SBI Holdings and SMFG to launch digital securities exchange in 2022

SBI Holdings and SMFG to launch digital securities exchange in 2022

The upcoming digital stock exchange is expected to be the first Japanese exchange to trade digital securities using blockchain technology. Japanese finance giaSBI Holdings is building a digital stock exchange in collaboration with Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, or SMFG.According to a Jan. 28 Nikkei report, the new digital securities exchange is expected to be the first Japanese exchange trading digital stocks using blockchain technology.The companies are reportedly planning to roll out the exchange in Osaka in the spring of 2020, while the platform is expected to start handling digital....


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