- Business
- SBI Holdings, Inc. (8473.T) is a diversified financial conglomerate headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, and founded in 1999 that operates across five core business segments: Financial Services, Asset Management, Investment Business, Crypto-asset Business, and Next Gen Business; it provides online securities brokerage through SBI Securities, internet banking via SBI Bank and SBI Shinsei Bank, life and non-life insurance products including SBI Life Insurance and SBI Insurance, asset management services through subsidiaries such as SBI Asset Management and SBI Global Asset Management, venture capital investments in fintech, biotechnology, environmental energy, and internet technology sectors, cryptocurrency exchange and custody solutions via SBI VC Trade and SBI Digital Asset Holdings, as well as biotechnology-related products encompassing pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and health foods developed by entities like SBI Pharmaceuticals and SBI Cosmetics & Health; the group maintains extensive geographic operations spanning Japan, Asia (including Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, and Vietnam), Europe (Germany, UK), North America (USA, Canada), the Middle East (Saudi Arabia), and other regions through over 200 subsidiaries and affiliates including SBI Regional Bank Holdings, Solaris SE, and SBI Ven Capital. In recent developments, SBI Holdings completed the acquisition of prime broker Hidden Road (rebranded as Ripple Prime) on October 24, 2025, agreed to acquire stablecoin payment platform Rail in August 2025 and treasury management provider Gtreasury in October 2025, converted SBI Okasan Asset Management into a specified subsidiary via share exchange completed on September 11, 2025, acquired a 3% stake in Tohoku Bank in 2025 to expand regional banking presence, established a US$75 million venture fund with Kyobo Life Insurance Group and NTU Singapore for Southeast Asia digital transformation, announced a strategic capital and business alliance with Tohoku Bank on August 21, 2025, signed a memorandum of understanding with Ripple for RLUSD distribution in Japan and a joint venture with Circle Internet Holdings on August 22, 2025, formed a partnership with Startale Group for an on-chain trading platform for tokenized stocks and RWAs on August 22, 2025, completed repayment of public funds for SBI Shinsei Bank in 2025 enabling potential re-listing, and launched a private credit business through new entity SBI APAC Credit Capital Pte. Ltd. as part of its growth strategy while aiming to grow its customer base to 100 million and increase overseas business contribution to 30% of consolidated pretax profit.