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SBI Holdings, sometimes referred to as Strategic Business Innovator Group, (TYO: 8473) is a financial services company group based in Tokyo, Japan.[2] The group's businesses and companies are held primarily at SBI Holdings. The company provides financial services in a wide range of categories, including securities, asset management, banking and insurance and has formed an Internet-based financial conglomerate. The group also has a biotechnology-related business line which develops cosmetics, health foods and drug discovery. Furthermore, the group operates the business school SBI Graduate School. SBI is listed on the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange and Osaka Securities Exchange.[3]
Founded in 1999, the company was initially part of the Softbank group. The company was listed on the Osaka Stock exchange in December 2000 and subsequently on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in 2002. The SBI Group became completely independent from Softbank in 2006. The Financial Services Business is based on an Internet-based financial ecosystem, and undertakes a broad range of financial services, including securities, banking and insurance. At the Asset Management Business, the group conducts investments into and incubation of startup companies, and through the biotechnology-related business, it undertakes the R&D and manufacturing of pharmaceuticals, health foods and other products. The company stated in its 2020 annual report that it would pursue business growth by actively promoting the Open Alliance initiative. This involves developing win-win relationships with companies that have advanced technologies in areas such as fintech, AI, blockchain, and quantum computing, along with companies in different industries. The company's goal is to sustainably increase the corporate value and social value of the SBI Group through self-evolution and co-creation of value with a wide range of companies".[4]
In 2019,[5] SBI Holdings announced its plans to create a 4th Japanese megabank by consolidating several Japanese regional banks (up to 10) into the group and connecting them to SBI's technological pool.[6]
April - As a result of a business reorganization accompanying the conversion of SoftBank Corp. (SoftBank Group Corp. as of Jan 2021) into a pure holding company, Softbank Finance Corporation became an independent company to oversee financial-related business activities.
July - Established as SOFTBANK INVESTMENT CORPORATION; start of venture capital business.
May- Opened a representative office in Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia
2012
March - China Dalian, China business management company changed name to "思佰益 Investment Co., Ltd. (English name: SBI (China) Co., Ltd. )"
April - SBI ALApromo Co., Ltd., commenced business.
May - SBI FXTRADE Co., Ltd., commenced business.
2014
June 25- Delisted from the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
2015
October - SBI Thai Online Securities Co., Ltd., a first pure-play online securities company in Thailand, commenced business.
2016
November—Established "SBI Virtual Currencies Co., Ltd." (name in 2021: SBI VC Trade Co., Ltd.), which provides virtual currency exchange and trading services.
2017
October-Established a joint holding company " JAL SBI FinTech " to provide new services utilizing Japan Airlines and FinTech .
2018
September—Subsidiary SBI Insurance Group Co., Ltd. is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Mothers.[citation needed]
2019
April - SBI NEOMOBILE SECURITIES Co., Ltd. established by SBI SECURITIES and CCC Marketing Co., Ltd., commenced business.
May - Established a representative office in Philippines
October - Formed business alliance with Z Holdings Group in the Financial Services Business.
November - Established Strategic Business Innovator Berlin GmbH., a subsidiary in Germany
2020
April - Acquired Cambodian microfinance institution SBI LY HOUR BANK PLC. (formerly Ly Hour Microfinance Institution PLC.) and obtained a banking license.[9]
April - Concluded basic agreement with the SMBC Group on a strategic capital and business alliance.[10]
October- Acquired all shares of Livestar Securities, making it a wholly owned subsidiary of the intermediate holding company SBI Financial Services. Acquired all shares of TaoTao Inc., which operates the crypto asset exchange TAOTAO, and made it a wholly owned subsidiary.[citation needed]
December - SBI Digital Asset Holdings Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of SBI Holdings, announces with the SIX group Plans for Singapore-Based Joint Exchange Venture[11]
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^"Message from Top Management". Retrieved 2024-01-11.
^"SBI Group, Corporate profile". Archived from the original on 2009-03-24. Retrieved 2009-01-16.
^"SBI Group, Corporate history". Archived from the original on 2008-12-08. Retrieved 2009-01-16.
^Gehrke, Norbert (2019-09-14). "SBI to create Fourth Mega Bank". Medium. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
^Fujita, Junko; Umekawa, Takashi; Wada, Takahiko (2020-09-23). "Japan's SBI, eyeing shake-up of regional banks, may get a Suga boost". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2020-12-26.