- Business
- The Kiyo Bank, Ltd. (8370.T) operates as a regional commercial bank providing a comprehensive range of banking products and services to individual, corporate, and business customers primarily in Japan. The bank offers deposits including yen ordinary, savings, settlement, notice, tax preparation, guardianship support, and education gift accounts, as well as regular, super regular, large-denomination, fixed-term, variable-rate, pension, inheritance, and accumulation-type regular deposits; loans encompassing personal card loans, purpose loans, consolidation loans, free loans, education loans, owner loans, housing loans, mortgage loans, home equity loans, property-secured loans, and corporate lending; investment products such as investment trusts, personal targeted government bonds, foreign currency deposits, securities investments, domestic and foreign exchange transactions, and government bond trading; insurance services covering life, medical, cancer, student, income protection, and term policies; and supplementary offerings like credit cards, debit cards, internet banking, ATM services, cashless payments, safe deposit boxes, pension funds, trust services including inheritance and legacy trusts, and consulting for mergers, acquisitions, and business support. It maintains a network of approximately 112 branches concentrated in Wakayama Prefecture (68 branches), Osaka Prefecture (41 branches), Nara Prefecture (2 branches), Tokyo (1 branch), and adjacent areas in the Kansai region. Founded in 1895 and headquartered in Wakayama City, Japan, the bank formerly known as Kiyo Bank Co., Ltd. changed its name to The Kiyo Bank, Ltd. in October 2013 and focuses on community-based financial services, digital platforms like the Kiyo Smart App and Smart Passbook, and targeted support for local industries including agriculture, fisheries, and decarbonization initiatives. Recent developments include the publication of its 2026 fiscal year second quarter financial results in December 2025, completion of restricted stock disposal for employee stock ownership incentives in November 2025, a financing partnership with the Decarbonization Support Organization and Shoko Chukin Bank for energy storage projects with Energypower Co. in November 2025, participation in a Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries regional resource program in November 2025, and the launch of the "Cairos Support Fixed Deposit" product to fund regional initiatives in November 2025.