A major Japanese credit card company plans to introduce touch payments for public transportation tickets across Japan in 2026 at the earliest, aiming to make travel easier for foreign tourists who ...

The Bank of Japan raised its key policy rate to the highest level since 2008 and took a more bullish view on the strength of ...

IDEX Biometrics enters a new market, together with LIFE CARD, Japan’s most innovative credit card issuer. This marks the market introduction of biometric payment cards in Japan. LIFE CARD is targeting ...

Credit cards have emerged to become the most popular alternative to cash in Japan, with 314 million cards ... one of the largest non-bank financial institutions in the nation, LIFE CARD remains ...