Japan

Mizuho Securities M&A team to be based in Singapore

Investment banker to open advisory business to leverage M&A boom in Asia.

Mizuho Securities M&A team to be based in Singapore

Investment banker to open advisory business to leverage M&A boom in Asia.

New Bank of Japan governor to be named soon

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe wants a bold policy leader to lead the central bank.

Mitsubishi UFJ to tap demand in Myanmar

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group has formed an alliance with Myanmar's Co-operative Bank Ltd.

Japan Post Bank to offer housing loans

Japan Post Bank has been conditionally allowed by the government to launch three new businesses.

Taiwan’s Chinatrust targets Tokyo Star Bank for US$580M

Taiwan’s Chinatrust is in talks to take over Tokyo Star Bank for US$580M.

BofA quits private banking in Japan

Sells entire stake to Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group.

Dim revenue picture for Japanese mega banks

Fitch Ratings sees no major recovery in domestic earnings.

Japanese banks top world infrastructure lending

Thomson Reuters survey confirms dominance.

Insights from central bankers at SIBOS 2012

I was at SIBOS, Osaka, Japan, last week, and it was a pleasure to meet several bankers across the world. Moreover, as the event was held in the Asia Pacific, there was a very good representation from the Asian Banking and Finance Community–a very good blend of banks, IT vendors, regulators, monetary agencies, Clearing and Settlement houses, depositories, and so on.

Japanese mega banks' asset quality could be in danger, warns analyst

Blame it on exposure to troubled electronics manufacturers.

Japan phishing scam victimizes Mizuho customer

Illegal transfer suspected through phishing.

DoCoMo, MasterCard announce e-commerce alliance

NTT DoCoMo has partnered with MasterCard Worldwide to enable its smartphone users to make contactless electronic payments in other countries.

More palm-scanning ATMs to be installed in Japan

The Japanese bank that pioneered card-free ATM transactions in Japan is expanding the service into neighboring prefectures.

BTMU, Mizuho lead bank bailout of Sharp

Two of Japan's largest banks are heading the US$2.7 billion rescue of the bankrupt electronics giant.

Mizuho hit by US$2 billion write-off

Japan's Mizuho Financial Group admitted a securities valuation loss of some US$2 billion for the third quarter.

Card-free ATMs now used in Japan

A regional bank in Gifu Prefecture now allows customers to withdraw cash, make deposits and check account balances through simple palm scans.