Welcome to the one hundred sixty-eighth edition of the Japan FinTech Observer. This week, we are excited to have new subscribers join us from BlackRock, DZ BANK AG, the Kazakhstan Stock Exchange, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, and Rakuten, among others 🙏

The Bank of Japan concluded its June Monetary Policy Meeting today (June 16). Please allow me to quote UBS' Chief Economist Paul Donovan: "As…