Mizuho

95 results about this entity

Period: 13 Aug 2007 - 10 Sep 2024

/payments

Japanese banks pilot stablecoin-based cross-border payments

Japanese banks MUFG, SMBC and Mizuho are participating in a pilot using stablecoins and the Swift network for cross-border payments.

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Mizuho and IBM test Gen AI for IT incident response management

Mizuho Financial Group is testing a generative AI application from IBM to help speed up recovery time from IT outages.

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Mizuho and Climate Impact X join forces to scale international carbon credit market in Asia

Mizuho Financial Group and Singapore-based global carbon marketplace and exchange Climate Impact X (CIX) are partnering to jointly cater to growing demand for international carbon credits among companies in Japan.

/devops

Fujitsu trials gen-AI for Japanese banks

Japanese technology giant Fujitsu is to conduct trials into the use of generative AI (gen-AI) for banking operations.

/regulation

More banks pay multi-million dollar penalties over WhatsApp use

Wells Fargo and BNP Paribas are among the latest banks to be hit with multi-million dollar penalties by US regulators over employee use of unofficial communication tools like WhatsApp and iMessage.

/devops

Mizuho to roll out generative AI to employees

Japanese bank Mizuho has made Microsoft’s OpenAI platform available to its 45,000 workers.

/retail

Mizuho trials Fujitsu generative AI tech

Japan’s Mizuho Financial Group has begun trialing generative AI technology from Fujitsu to streamline development and maintenance operations of its systems.

/retail

Mizuho and Line ditch mobile bank plan

Mizuho Financial and messaging app Line have scrapped plans to launch a mobile bank, citing investment and time constraints.

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Mizuho leads $270 million round in Kredivo

Kredivo, which offers BNPL and credit services to underbanked consumers in Indonesia and Vietnam, has raised $270 million in a Series D funding round led by Japan's Mizuho Bank.

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Banks back 'Japan Metaverse Economic Zone'

Major Japanese banks and tech firms have banded together on a metaverse infrastructure project that will, among other things, provide payments, authentication, and insurance services for users across platforms.

/regulation

Mizuho International picks SymphonyAI to tackle money laundering

Mizuho International, the London-based securities and investment banking arm of Japanese giant Mizuho Financial Group, is rolling out technology from SymphonyAI to help it detect financial crime.

/retail

Mizuho Bank implements Oracle banking tech

Mizuho Bank, Ltd., the integrated retail and corporate banking unit of Mizuho Financial Group and one of Japan’s largest financial services institutions, is modernizing its legacy banking system for international operations with Oracle.