Parent company of the SBI group (Japanese financial conglomerate) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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| Company type | public company |
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| TYO: 8473 | |
| Industry | Financial Services |
| Founded | 1999 as SoftBank Investment Co., Ltd.(became fully independent from Softbank in 2006) |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Yoshitaka Kitao [1] (chairman, President and CEO) |
| Services | Asset Management | Financial Services | |
| Revenue | 1,210,504 million yen (fiscal year ending March 2024) |
| Consolidated: 113,616 million yen (fiscal year ending March 2024) | |
Number of employees | Consolidated: 18756 (as of March 31, 2023) |
| Subsidiaries | see group companies |
| Website | http://www.sbigroup.co.jp |
Some of the most prominent subsidiaries are SBI Securities, SBI Shinsei Bank and SBI Investments.
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]
In 2022, the company entered into a comprehensive capital and business alliance with Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG) (commonly known as the "SMBC-SBI Alliance"), and received investment from SMFG.
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]
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