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<p>Japanese telco<span class="highlight" data-qa-component="highlight-text"> <span style="color: #000080;"><strong><a style="color: #000080;" href="http://dealstreetasia.com/tag/KDDI">KDDI </a></strong></span></span><span style="color: #000080;"><strong><a style="color: #000080;" href="http://dealstreetasia.com/tag/KDDI">Corp</a></strong></span> is in talks to invest up to 100 billion yen ($913 million) in <span style="color: #000080;"><strong><a style="color: #000080;" href="https://www.dealstreetasia.com/?s=Kabu.com+Securities">Kabu.com Securities</a></strong></span>, the Nikkei business daily reported on Thursday.</p></article>

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<p>Japanese telco<span class="highlight" data-qa-component="highlight-text"> <span style="color: #000080;"><strong><a style="color: #000080;" href="http://dealstreetasia.com/tag/KDDI">KDDI </a></strong></span></span><span style="color: #000080;"><strong><a style="color: #000080;" href="http://dealstreetasia.com/tag/KDDI">Corp</a></strong></span> is in talks to invest up to 100 billion yen ($913 million) in <span style="color: #000080;"><strong><a style="color: #000080;" href="https://www.dealstreetasia.com/?s=Kabu.com+Securities">Kabu.com Securities</a></strong></span>, the Nikkei business daily reported on Thursday.</p>
<p><span class="highlight" data-qa-component="highlight-text">KDDI</span>&#8216;s possible investment in Kabu.com Securities, a subsidiary of <span style="color: #000080;"><strong><a style="color: #000080;" href="https://www.dealstreetasia.com/?s=Mitsubishi+UFJ+Financial+Group">Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group</a></strong></span> (MUFG), would give it just under a 50 percent stake, the report said without citing sources.</p>
<p>Representatives of<span class="highlight" data-qa-component="highlight-text"> KDDI </span>and MUFG said that nothing has been decided.</p>
<p>The deal would be finalised as soon as February with Kabu.com likely to be delisted from the Tokyo Stock Exchange, Nikkei said. The bourse said it had temporarily suspended trading in the shares.</p>
<p>Faced with a mature market, Japan&#8217;s big three telcos are looking for alternative revenue streams, with<span class="highlight" data-qa-component="highlight-text"> KDDI </span>last year acquiring <span style="color: #000080;"><strong><a style="color: #000080;" href="http://dealstreetasia.com/tag/kidzania">KidZania</a></strong></span> indoor theme park operator KCJ Group and taking a stake in price comparison site Kakaku.com.</p>
<p><span class="highlight" data-qa-component="highlight-text">KDDI </span>is bolstering its fintech services, partnering with Daiwa Securities Group to provide asset management services via smartphones.<span class="highlight" data-qa-component="highlight-text"> KDDI </span>is also in talks to raise its stake in Jibun Bank, a joint venture with MUFG&#8217;s banking unit, Nikkei reported.</p>
<p><strong>Reuters</strong></p>
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Japanese telco KDDI Corp is in talks to invest up to 100 billion yen ($913 million) in Kabu.com Securities, the Nikkei business daily reported on Thursday.

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