Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC), the nation's second-largest bank, is set to explore the launch of its own ...

Japan’s banking giant launched a stablecoin pilot with AVA Labs and Fireblocks. The stablecoin aims to rival SWIFT for ...

The Japanese banking giant is the latest example of a roster of firms eyeing the booming stablecoin market, which has grown some 50% to around $230 billion in a year.

They will explore technical, regulatory, and market infrastructure requirements for it. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG ...

SMBC is partnering with Ava Labs and Fireblocks to launch a stablecoin, enhancing cross-border payments, as Japan leads in stablecoin regulations.

SMFG, the parent company of Japan’s second-largest bank SMBC, is preparing to launch a stablecoin in partnership with Ava ...

Several firms, including Ava Labs and Fireblocks signed a collaborative agreement to explore the commercial application of stablecoins in Japan.

SMBC has named Mitsuhiro Kawamura as the global head of its global trade finance department, effective April 1.    Kawamura ...

Aircraft lessor SMBC Aviation Capital has settled Irish lawsuits against more insurers over jets stranded in Russia following ...

Fireblocks, a digital asset security & infrastructure provider, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) w/ Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp.

During his first term, Trump imposed heavy tariffs with nary a sign of longer-term inflation outside of isolated price ...

Poplar Bluff, Missouri, March 31, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ...