Paying online without a credit card? Japanese startup Paidy just raises US$15M to push the effort
These are the two main motivations behind creating a cardless payments app in...
India’s GHV Accelerator partners with Japanese VCs to launch US$52M startup fund
The fund will look to invest in 10-15 startups in the health-tech, fintech,...
Cloud fintech service MakeLeaps announces new fundraising round from Rakuten Ventures Japan Fund
This funding will allow MakeLeaps to accelerate plans to build a wider...
SoftBank, Honda to develop cars that can read driver emotions
The new technology will use SoftBank’s Pepper robot to help drivers with...
Japan’s Rakuten revises definition of ‘spouse’, extends benefits to same-sex partners
It also announced today a host of LGBTQ-friendly initiatives and highlighted the...
Coming Home: Pokémon Go officially launches in Japan
The game returns to its homeland, with the winds of two-weeks worth of...
KK Fund launches new fund; welcomes new Partner
Like its first fund, KK Fund II will focus on marketplace, fintech, logistics,...
Japan’s Nihon Kotsu invests in MyTaxiIndia to help it crack what Ola or Uber couldn’t yet
MyTaxiIndia has over 12,000 taxis operating across 120 cities on more than...
Omise secures US$17.5M in funding to further expand across APAC
Omise’s service will soon be available in Indonesia, Singapore...
Pokémon Go’s Japan launch no go; new launch date expected this week
The hype train killed the launch Yesterday, e27 cited a credible TechCrunch...