Tag: Japan

London-based remittances startup TransferWise is entering the Asian market and launching in Japan. It follows news that the company saw its revenues triple last year but increased it losses.

Kufu, a Japanese company developing HR automation platform SmartHR, has raised ¥500m ($4.9m) in a new round of funding led by WiL (World Innovation Lab).

Japanese financial services firm SBI Holdings is launching a consortium to explore the usage of blockchain in domestic and foreign exchange services.

Bitcoin trading is picking up pace in Japan after legislation passed by the government sees public trust improve.

Japan’s Mizuho Bank has teamed up with Amazon and Facebook to experiment with artificial intelligence (AI) and chat bot interfaces.