Latest Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation News: Finextra Research

SMBC and Fujitsu partner on AI-powered data analytics business

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation is teaming up with Fujitsu to explore the creation of a data analytics business they say could empower customers with better decision-making and operational efficiency.

04 April 2025

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Japanese banks pilot stablecoin-based cross-border payments

Japanese banks MUFG, SMBC and Mizuho are participating in a pilot using stablecoins and the Swift network for cross-border payments.

10 September 2024

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Japanese banks to test digital currency

A consortium of 74 Japanese firms - including the country's biggest banks - have set out plans to start testing a private sector digital yen in the coming months.

24 November 2021

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SMBC invests $30 million in OakNorth

Sumitomo Mitsui Bank is to use credit intelligence software from OakNorth to boost its commercial leanding operations and has acquired a $30 million stake in the UK challenger bank and tech supplier.

17 November 2020

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SMBC joins Contour and Komgo as Covid-19 propels digital trade

Sumitomo Mitsui Bank Corporation SMBC is stepping up its involvement in blockchain-based trade finance networks, joining Singapore-based Contour and Swiss platform Komgo.

21 July 2020

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SMBC taps into Toronto AI scene through Mars partnership

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) is looking to gain access to Toronto's AI expertise through a partnership with the Canadian city's Mars fintech cluster.

18 November 2019

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SMFG taps AI to automatically recommend software repairs

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group has joined forces with Fujitsu and the Japan Research Institute (JRI) to trial the use of AI to scan for bugs in coding and automatically recommend software repairs.

25 October 2019

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SMBC picks DefinedCrowd for AI training data

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) has turned to US outfit DefinedCrowd for AI training data, outsourcing work that was done manually within the Japanese bank.

27 September 2019

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Big banks create Utility Settlement Coin company

Some of the world's biggest financial services firms - including Barclays, Nasdaq and UBS - have pumped £50 million into a new venture building a Utility Settlement Coin (USC), an asset-backed digital cash instrument implemented on distributed ledger technology.

03 June 2019

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NTT Data plans pan-Asian federated trade information platform based on blockchain

NTT Data has completed proof of concept phases including 14 Japanese logistics and financial companies, and interoperability with Singaporean and Thai national trade and customs platforms, as part of its plans to create an international trade data sharing platform.

22 October 2018

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Japan's banks plan 33,000 job cuts in digital downsizing

Japan's megabanks are planning to make huge, long-term cuts to their workforces as they increasingly turn to artificial intelligence (AI) and automation in a bid to streamline operations and cut costs.

31 October 2017

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Frankfurt predicts Brexit jobs boost at London's expense

A recently published report states that, contrary to the fears of Brexit-sceptics, the UK's exit from the European Union will create as many as 80,000 new jobs - the majority of which will be in financial services. The only problem for Brexiteers is that the jobs will be in Frankfurt rather than London.

25 August 2017

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