Metaps and Avex agree to establish a Joint Venture 〜Aim to create a new artist/musician support business utilizing Timebank etc〜
Metaps Inc. (Head Office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President: Katsuaki Sato, “Metaps”) and Avex Inc. (Head Office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President: Masato Matsuura, “Avex”) announced today that they have agreed to establish a joint venture company, mee Inc. (Head Office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President: Katsuaki Sato, Masato Matsuura, “mee”).
Metaps announced a capital and business tie-up with Tagpic Inc., Japan’s largest Instagram influencer network 〜Accelerating the business collaboration with time exchange “Timebank”〜
Metaps Inc. (Head Office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President: Katsuaki Sato, “Metaps”) announced a capital and business tie-up agreement with Tagpic Inc. (Tagpic), Japan’s largest Instagram influencer network, which manages more than 3,600 influencers in Japan and Southeast Asia (SEA).
Change to full year results announcement date
Metaps Inc. announces that it has changed the date of its full year results announcement for the Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2017 from Monday, 16 October 2017, to Friday, 20 October 2017 to ensure accurate financial reporting and statements.
Metaps acquired 51% stake in Metaps & Luminous Media International Corporation to further strengthen its business competitiveness in Taiwan
Metaps, Inc. (“Metaps”) acquired 51% stake in Metaps & Luminous Media International Corporation (“Metaps & Luminous”) to enhance the capabilities of Metaps group in Taiwan and further strengthen its business competitiveness in Greater China.
Metaps Inc. completed strategic investments in Immersv Inc., an interactive advertising platform for Mobile 360 and Virtual Reality
Metaps, Inc. (“Metaps”) completed its strategic investment in Immersv Inc. (“Immersv”), an interactive advertising platform for Mobile 360 and Virtual Reality, participating in the company’s $10.5 million Series A financing.
Metaps joined Japan’s Blockchain Collaborative Consortium (BCCC) – explore future possibility of virtual currency issuance with “Timebank”-
Metaps, Inc. (“Metaps”) joined Japan’s Blockchain Collaborative Consortium (“BCCC”) (*1). BCCC was inaugurated with objectives that included spreading and building awareness of blockchain technology (*2), promoting its research and development, encouraging related investments, and collaborating with overseas blockchain organizations.
Pre-registration started for “Timebank”, a real-time trading service for “time”
On July 18, 2017, Metaps, Inc. announced its plan to launch a new service called “Timebank”, a real-time trading service for “time”. The service is scheduled to begin in this Autumn and pre-registration process for “time issuer” has started.
Metaps Signs Capital Participation and Business Cooperation Agreement with the Aim of Providing New Payments Services -Working Towards Digital Wallets for Electronic Payment and Leveraging Big Data-
On April 14, 2017, Metaps Inc. (CEO: Katsuaki Sato),Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (President & Group CEO: Yasuhiro Sato), Mizuho Bank, Ltd. (President & CEO: Koji Fujiwara), and WiL LLC (CEO: Gen Isayama) signed an agreement for capital participation and business cooperation for the purpose of providing a new settlement service using FinTech.
Acquisition of Smartcon Co., Ltd.
On October 25, 2016, Metaps, Inc. (“Metaps”) announced its acquisition of Smartcon Co., Ltd. (“Smartcon”), a top prepaid card operator in Korea. Metaps acquired 51% of the outstanding common stock of Smartcon from the management of Smartcon for KRW 10.2billion in cash.
Basic Agreement for Business Tie-up with the Aim of Providing New Payments Services
Today, Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (President & Group CEO: Yasuhiro Sato), Mizuho Bank, Ltd. (President & CEO: Nobuhide Hayashi), Metaps Inc. (President: Katsuaki Sato, (Metaps)), and WiL LLC. (Co-Founder & CEO: Gen Isayama, (WiL)), formed a basic agreement to begin co-operation with a view to a business tie-up with the aim of utilizing FinTech to provide new payments services.