The mayor of London on Thursday urged Japan to embrace more financial innovations such as mobile payments as it prepares for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Speaking on a visit to Tokyo, Mayor of London Boris Johnson said London-based financial technology companies can help Japan Inc. bring itself up to date with new conveniences such as swipe-card payments and private taxi-hailing apps.
He said such innovations are unstoppable, however much established industries may resent the fact.
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