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An online banking system used by 11 banks including MUFG Bank and Resona Bank has been disrupted by a glitch, impacting transfers, the Japanese Bankers Association has said.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 10, 2023
Glitch at Japan's clearing system prevents transfers at 11 banks
It's not clear when it will be possible to restore the system, the Japanese Bankers Association has said.
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 9, 2021
Resona forms 31-firm consortium on facial recognition payment system
The newly announced consortium includes West Japan Railway Co., Seven & i Holdings Co. and Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Inc.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 3, 2021
Remote work drives Japanese to suburbs, boosting Resona Holdings
The mortgage lender is enjoying a surge in demand for credit from homebuyers seeking larger properties in the suburbs, where the bank has a strong presence.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 12, 2020
Resona to cut headcount by 3,100 over three years
Resona Holdings Inc. plans to trim headcount by about 3,100 staff, or almost 10 percent of its workforce, over three years as the Japanese bank seeks to cut costs to offset dwindling lending profits.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 16, 2020
Coronavirus to cut foreign visitors' spending in Japan by ¥980 billion
The outbreak of the new coronavirus is expected to cut spending by foreign travelers to Japan by ¥981.3 billion ($9 billion), a private research firm said in a new report, raising its earlier estimate of a fall of ¥624.4 billion.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 26, 2018
2025 Osaka Expo will draw 3 million visitors from abroad, think tank says
About 28 million people will visit the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, including 3 million from overseas, according to a private think tank's projections.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 3, 2015
Resona asset unit aims to manage ¥1.3 trillion by 2021 as savers seek returns
Resona Holdings Inc.'s new asset management unit, which opens for business on Sept. 16, expects to be overseeing ¥1.3 trillion by 2021 as households invest more of their savings because of near record-low interest rates.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 1, 2015
Resona group banks to give pay raises for first time in 20 years
Resona Holdings Inc. has decided to raise wages for workers in nonmanagerial posts at its banks by 1 percent or more on average from July in the first wage hike in 20 years, company officials said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 6, 2015
Nippon Life in talks to raise stake in Resona banking group
Nippon Life Insurance Co. has been in talks with Resona Holdings Inc. to boost its investment in the Japanese banking group by tens of billions of yen, sources close to the matter said on Friday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 26, 2014
Resona to roll out 24-hour online money transfer service from April
Resona Holdings Inc. plans to start offering a 24-hour online money transfer service in April between its group banks, becoming the first major banking group to provide such a service in Japan, company officials said Sunday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 22, 2014
Newly confident Resona bullish on corporate loans
Resona Holdings Inc. is targeting a fivefold increase in corporate loans this year, signaling Japan's fifth-biggest bank is confident that the economic recovery is strong enough to spur business spending.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 22, 2013
Resona sees 25% loan jump for expansion into Asia
Resona Holdings Inc. plans to boost loans to domestic businesses looking to expand in Asia by 25 percent within a year, according to incoming President Kazuhiro Higashi.

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