Two new virtual currency exchanges recently got approved by the Japanese Financial Services Agency (FSA) this week. One of them is from Decurret Co. Ltd. while the other is from Rakuten Wallet Co. Ltd.
The publication released by the FSA reads,
“The number of entities which have expressed interest in market entry as virtual currency operators in Japan (Including preliminary consultation/inquiries regarding registration) is more than 140 since last March.”
The statement also says:
“Among 23 entities from which FSA has actually received questionnaire … seven entities are under the main evaluation process as of this March.”
Only Rakuten Wallet and Decurret have been registered out of the seven so far.
It was also revealed that it took 6 months to finish the process which was required from the main valuation process to the registration as a crypto-asset broker. This new addition has increases the number of approved companies in Japan to 19.
After the FSA released its statement, Rakuten Inc. also issued a publication which stated that its wholly owned subsidiary, Rakuten Wallet Inc., has been approved as a “cryptocurrency exchange service provider”.
Currently the Rakuten Group provides over 70 internet and fintech services in 30 countries and regions, with its number of users reaching about 1.3 billion all over the world.
The press release states that:
“The company changed its trading name from ‘Everybody’s Bitcoin Inc.’ to ‘Rakuten Wallet Inc.’ on March 1, 2019, and will stop its current service at the end of March. Users can open new accounts for a new service from April.”
