Japan

They're not making enough profit off their massive loan balances.

Returning to a global perspective, both US and European open API trends, as well as regulatory and market participant responses, are valuable reference points for Japanese market players looking for insight. While Japan was mulling advancements related to open APIs, we continued to find best practices in each industry including banking, insurance, securities, and wealth management in the pioneering European market and the US market. We also continued to offer strategic advice to financial institutions engaging in individual projects and technology vendors.

Fujitsu has been tapped to develop the application.

This marks the highest point since 1990 during the asset-inflated bubble burst.

They are part of a consortium of trade players working on a Trade Data Sharing Platform.

Liquidity in the bond market is boosting earnings outlook.

Around 64 banks have already started implementing the service.

The bank is embroiled in a scandal over improper lending practices.

The bank’s recruiting policy mimics big US banks.

They’re bearing the brunt of the profit crunch.

Payments via ‘konbini’ and debit card fail to catch up.

India, Indonesia, and the Philippines will benefit from a favourable demographic shift whilst Korea and Japan will flounder.

Cross-border exposure of Japanese banks have surged to $3.7t in March.

The new company will also study where to put slimmed-down branches.

The mobile payment platform has already partnered with Yahoo Japan.

Fukuoka Financial Group and Eighteenth Bank are expected to merge in April 2019.