core banking
CC Innovation, a group company of Hokkoku Financial Holdings, has decided to license the next-generation core banking system currently being developed for Hokukoku Bank from January 2028, as well as various subsystems developed and utilized in-house, to regional financial institutions outside the group. CC Innovation will also begin providing migration
core banking
Digital Garage has begun providing the Business Invoice Payment Service (BIPS) based on the B2B payment service "DGFT Invoice Card Payment" to "DX Connect Gate," a platform for streamlining accounting operations such as invoice receipt and payment, jointly developed by TIS and Hiroshima Bank for regional
guarantee
nCino, a pioneer in cloud banking and financial services digital transformation, announced that SBI Credit Guarantee has adopted nCino's cloud-based integrated banking platform as the business infrastructure for its mortgage guarantee business that began in April 2025, and has commenced full-scale operations. Background of Implementation SBI ARUHI, the
regional bank
* Following megabanks, Sakana AI begins providing bank-specialized AI solutions to regional banks * As the first partnership with a regional bank, signed MOU with Hokkoku Bank and began considering specific implementation details * Moving forward, will work together with Hokkoku Bank to promote transformation of regional finance including regional revitalization, serving as
regional bank
In a January 2025 report, the Nikko Research Center analyzed the public disclosures of 99 regional banks - 10 internationally operating banks, 53 regional banks excluding the internationally operating banks, and 36 second-tier regional banks. Under various interest rate scenarios, the change in value of securities, loans, deposits, etc. was
regional bank
Chiba Bank has constructed an "Analysis and Marketing Foundation" in collaboration with NS Solutions and Nippon Information and Communication to pursue "Advanced One-to-One Marketing". By utilizing this foundation, Chiba Bank will deliver optimal information and proposals to each customer at the most appropriate timing. In recent
regional bank
Nochu Information Systems (NIC), a group company of The Norinchukin Bank responsible for system engineering, has started providing Digital Transformation (DX) support services as a sales partner of Box Japan. NIC has been working within the Norinchukin Bank Group to establish systems for consolidating and centralizing internal information using Box,
system integrator
Fukuoka Financial Group (FFG) and its subsidiary Minna no Ginko, along with next-generation financial system development startup LiNKX, have signed a basic agreement on a strategic partnership. As part of this partnership, FFG's subsidiary, The Bank of Fukuoka, has invested in LiNKX. Zero Bank Design Factory, FFG'
regional bank
The Gunma Bank and Daishi Hokuetsu Financial Group have reached a memorandum of understanding aimed at realizing a business integration based on a basic policy of mutual trust and an equal integration. Such "integration" will take the form of repurposing Daishi Hokuetsu Financial Group's holding company
regional bank
Shizuoka Bank, Yamanashi Chuo Bank, and Hachijuni Bank have concluded a comprehensive business alliance and launched the "Mt. Fuji & Alps Alliance." Shizuoka Bank and Yamanashi Chuo Bank launched the "Shizuoka-Yamanashi Alliance" in October 2020, and have been working to achieve sustainable growth in their regions
mergers & acquisitions
Chiba Bank has determined, through a resolution of the Board of Directors las week, to acquire the shares of Chiba Kogyo Bank from Ariake Master Fund, and it has entered into a share purchase agreement with Ariake in connection with the Share Acquisition. Chiba Bank also announced that the Share