Japan

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    Market Infrastructure

    Japanese JCB Cards to be Accepted in Saudi Arabia

    By Editors | 14/04/2023

    JCB cards will be accepted at Points of Sale and ATMs across Saudi Arabia through a partnership with Saudi National Bank.

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    Goldman to Offer Treasury Services to Japan Corporates

    By Editors | 13/04/2023

    Japan will be the first country in Asia where Goldman will offer transaction banking. The service is already offered in the US, UK, Germany and Netherlands.

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    BOJ Gets First New Governor After Ten Years

    By Editors | 12/04/2023

    Kazuo Ueda plans to maintain ultra-loose monetary policy but signalled an openness to tweaking the BOJ’s yield control policy.

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    Fintech / Regtech

    JPX Launches Paid Data Service for Retail Investors

    By Editors | 05/04/2023

    The paid version of the J-Quants API includes datasets that were “highly requested” by users of the beta service.

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    Crypto / Digital Assets

    Four Crypto Platforms Directed to Stop Offering Services in Japan

    By Editors | 05/04/2023

    Bybit, MEXC Global, Bitforex, and Bitget were warned against offering services to Japanese residents without registration.

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    Crypto / Digital Assets

    FTX EU Begins Allowing Customers to Withdraw Funds

    By Editors | 05/04/2023

    FTX EU set up a website through which balances can be verified and requests for withdrawals in fiat currency can be made.

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    Fintech / Regtech

    Digital Vote Execution Service to Launch for Tokyo Market

    By Editors | 04/04/2023

    Issuers, investors and local sub custodians will gain efficiency and greater transparency from the new digitised e-voting service.

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    Securities / Derivatives

    JPX to Launch Index of Stocks that Focus on Value Creation

    By Editors | 03/04/2023

    The index will comprise 150 Prime Market companies that are expected to create value based on financial performance or market valuation.

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    Securities / Derivatives

    Citadel Seeking Licence to Relaunch Japan Hedge Fund Office

    By Editors | 03/04/2023

    Citadel shut down its Japan operations during the 2008 GFC, but is seeking to reopen in Tokyo by the end of the year.

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    Crypto / Digital Assets

    Japan to Create Expert Panel on CBDCs Within April

    By Editors | 02/04/2023

    The launch of the panel will coincide with the start of a digital yen pilot programme involving the BOJ and private sector participants.

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