Act Amending the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act and the Payment Services Act (2026 Act No. 64)

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Summary

According to the e-Gov Law Search update list, an amending act (Reiwa 8 Act No. 64) revising the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act and the Act on Settlement of Funds is listed with a promulgation date of 2026-07-23 and an effective date of 2027-10-01. The metadata names the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act (Showa 23 Act No. 25) as the target law but does not describe the specific amendments.

Business Impact

Financial instruments businesses and payment or settlement service providers may be affected, but the scope and nature of any changes cannot be determined from the metadata provided. The rule-based 'Consumer / Advertising' label is only a weak keyword-based hint and may not reflect the actual content.

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Timeline of related official records

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1. Date not stated by the source — Bill listed by the House of Representatives (Diet session 221) 金融商品取引法及び資金決済に関する法律の一部を改正する法律案（審議状況：成立） Dashboard page Original Japanese source
2. 2026-07-23 — Promulgated (statute recorded by e-Gov Law Search) 金融商品取引法及び資金決済に関する法律の一部を改正する法律（令和八年法律第六十四号） (this update) Original Japanese source
3. 2026-08-12 — Effective date stated by e-Gov Law Search 不動産特定共同事業法、中小企業等協同組合法、会社法、住民基本台帳法、保険業法 ほか35件 Dashboard page Original Japanese source
4. 2027-04-01 — Effective date stated by e-Gov Law Search 住民基本台帳法、公認会計士法、外国為替及び外国貿易法、株式会社国際協力銀行法、産業競争力強化法 ほか2件 Dashboard page Original Japanese source
5. 2027-10-01 — Effective date stated by e-Gov Law Search 金融商品取引法 (this update) Original Japanese source