The Japan Financial Services Agency has launched a new “Financial Business Bulk Search Function” on its website, allowing users to search across industries for financial business operators that hold licences, permits or registrations. The function consolidates information previously provided as industry-by-industry lists of authorised firms and is designed for use on computers and smartphones. It is positioned as a practical check to confirm whether a prospective transaction counterparty is a registered financial business operator, helping users avoid fraudulent investment solicitations involving unregistered entities, alongside the agency’s related warnings and consultation and information-reception channels for suspected investment fraud.

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