banking
Okasan Securities has begun providing services for corporate customers through "Okasan BANK," a banking service jointly developed with GMO Aozora Net Bank. The corporate services of "Okasan BANK" offer special interest rate time deposits, free deposit functions to Okasan Securities accounts, corporate Okasan BANK cards with
BaaS
Minna Bank has signed a business partnership agreement with Merpay to utilize Minna Bank's financial functions and services in the flea market app "Mercari". Background Minna Bank upholds "Integrating into everyone's 'lifestyle'" as one of its service concepts, and aims
mergers & acquisitions
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, its consolidated subsidiary MUFG Bank, WealthNavi, a consolidated subsidiary of MUFG Bank, and shareholders of Moneytree have entered into a stock transfer agreement dated July 31, 2025, and as August 29, 2025, MUFG Bank has acquired the issued shares of Moneytree. As a result, Moneytree will
asset management
SBI Sumishin Net Bank and FOLIO, a subsidiary of FOLIO Holding that provides innovative financial solutions within the SBI Group, have concluded a "Basic Business Partnership Agreement" for the purpose of jointly developing new asset management services for SBI Sumishin Net Bank customers. The launch of the new
banking
GMO Aozora Net Bank and the University of Tokyo Graduate School of Engineering Morikawa-Narisue Laboratory have officially launched joint research towards the construction of innovative credit risk assessment models utilizing AI and machine learning. In other news, TRABOX has launched a new service called "Finto Invoice Payment"
BaaS
GMO Aozora Net Bank is providing banking functions such as deposits, loans, and credit analysis in a BaaS format to contribute to the operation of a "data-driven banking system that aims to provide "security and safety," "flexibility," "low cost," and "high-
banking
GMO Aozora Net Bank has reached a major milestone as an internet-only bank in June 2025, with the number of corporate account openings exceeding 200,000 and deposit balances surpassing 1 trillion yen. GMO Aozora Net Bank began its internet banking business in July 2018, aiming to be an
BaaS
Raksul Bank, which aims to solve financial challenges faced by small and medium enterprises (SMEs), has signed a BaaS (Banking as a Service) usage agreement with GMO Aozora Net Bank, toward the launch of services within 2025. Background and Purpose The Raksul Group has served customers including over 3 million
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'
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