Progmat Inc will be jointly owned by JPX and seven other companies including the major Japanese banks, and work to advance the development of the country's digital asset market.
September 13, 2023The adoption of AI chatbots by Japan's top banks could spur other major Japanese companies to follow suit, as generative AI technology becomes increasingly popular.
April 18, 2023SMBC Nikko Securities propped up the prices of ten stocks before arranging block trades between major shareholders and investors.
February 15, 2023The BOJ's next phase of CBDC testing will involve Japan's three megabanks as well as regional banks. A digital yen could be issued in 2026.
November 28, 2022SMBC Nikko has already been ordered to suspend its block trading business for 3 months. The trial is set to end on 26 Dec and a verdict delivered on 13 Feb.
October 31, 2022The FSA says many customers who were not sufficiently informed about the products they were buying have complained of “unexpected losses”.
September 22, 2022QUICK Corp will disseminate real time market information obtained from Osaka Digital Exchange's Proprietary Trading System for listed securities.
August 9, 2022The new company will be a joint venture between Japanese crypto exchange Bitbank and hold digital assets for institutional investors.
May 25, 2022Egypt has become the first country in the Middle East to issue samurai bonds in the Japanese market.
March 28, 2022A group of over 70 companies, banks, and organisations plans to bring a digital currency known as DCJPY into circulation in the second half of 2022.
November 25, 2021