(2 April 2025 – Japan) Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG), Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC), TIS, Inc., Ava Labs, and Fireblocks have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) […]
(13 March 2025 – Japan) Nomura Holdings has announced its withdrawal from the Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA), following a similar move by Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group and mirroring […]
(12 December 2024 – Japan) As we set sail into 2025, Nomura expects turbulence after 2024 turned out to be a goldilocks year for Asian economies despite a […]
(22 October 2024 – Singapore) To combat escalating fraud and ransomware attacks, Japan has announced it will throw its support behind co-ordinated ASEAN cybersecurity training in 2025. Members […]
(6 September 2024 – Japan) MUFG, Mizuho and SMBC are jointly developing a new framework for instant international payments utilising distributed ledger technology (DLT) overlaid on existing payment […]
(18 July 2024 – Asia) The finance ministers of Japan and Korea agreed to cooperate on stabilising their weak currencies amid overarching macroeconomic headwinds. Japanese Minister of […]
(20 June 2024 – Japan) Citi announced the launch of Citi Commercial Bank (CCB) in Japan, part of the group’s strategy to launch CCB in key growth markets […]
(18 April 2024 – Japan) Chinese economic growth fears and growing supply chain interference by Beijing have contributed to a significant about-face by Japanese exporters towards the United […]
(3 April 2024 – Japan) Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) has appointed Katsufumi Uchida as the new Co-Head and Managing Executive Officer of its Asia Pacific (APAC) Division, […]
(27 March 2024 – Japan) The Japanese Yen has continued to weaken against the US Dollar despite a notable shift away from negative interest rate settings by the […]
