#JPMorgan said in its report that it was flagging about 4,700 transactions, totaling more than $1 billion, because they were potentially related to reports of human trafficking involving #Epstein. It also mentioned Epstein’s wire transfers to #Russian #banks & sensitivities around “his relationships with two U.S. presidents.” Epstein at times was close with President #Trump & President #BillClinton.

#law #EpsteinFiles #JeffreyEpstein

The Financial Services Agency is considering allowing commercial banks to invest in cryptocurrencies, an official has said, as long as they have a structure to properly manage risks linked to the assets. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/21/tech/fsa-banks-crypto/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #fsa #banks #cryptocurrencies #donaldtrump #nomura #daiwa #brokerages #bitcoin

Japan's three megabanks are planning to jointly issue corporate-use stablecoins pegged to legal tender like the yen and the dollar, aiming to promote their use in the country. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/18/japan-banks-stablecoins/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #banks #mizuho #mufg #sumitomomitsui #cryptocurrencies

As Sweden becomes an increasingly cashless society, fears have emerged over its vulnerability to hybrid war attacks. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/17/tech/sweden-cashless-hybrid-attack-risks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #sweden #cashless #banks #cybersecurity #russia

The Aichi Prefectural Police has arrested seven key figures of an organization that allegedly took over bank accounts to sell them to criminal groups. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/17/japan/crime-legal/bank-account-brokers-arrested/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #aichi #fraud #phones #banks

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group has bought Japan National Stadium naming rights for five years, with the financial services company seeing opportunity in the investment. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/10/15/more-sports/mufg-national-stadium/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #nationalstadium #tokyo #2020tokyoolympics #mufg #banks #sponsorship #advertising

The heads of Japan’s biggest financial firms are going out of their way to assuage worries that artificial intelligence will take away jobs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/10/companies/bank-ceo-ai-push/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #banks #ai #mizuho #mufg #nomura #daiwa

Japan’s largest bank is recruiting more new graduates and experienced specialists as it seeks a bigger piece of the country’s growing wealth management market. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/03/companies/mufg-wealth-management-market-push/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #mufg #banks #wealth #jobs #investments

Chiba Bank and Chiba Kogyo Bank said Monday that the two regional lenders based in Chiba Prefecture have reached a basic agreement on their business integration as early as April 2027. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/30/companies/chiba-bank-integration/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #chibabank #chibakogyobank #banks

Trump Wants to Crack Down on “Debanking,” but He’s Dismantling a Regulator That Was Doing Just That
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An executive order seeking to stop banks from discriminating against customers could be undermined by the administration’s gutting of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which had been investigating the practice.
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-debanking-executive-order-cfpb-discrimination-banking?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News#Business#Law#Trump#USPolitics#Banks#Consumer#Regulation

After refraining from setting up a retail outlet for some 20 years, MUFG Bank will open a novel small branch to deal exclusively with individual customers in Tokyo's Minato Ward. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/10/companies/mufg-bank-new-retail-outlet-near-takanawa-gateway-station/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #mufg #banks #takanawagateway #tokyo #osaka

Since its 2023 launch, the value of Sakana AI has soared past $1 billion, making it Japan's fastest startup to reach so-called unicorn status. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/10/companies/sakana-ai-interview/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #sakanaai #ai #mufg #banks

Trump Wants to Crack Down on “Debanking,” but He’s Dismantling a Regulator That Was Doing Just That
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An executive order seeking to stop banks from discriminating against customers could be undermined by the administration’s gutting of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which had been investigating the practice.
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-debanking-executive-order-cfpb-discrimination-banking?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News#Business#Law#Trump#USPolitics#Banks#Consumer#Regulation

Mizuho Financial Group’s efforts to buy a majority stake in Indian investment bank Avendus Capital have reportedly hit a roadblock over disagreements on valuation and the right exit option for the KKR portfolio company. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/04/companies/mizuho-india-roadblock/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #mizuho #india #kkr #banks

Nomura Holdings is creating a U.S. commercial real estate platform, with several hires from investment bank Barclays meant to fill a gap in the Japanese lender's securitized products and private credit unit. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/04/companies/nomura-barclays-hires/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #nomura #barclays #banks #realestate #us

Nikko Asset Management is changing its name to Amova Asset Management, removing "Nikko” for the first time since it was founded in 1959. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/02/companies/nikko-asset-management-name-change/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #nikkoassetmanagement #amovaassetmanagement #banks

Japan Post Bank says it will issue Tokyo-based DeCurret DCP's digital currency DCJPY backed by yen deposits in fiscal 2026, and hopes that local governments will use it for subsidies and other benefits in the future. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/02/companies/japan-post-bank-digital-currency/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies#japanpostbank #banks #cryptocurrencies #currencies

Mizuho Financial Group is aiming to become Asia’s top investment bank by bolstering equity underwriting and M&A advisory as it seeks to replicate the headways it has made in the U.S. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/02/companies/mizuho-top-asia-investment/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #mizuho #us #banks #mergers #acquisitions #investments

Remember, #capitalism is not defined by “ #markets & #businesses & #trade”. It is a system where #production is controlled overwhelmingly by #capital: the big #banks, large #corporations, & the 1% who own the majority of investable assets.

#Politics#Democrats#Republicans#Liberals#Conservatives#Vote#Election#DemocraticParty#RepublicanParty#DonaldTrump#Trump#JoeBiden#Biden#KamalaHarris#TimWalz#Democracy#US#USA#Musk#Fascism#Fascist#BernieSanders#AOC#FraudSquad#Progressive

Inside the world’s largest climate coalition for banks, there’s speculation that an exodus led by Wall Street could be about to spread to the European Union. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/16/eu-banks-net-zero-coalition/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #climatechange #emissions #banks #eu #us #netzerobankingalliance