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This marks the initial phase of the cross-border initiative, enabling QR payment interoperability between Cambodia’s KHQ...
07/07/2025

This marks the initial phase of the cross-border initiative, enabling QR payment interoperability between Cambodia’s KHQR and Japan’s JPQR systems.

Read here: https://fintechnews.sg/113469/cambodia/cambodia-japan-qr/

Cambodians can now make payments in Japan by scanning JPQR codes with local apps such as Bakong or supported mobile banking platforms.

Cambodian users of the Bakong payment system will be able to pay in Japan by scanning JPQR codes in the first phaseRead ...
29/04/2025

Cambodian users of the Bakong payment system will be able to pay in Japan by scanning JPQR codes in the first phase

Read here: https://fintechnews.sg/110676/cambodia/japan-cambodia-qr/

The National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) and the Payments Japan Association (PJA) have signed a MoU to connect their QR code payment systems.

GCash expands its reach in Japan, allowing users to make cashless payments at over 3 million merchants through a new par...
14/01/2025

GCash expands its reach in Japan, allowing users to make cashless payments at over 3 million merchants through a new partnership with Alipay+ and PayPay.

GCash users can now enjoy expanded access to cashless payments across Japan, thanks to a partnership with Alipay+ and PayPay.

The fintech sector in Japan is flourishing, with robust growth in digital payments, buy now, pay later (BNPL) services, ...
27/09/2024

The fintech sector in Japan is flourishing, with robust growth in digital payments, buy now, pay later (BNPL) services, digital banking, crowdfunding, insurtech, and regtech.

Japan is witnessing the emergence of dynamic homegrown fintech startups aiming to disrupt the traditional financial landscape and gain market share. To get a sense of Japan’s fintech startup landscape, we look today at some of the country’s fastest-growing venture-backed fintech startups, spotli...

Three Japanese megabanks are involved in a cross-border payments initiative that aims to use stablecoins and SWIFT’s app...
24/09/2024

Three Japanese megabanks are involved in a cross-border payments initiative that aims to use stablecoins and SWIFT’s application programming interface (API) framework to enable fast, cost-effective, and 24/7 international transfers.

Three Japanese megabanks are involved in a cross-border payments initiative that aims to use stablecoins and SWIFT’s application programming interface (API) framework to enable fast, cost-effective, and 24/7 international transfers.

This new feature allows merchants in Japan to handle contactless payments using just an iPhone, without the need for add...
16/05/2024

This new feature allows merchants in Japan to handle contactless payments using just an iPhone, without the need for additional hardware or payment terminals.

GMO-FG, SMCC, SGP, and Soft Space have announced the launch of Tap to Pay on iPhone for the “stera tap” service.

The “SMBC-GB Growth Fund” aims to invest in promising startups that will underpin future economic growth in Japan
11/07/2023

The “SMBC-GB Growth Fund” aims to invest in promising startups that will underpin future economic growth in Japan

Japan's SMBC along with its investment arm and VC firm Global Brain has jointly set up a fund worth JPY 30 billion (US4210 million).

SMBC Group and Incubate Fund are looking to collaborate with startups focused on lending tech, payment, supply chain fin...
09/05/2023

SMBC Group and Incubate Fund are looking to collaborate with startups focused on lending tech, payment, supply chain finance, Banking-as-a-Service, digital assets, and more.

-with Incubate Fund 三井住友銀行 （SMBC）

Japan's SMBC and early-stage venture capital firm Incubate Fund has co-founded the US$ 200 million “SMBC Asia Rising Fund” in Singapore.

Philippines and Japan join forces to enhance SMEs' credit assessments, fostering growth and refining risk management wit...
03/05/2023

Philippines and Japan join forces to enhance SMEs' credit assessments, fostering growth and refining risk management with a data-driven method.

-with Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Japan International Cooperation Agency

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas and JICA launch Credit Risk Database Scoring Model to improve creditworthiness assessment of SMEs

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