Mizuho

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Period: 13 Aug 2007 - 28 Nov 2023

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Mizuho carries out blockchain document sharing and digital currency trial

Mizuho carries out blockchain document sharing and digital currency trial

Japan's Mizuho says it has successfully completed trials that used distributed ledger technology for cross-border document sharing and a custom digital currency.

Japanese banks invest in local bitcoin exchange

Japanese banks invest in local bitcoin exchange

Mizuho Financial Group and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group have joined a $1.75 million funding round for Japan's biggest bitcoin exchange, bitFlyer, according to Nikkei.

Mizuho prepares for IoT banking

Mizuho prepares for IoT banking

Mizuho has begun research and development on the creation of a platform for secure payments using IoT devices such as smart home kits, connected cars, and wearables.

Mizuho Bank chooses Wolters Kluwer’s OneSumX for regulatory reporting

Mizuho Bank’s Netherlands-based subsidiary has successfully implemented Wolters Kluwer’s OneSumX to provide a solution for risk calculations and multi country regulatory reporting.

Mizuho opens Tokyo innovation lab

Mizuho opens Tokyo innovation lab

Japan's Mizuho is the latest banking giant to set up an innovation lab as it bids to nurture a fintech ecosystem and build up relationships with startups.

Japanese bank consortium to build new payments network with SBI Ripple Asia

Japanese bank consortium to build new payments network with SBI Ripple Asia

A consortium of 15 Japanese banks are to work with blockchain joint venture SBI Ripple Asia, to build a new payments platform promising round-the-clock real-time settlement for cross-border and domestic funds transfers.

Mizuho experiments with Facebook Bot anmd Amazon Echo

Mizuho Bank, Ltd. has conducted two experiments of new financial communication services through Facebook bot and new banking services with an Alexa skill prototype for Amazon Echo in Silicon Valley, collaborating with Information Services International-Dentsu,Ltd.

Mizuho pilots Ripple for cross-border payments

Mizuho Financial Group (MHFG), one of the largest financial groups in Asia, just became one of the first Japanese banks to pilot blockchain technology for cross-currency settlement using Ripple.

Mizuho turns to IBM for blockchain tech payment system

Mizuho Financial Group and IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced today a test of the potential of blockchain for use in settlements with virtual currency. By incorporating blockchain technology into settlements with virtual currency, Mizuho will explore how payments can be instantaneously swapped, potentially leading to new financial services based on this rapidly evolving technology. The pilot project uses the open source code IBM contributed to the Hyperledger Project.

US judge paves way for lawsuit against Mizuho over Mt Gox losses

US judge paves way for lawsuit against Mizuho over Mt Gox losses

A US judge has given the go-ahead to a class action lawsuit against Mizuho Bank over the Japanese giant's relationship with failed bitcoin exchange Mt Gox.

Mizuho and Fujitsu complete blockchain trial

Mizuho and Fujitsu complete blockchain trial

Japan's Mizuho Bank and Fujitsu say that they have carried out a trial using blockchain technology to streamline cross-border securities transaction settlements.

Mizuho Bank taps IBM's Watson to give robot branch workers an IQ boost

Mizuho Bank taps IBM's Watson to give robot branch workers an IQ boost

Tellers beware: Japan's Mizuho Bank is about to deploy robots that have been supercharged by IBM's Watson cognitive computing platform in several of its branches.

Mizuho turns to blockchain for financial record keeping

Mizuho turns to blockchain for financial record keeping

Mizuho is to use distributed ledger technology from Cognizant to secure record-keeping of documents passed across the group globally.

More banks sign up to R3 blockchain project

Financial innovation firm R3 today announced that three additional major banks have joined its consortium to design and apply distributed ledger technologies to global financial markets.

Mizuho International goes live with GoldenSource Securities & Products

GoldenSource, the leading independent provider of Enterprise Data Management (EDM) and Master Data Management (MDM) solutions for the securities and investment management industry, announced today that Mizuho International plc, a subsidiary of one of the largest financial institutions in Japan, has gone live with Securities & Products, GoldenSource’s renowned global security master application.

Mizuho International goes live with GoldenSource EDM

GoldenSource, a leading independent provider of Enterprise Data Management (EDM) solutions for the securities and investment industry, announced today that Mizuho International plc, a subsidiary of one of the largest financial institutions in Japan, has gone live with GoldenSource EDM platform.

Mizuho Bank implements live chat to connect with customers online

LivePerson, Inc. (NASDAQ: LPSN), a leading provider of live digital engagement solutions, today announced that Mizuho Bank is the first national bank in Japan to activate a real-time, live chat strategy through LiveEngage.

Mizuho faces legal action over MT Gox collapse

Mizuho faces legal action over MT Gox collapse

The risks to banks of handling bitcoin-related business has moved centre-stage as Japan's Mizuho gets caught in the cross-hairs of the MT Gox collapse.

Mizuho fails in legal bid to claw back over 40 billion yen in fat finger trading losses

Mizuho fails in legal bid to claw back over 40 billion yen in fat finger trading losses

The Tokyo High Court has upheld a lower court ruling ordering the Tokyo Stock Exchange to pay 10.7 billion yen to Mizuho Securities over a botched trade in 2005 that cost the Japanese broker 40 billion yen in trading losses.

Japan's FSA slams Mizuho corporate culture and IT in damning report

Japan's FSA slams Mizuho corporate culture and IT in damning report

Japan's Financial Services Agency has ordered Mizuho Bank to review its group-wide IT systems and contingency planning strategy and rectify defects in its corporate culture following a major technology failure in March.

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