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SBI Ripple Asia Wins Payments License for Blockchain Money App
A joint venture between SBI Holdings and Ripple has moved a step closer to launching its blockchain-based payments app for consumers.
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SBI Aims for Cashless Society With Mobile Payments Token Trial
Financial giant SBI Group has announced that it is testing a crypto token called "S coin" to enable retail payments over mobile devices.
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SBI Launches Japan's First Bank-Backed Crypto Exchange
Japanese banking giant SBI Holdings announced on Monday that its in-house cryptocurrency exchange is now live.
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Banking Giant SBI Subsidiary Joins R3 Blockchain Consortium
SBI Bank LLC, a commercial bank owned by Japanese financial giant SBI Holdings, is joining blockchain banking consortium R3.
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Japan's SBI Group Scraps Huobi Crypto Exchange Partnership
SBI Virtual Currency, a subsidiary of SBI Holdings, will no longer partner with Huobi Group on setting up two Japan-based cryptocurrency exchanges.
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SBI Bank's Venture Arm Invests In Crypto Wallet Creator
SBI Holdings, the financial services arm of the SBI Group, has bought a 40 percent stake in cryptocurrency hardware wallet maker CoolBitX.
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Banking Group SBI Delays Crypto Exchange Launch
The launch of Japan's first bank-backed cryptocurrency exchange has again been postponed as it seeks to strengthen security measures.
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SBI Ripple Asia Forms Consortium to Bring DLT to Securities
The joint venture between investment giant SBI and Ripple is forming a group to research the use of distributed ledgers in securities products.
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Huobi, SBI Announce Plan for Japanese Bitcoin Exchanges
Cryptocurrency exchange Huobi and financial services giant SBI Group are partnering to launch a pair of Asia-based digital exchanges.
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Mizuho to Conduct Blockchain Payments Trial With Ripple
Mizuho Financial Group announced this week it will pilot Ripple's distributed ledger technology for use in cross-currency settlement.
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