neobank
NTT Docomo has launched a tender offer for SBI Sumishin Net Bank (SSNB), and the latter has resolved at its board of directors meeting held on Thursday, May 29, 2025 to express its opinion in support of the tender offer, and to recommend that the SSNB's shareholders tender
BaaS
Digital Garage and Resona Holdings have signed an amendment agreement to their capital and business alliance contract, aimed at further strengthening the alliance established in November 2022 and updated in December 2023. Through this strengthened partnership, both companies aim to further integrate their management resources and expand their share in
payments
Digital Garage's financial report for the fiscal year ending March 2025 presents a nuanced picture of growth and strategic realignment, characterized by significant progress in its core payment solutions segment alongside challenges and forward-looking initiatives in its long-term incubation and global investment sectors. The company's strategic
BaaS
Money Forward has decided, by a resolution of its Board of Directors, that it will enter into a basic agreement with Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation regarding the establishment of a preparatory company to consider the provision of BaaS/digital banking, and that it concluded the
BaaS
invox has launched a new service called "invox Corporate Transfer" for its "invox Receipt Invoice" service, utilizing the "BaaS by GMO Aozora" banking-as-a-service platform from GMO Aozora Net Bank. Background invox's "invox Receipt Invoice" is a cloud service that streamlines
venture capital
SBI Holdings announced that SBI Ventures Two, a consolidated subsidiary of the Company, will acquire shares of Solaris SE, to make it a consolidated subsidiary. Reason for acquisition of shares SBI Holdings has invested in Solaris SE through the funds it manages and its subsidiary since 2017. Solaris SE has
banking
freee has completed its registration as a Financial Services Intermediary, allowing it to begin offering "freee Branch" accounts for corporate customers by leveraging the Banking as a Service (BaaS) platform of GMO Aozora Net Bank. Under its mission to "Make small businesses the protagonists of the world,