Welcome to the one hundred fifty-eighth edition of the Japan FinTech Observer. This week, we are excited to have new subscribers join us from the NYSE, ICICI Bank, Wallester, the Bank of Uganda, and JCB／株式会社ジェーシービー, among others 🙏

Headlines this week belong to SMBC Group, which begins a new Medium-Term Plan with the fiscal year ending March 2027, the details of which will be published shortly.…