Japanese market. ( read original story ...)

Japanese retail sales fell for the third straight month in February as households kept a lid on expenditure amid the coronavirus emergency, underscoring the fragile nature of the economy's recovery ... ( read original story ...)

Subscribe to The Ledger for expert weekly analysis on fintech’s big stories, delivered free to your inbox. Visa is seeking to be a leader in the booming cryptocurrency industry. On Monday, ... ( read original story ...)

Analysts expect Japan's economy sharply contracted in the first quarter, as lacklustre consumer spending and weakening exports create challenges for policymakers who have already rolled out ... ( read original story ...)

Japan is considering ending state support to build coal-fired power plants abroad in line with international efforts to curb global w ... ( read original story ...)

PwC sees crypto-related M&A to still be driven by larger players and for the institutionalization of the industry to continue. ( read original story ...)

Several Indian cryptocurrency exchanges have collaborated on a presentation note intended for regulators. The RBI has outright banned crypto in 2018. ( read original story ...)

DOW S&P 500 NASDAQ 100 A skit on Saturday Night Live took on explaining the concept of nonfungible tokens, or NFTs, and crypto art. The show breaks down the meaning of NFTs to a parody of Eminem's ... ( read original story ...)

Crypto trader and analyst Ben Armstrong is pulling back the curtain on his long-term altcoin investing philosophy. ( read original story ...)

Most crypto-trading platforms that deal with Canadian investors will have to register and join the (IIROC) under new regulatory guidance issued Monday. In a joint notice, IIROC and the Canadian ... ( read original story ...)

Crypto-trading platforms have been given a three-week warning from the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC): inform regulators of their plans to comply with securities law, or face regulatory action. ( read original story ...)

Japan and the European Union will embark on an alliance to combat climate change, Nikkei has learned, helping emerging Asian economies reduce carbon dioxide emissions. The two sides will work together ... ( read original story ...)

The financial capitals hit hardest by Covid-19 are pulling ahead in the race to vaccinate their residents. London has outpaced global peers when measured by the percentage of residents inoculated with ... ( read original story ...)

SoftBank Group Corp CEO Masayoshi Son said on Monday the conglomerate's domestic internet business Z Holdings is in talks with South Korean e-commerce firm Coupang about bringing its services to Japan ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi denounced Myanmar's escalating crackdown on pro-democracy protests in talks Monday with his Indonesian counterpart, who is visiting Tokyo for security ... ( read original story ...)

The average deal size in the crypto industry surged from $19 million last year to nearly $53 million in 2020, according to a new PwC report. The consolidation of cryptocurrency-related companies ... ( read original story ...)