SBI Holdings

Exchanges

SBI Crypto Exchange Adopts Tech to Help Meet FATF Standards

VC Trade, the crypto exchange launched by SBI Holdings, is integrating a new wallet solution to help it comply with international KYC standards.

Policy & regulation  ·  8 August 2019
Japan

Japanese Bank Abandons Work With SBI Ripple’s ‘Money Tap’ App

Resona, one of three Japanese banks working with SBI Holdings and Ripple on their blockchain app Money Tap, is pulling out of the project.

Business  ·  12 April 2019
Japan

SBI Holdings Latest Crypto Venture Will See It Make Mining Chips

Japan's SBI Holdings has teamed with an unnamed “large” semiconductor firm in the U.S. to make crypto mining chips and systems.

Business  ·  22 March 2019
Banking

SBI to Roll Out Ripple DLT-Based Payments App on iOS, Android

Having revealed the plan in March, Japan's SBI Holdings says it will roll out a Ripple DLT-based payments app for iOS and Android this autumn.

Business  ·  14 September 2018
Exchanges

SBI Holdings Again Invests in Crypto Exchange Under Scrutiny

SBI Holdings is making a new round of investment in a cryptocurrency exchange that's under increased scrutiny from the country's financial regulator.

Policy & regulation  ·  20 August 2018
Exchanges

World’s First Bank-Backed Crypto Exchange Finally Opens to the Public

VCTRADE, the new crypto exchange built by financial giant SBI Holdings, is finally open to all Japanese residents after months of delays.

Business  ·  17 July 2018
Exchanges

SBI Launches Japan’s First Bank-Backed Crypto Exchange

Japanese banking giant SBI Holdings announced on Monday that its in-house cryptocurrency exchange is now live.

Markets  ·  4 June 2018
Investments

SBI Backs Token Exchange Templum’s $10 Million Funding Round

Japanese investment giant SBI Holdings has added an initial coin offering (ICO) platform startup to its cryptocurrency portfolio company.

Business  ·  26 April 2018
News

Banking Giant SBI Subsidiary Joins R3 Blockchain Consortium

SBI Bank LLC, a commercial bank owned by Japanese financial giant SBI Holdings, is joining blockchain banking consortium R3.

Business  ·  13 April 2018
Exchanges

Japan’s SBI Group Scraps Huobi Crypto Exchange Partnership

SBI Virtual Currency, a subsidiary of SBI Holdings, will no longer partner with Huobi Group on setting up two Japan-based cryptocurrency exchanges.

Business  ·  12 March 2018
Wallets

SBI Bank’s Venture Arm Invests In Crypto Wallet Creator

SBI Holdings, the financial services arm of the SBI Group, has bought a 40 percent stake in cryptocurrency hardware wallet maker CoolBitX.

Business  ·  5 March 2018
Exchanges

Banking Group SBI Delays Crypto Exchange Launch

The launch of Japan's first bank-backed cryptocurrency exchange has again been postponed as it seeks to strengthen security measures.

Markets  ·  28 February 2018
Banking

Japan’s SBI Holdings Is Gearing Up to Mine Bitcoin

The financial services division of Japan’s SBI Group has revealed plans to move deeper into the world of cryptocurrencies and blockchain.

Business  ·  27 October 2017
Japan

Japanese Banks Trial Virtual Currency For Funds Transfers

Members of Japanese bank consortium focused on blockchain is set to test a virtual currency-based funds transfer system.

Tech  ·  27 April 2017