Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi (BTM)

48 results about this entity

Period: 31 May 2005 - 23 Oct 2024

NTT Data and MUFG to run blockchain PoC to strengthen trade ties between Japan and Singapore

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.’s (MUFG) banking entity, The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. and NTT DATA Corporation (NTT DATA) jointly announced the commencement of a Proof-of-Concept (PoC) prototype leveraging blockchain technology that would strengthen trade ties between Singapore and Japan.

Japan's banks plan 33,000 job cuts in digital downsizing

Japan's megabanks are planning to make huge, long-term cuts to their workforces as they increasingly turn to artificial intelligence (AI) and automation in a bid to streamline operations and cut costs.

Fujitsu and top Japanese banks to trial DLT-based P2P mobile money system

Fujitsu is collaborating with Mizuho, Sumitomo Mitsui, and Mitsubishi UFJ Financial to conduct a joint field trial of a person-to-person money transfer service using blockchain technology.

Japanese banks plot national digital currency

Japanese banks are fighting back against the threat from China's Alibaba with plans to introduce their own digital currency in time for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

MUFG joins Neptune

Neptune, the Fixed Income network for real-time “axe” indications, today announced the addition of MUFG to its network.

MUFG joins Ripple’s Global Payments Steering Group

MUFG’s banking arm The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (BTMU), the third largest bank in the world and largest bank in Japan, publicly announced today that it is joining Ripple’s Global Payments Steering Group (GPSG).

PRA imposes £17.85m fine on BTMU and £8.925m fine on MUFG Securities Emea

The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has today imposed a fine of £17.85m on The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Limited (BTMU) and a fine of £8.925m on MUFG Securities EMEA plc (MUS(EMEA)) for failing to be open and cooperative with the PRA in relation to an enforcement action into BTMU by the New York Department of Financial Services (DFS).

Mitsubishi UFJ Capital joins Kyriba funding round

Kyriba Corp., the global leader in cloud-based treasury, cash and risk management solutions, today announced Mitsubishi UFJ Capital, a Tokyo-based venture capital firm specializing in electronics, healthcare, and technology investments, has joined Kyriba’s Series D funding round.

Mitsubishi trades virtual currency rewards for employee health and overtime checks

Mitsubishi UFJ is testing the use of virtual currency rewards for employees who reduce their overtime hours and practice a healthy lifestyle.

BTMU and IBM use blockchain for contract management

The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (BTMU) and IBM are teaming up to use blockchain technologies for the design, management and execution of contracts among business partners.

BTMU joins $10.5 million Coinbase round

Bitcoin exchange and virtual wallet operator Coinbase has secured a $10.5 million investment from a group of Japanese investors, including Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (BTMU), to fund its Asian expansion strategy.

Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi to create its own digital currency

Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ has confirmed reports that it is working on plans to create its own digital currency, with a limited release of the virtual coin penciled in for early 2017.