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- FIDEA Holdings Co. Ltd. (8713.T) is a Japan-based holding company primarily engaged in regional banking and financial services through its wholly owned subsidiaries The Shonai Bank, Ltd. and The Hokuto Bank, Ltd.; it offers deposits, negotiable certificates of deposit, lending services, bills discounted, asset and liability management, domestic and foreign exchange, securities brokerage including debt and equity securities and investment trusts, credit card services, leasing, and venture capital activities. Headquartered in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, and founded on October 1, 2009, through the management integration of Shonai Bank (established 1878) and Hokuto Bank (established 1895), the company operates primarily in the Tohoku region, with Shonai Bank maintaining 89 branches across Yamagata Prefecture and Hokuto Bank serving Akita Prefecture with 85 branches, targeting individual and corporate customers to support regional economic revitalization. In a major strategic reorganization announced November 8, 2024, the company resolved to merge its banking subsidiaries effective January 1, 2027, with Shonai Bank as the surviving entity renaming to The FIDEA Bank, Ltd. and relocating headquarters to Yamagata City; concurrent leadership changes include appointing Takashi Sato as president of both banks from fiscal 2025 and the new merged entity, alongside operational shifts such as Shonai Bank's headquarters move to Yamagata on May 26, 2025, to enhance regional synergies in areas like renewable energy, tourism, and business succession. Recent activities encompass a June 2024 affiliation investment in SHOKO Corporation for tourism development, a September 2025 debt waiver of 1.39 billion yen for a regional energy firm by its banking units, and restricted stock compensation via treasury share disposal in July 2025.