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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 8, 2021
PayPal to acquire Japanese unicorn Paidy in ¥300 billion deal
PayPal is looking to deepen its push into buy-now-pay-later products, with Paidy a standout provider in a country where nearly three-quarters of purchases are paid for with cash.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 17, 2021
Fintech uprising will define post-pandemic banking
Shifting behavior because of the pandemic and industry trends that have accelerated over the past year might leave top banks with little choice but to remain consumer friendly.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 17, 2021
The future of money is digital, but is it Bitcoin?
The Bank of Japan has no immediate plans, but it acknowledges the possibility 'of a surge in public demand” for official digital cash going forward.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 5, 2019
Facebook's Libra digital currency loses its first member: PayPal
U.S. payments processor PayPal said on Friday it was leaving Libra Association, the entity managing the Facebook-led effort to build global digital currency Libra, making it the first member to exit the group.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 17, 2019
Trump says administration 'will take a look' at accusations Google worked with China
U.S. President Donald Trump said early Tuesday his administration would investigate accusations that Alphabet Inc.'s Google worked with the Chinese government.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 29, 2018
Gab.com fights to stay online after Pittsburgh synagogue massacre
The website where the suspected Pittsburgh synagogue gunman posted anti-Semitic views said on Sunday it was "working around the clock" to stay online after being cut off by payment processors and forced to switch web hosts.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 1, 2016
Trump movement to change GOP here to stay, win or lose, tech billionaire Thiel says
Billionaire technology investor Peter Thiel, a lightning rod for criticism in Silicon Valley for his support of Donald Trump, predicted on Monday that the movement the Republican presidential nominee has created would carry on even if he loses his bid for the White House on Nov. 8.

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