MUFG digital currency finds second life as mobile payment

In venture with Recruit, Japan's largest bank looks outside heavily regulated industry

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MUFG launched its digital currency in 2017, but strict banking rules held back efforts to promote its use. © Reuters

SHIKO UEDA, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Japan's largest bank, plans to launch a mobile payment service with staffing company Recruit Holdings using the bank's digital currency after regulatory constraints stymied its solo plans.

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