Stablecoins are likely to be a factor, not a game changer, in Japan’s bond market as issues will focus on buying short-term debt. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/05/markets/stablecoins-bond-market/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #jpyc #stablecoins #currencies #digitalization #cashless #sbi #shinseibank #banks #bonds #debt #financeministry #japaneseeconomy #jgb
Japan's first bank-backed yen-based stablecoin could be available by 2026 with the payments market as one of the main targets for the product https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/16/tech/sbi-stablecoin/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #jpyc #stablecoins #currencies #digitalization #cashless #sbi #shinseibank #banks
SBI Shinsei Bank's planned initial public offering aims to sell as much as ¥400 billion of shares in what could be one of the largest listings in Japan this year, valuing the Japanese lender at around ¥1 trillion. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/13/companies/sbi-shinsei-ipo-target/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #sbi #banks #ipo
After initially planning to end its debt repayment within several years from now, SBI Holdings now says it will complete repaying the public funds poured into its banking unit on July 31. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/06/25/companies/sbi-repay-public-funds/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #sbi #banks