- Business
- The Fukui Bank, Ltd. (8362.T) operates as a regional bank providing comprehensive banking and financial services primarily in Fukui Prefecture, Japan. Incorporated in 1899 and headquartered at 1-1-1 Junka, Fukui City, the bank offers deposits including ordinary, regular, and time deposits; loans and lending services; domestic and foreign exchange transactions; credit card services via Fukui Card Co., Ltd.; securities trading and investment products through partnerships such as Nomura Securities; leasing of industrial machinery, computers, and office equipment through The Fukugin Lease Co., Ltd.; credit guarantees via The Fukui Credit Guarantee Service Co., Ltd.; and ancillary services encompassing insurance, personal defined contribution pensions (iDeCo), residential and consumer loans, web banking via Fukui Bank app and internet services, and sustainability-linked financing such as fukugin SDGs private placement bonds. It serves corporate, individual, and public sector clients across Japan, with a focus on regional industries, business succession, M&A support, and structured finance in areas like Tokyo, Osaka, and Nagoya; operations are concentrated in the Hokuriku region, bolstered by digital platforms and ATMs including Seven Bank partnerships. The bank functions as the core of the F Project group, fully consolidating 11 subsidiaries including THE FUKUHO BANK, LTD., Fukui Capital & Consulting Co., Ltd., and Digital for Fukui Co., Ltd. Recent developments include the 2021 formation of the F Project alliance with Fukuho Bank, approved share acquisition for over 50% ownership, ongoing preparations for a full management merger scheduled for May 2026 to create a unified regional banking entity with extended medium-term management plan to March 2026, upward revision of FY2025 net income forecast to ¥50.0 billion from ¥41.0 billion with increased common stock dividend to ¥90, divestment of low-yield securities for portfolio rebuilding amid rising rates, investments in generative AI for operational efficiency, expansion of semiconductor-related financing and structured finance initiatives, and launch of startup support funds like the fukui startup support fund "minori."