An increasing number of regional banks in Japan are introducing automated teller machines mounted on vehicles to cater mainly to elderly people living in remote areas with no bank-run ATMs. Shimane Shinkin Bank in Shimane Prefecture plans to introduce an ATM van as early as ...
Criminals who stole millions of dollars from automatic teller machines across Japan in a three-hour spree probably chose the country because banks consider it a low fraud risk, security experts say. The gang used counterfeit Standard Bank credit cards to withdraw ¥1.4 billion in 14,000 ...
Lawson Inc. sets up a new lender with Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ as the convenience store chain prepares to make a foray into banking.
Seven Bank is set to triple the number of languages available at its ATMs for foreign issued cards, in a nod to the growing number of people visiting in Japan. The bank, a unit of major retailer Seven & I Holdings, said Tuesday that offering ...
Seven Bank has unveiled a mobile automated teller machine that enables people to withdraw or deposit money in the event regular ATMs are rendered useless in a disaster. The mobile ATM is loaded on a vehicle that has been converted from a small truck. It ...
The first ATM and the construction of modern buildings and trendy restaurants are exciting signs of growth for those living in Somalia's capital. That is, if you have money. Even as war-torn Mogadishu makes strides forward, thousands of residents are facing the prospect of severe ...
Thai police said Tuesday they have detained a Thai woman and her husband in the disappearance of a 79-year-old Japanese man in Bangkok. The police quoted the husband, also a Thai, as saying the Japanese, Yoshinori Shimato, died of a heart attack after going to ...
Recently, my partner renewed her drivers license and was waiting in line to pay her fee. The clerk asked the elderly man waiting in front of her if he wanted to join the Japan Traffic Safety Association for an additional fee. She rattled off ...
