- Business
- The Hachijuni Bank, Ltd. (8359.T) operates as a regional bank primarily serving Nagano Prefecture and surrounding areas in Japan, offering a comprehensive range of banking products and services to individuals, corporations, and sole proprietors; these include foreign currency, structured, time, property, public, payment, relay, savings, and fixed deposits; housing, car, education, card, remodeling, medical, overdraft, business, founding support, and Hachijuni free loans; public and private placement bonds; life, medical, education, and fire insurance products; credit and debit cards; pension plans; investment trusts; domestic and foreign exchange; loan guarantees; and digital services such as internet and mobile banking, pension consultation, foreign currency reserves, payment collection, expense settlement, management and business support, and civil trust information, alongside leasing operations encompassing financial and operating leases, securities brokerage, and venture capital investments. The bank maintains a network of branches concentrated in Japan with additional presence in overseas markets including Hong Kong, Dalian, Shanghai, and Bangkok, while engaging in non-financial support areas like business succession consulting, M&A advisory, structured finance, and sustainability initiatives such as solar power plant operations and climate change responses aligned with TCFD recommendations. Founded in 1931 through the merger of predecessor institutions dating back to 1877 and headquartered at 178-8 Nakagosho Okada, Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture, the bank recently entered a comprehensive business alliance in March 2025 with The Shizuoka Bank Ltd. and The Yamanashi Chuo Bank Ltd. as part of the Mt. Fuji-Alps Alliance to expand support for customer growth activities including business succession and M&A beyond regional boundaries; concluded an absorption-type merger agreement on September 26, 2025, with its wholly-owned subsidiary The Nagano Bank Ltd., set for effectiveness on January 1, 2026, resulting in a name change to The Hachijuni Nagano Bank Ltd.; established Hachijuni Investment Co., Ltd. to enhance investment services like capital funding alongside traditional lending; and advanced operational digital transformation through AI utilization, data warehouses, smart devices, electronic payment systems, and personnel reforms including a multitrack system overhaul and Diversity Promotion Group.