Bank of Montreal joins a slew of foreign lenders expanding in Japan as market transactions grow and the volume of mergers hits record highs. Citigroup Inc. plans to increase its investment-banking ...
Bessent says Congress should pass crypto regulation bill this spring
WASHINGTON, Feb 13 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Friday that it was important for Congress to pass a bill to create federal rules for digital assets and get it onto ...
SoftBank’s PayPay gets closer to US IPO in milestone for Japan
SoftBank Group Corp.’s digital payments provider PayPay Corp. has filed publicly for a US IPO, in what could be the biggest listing for a Japanese company on a US stock exchange.
Trump coin and other meme tokens are to blame for the crypto winter, famed investor Ross Gerber says
Bitcoin's struggles are rooted in the wild world of meme coins, with investors fatigued by constant celebrity-backed tokens that quickly plunge, Gerber said.
PayPay Files $19.6B US IPO After Buying 40% of Binance Japan
PayPay files $19.6B Nasdaq IPO after buying 40% of Binance Japan, targeting over $2B raise under ticker PAYP. PayPay has filed for a Nasdaq initial public offering with a target valuation of $19.6 ...
SoftBank’s Japanese Payment App PayPay Files Publicly for US IPO
SoftBank Group Corp.’s digital payments provider PayPay Corp. has filed publicly for a US IPO, in what could be the biggest ever listing for a Japanese company on a US stock exchange.
Japan’s FSA proposes mandatory cybersecurity standards for crypto exchanges
Japan’s Financial Services Agency recently released a new framework policy draft that will set new mandatory cybersecurity standards for cryptocurrency exchanges. This marks a turning point from ...
Gold, silver, S&P 500, crypto crash again amid extreme fear
Silver crashed worse, dropping more than 9% today to trade around $75 per oz. The metal had also surpassed the price mark of $100 per oz a few weeks ago to hit a new ATH.
SoftBank’s PayPay moves closer to public markets with US IPO filing
Feb 12 (Reuters) - PayPay publicly filed its paperwork for a U.S. initial public offering on Thursday, as the SoftBank-backed Japanese payments app moves ahead with its highly anticipated stock market ...
SoftBank’s PayPay files for US IPO in potential record listing for Japan
SoftBank-backed PayPay has taken a major step toward the public markets, making public its paperwork for a US initial public offering that could rank as the biggest US listing ever by a Japanese ...
Japan’s PayPay files for U.S. IPO
Japanese financial technology company PayPay Corp has filed for an initial public offering (IPO) in the United States, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing on Thursday. The company ...
Japan’s PayPay app eyes Nasdaq in $19.6bn IPO in March
TOKYO -- PayPay, a Japanese QR-code payments heavyweight backed by SoftBank Group (SBG), is set to go public on the U.S. Nasdaq exchange in March, Nikkei learned on Thursday.
Japan retail banking to hit $227b by 2033
Market revenue stood at $143.7b in 2024 with 5.2% annual growth projected. Japan’s retail banking market generated revenue of $143.7b in 2024 and is projected to reach $226.6b by 2033, according to a ...
Japan’s Nikkei touches 58,000 as yen, JGBs rally on election fallout
(Corrects to change broken story links in text) By Rocky Swift TOKYO, Feb 12 (Reuters) - The Nikkei share average broke past 58,000 for the first time on Thursday, joined in a rare triple rally with ...
JPMorgan turns bullish on crypto in 2026 despite crash
Despite such bearish sentiment after the market crash, JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JMP) is still bullish on cryptocurrencies in 2026. JPMorgan is the world's largest bank in terms of market capitalization.
Japan’s Nikkei hits 58,000 as yen, JGBs rally on election fallout
By Rocky Swift TOKYO, Feb 12 (Reuters) - The Nikkei share average broke past 58,000 for the first time on Thursday, joined in a rare triple rally with government bonds (JGBs) and the yen as markets ...