This article showcases our top picks for the best Tokyo based Banking companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Banking industry, but are all exceptional companies well worth a follow.
We tried to pick companies across the size spectrum from cutting edge startups to established brands.
We selected these startups and companies for exceptional performance in one of these categories:
- Innovation
- Innovative ideas
- Innovative route to market
- Innovative product
- Growth
- Exceptional growth
- Exceptional growth strategy
- Management
- Societal impact
Top Tokyo Banking Startups
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SoftBank
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SoftBank provides fixed-line, mobile telephony, internet, telecommunications, and digital television products.
Freee
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Freee is online accounting software that syncs with bank accounts and automatically categorizes entries to create financial reports.
Moneytree
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Moneytree is a financial data aggregation platform that provides a personal finance app and a cloud-based accounting service.
Kyash
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Kyash is a FinTech company that offers a full-stack banking technology platform along with mobile banking services for consumers.
Bank of Innovation
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Bank of Innovation develops and operates smartphone games.
Telcoin
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The company’s eponymous cryptocurrency, Telcoin, is based on the popular Ethereum blockchain
Nomura
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Nomura is an investment banking and securities firm that serve the needs of individuals, institutions, corporate and governments.
Kipp Financial Technologies
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Kipp Financial Technologies provides BaaS products and system infrastructure in the form of SaaS.
ITOCHU Corporation
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ITOCHU is a general trading company based in Japan.
Bank Invoice
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Bank Invoice is an online platform that helps its users connect with clients and reduce accounting workload.
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group
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Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group primarily conducts commercial banking.
MUFG Bank
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MUFG Bank is Japan’s largest bank and one of the world’s largest, with offices throughout Japan and in 40 other countries.
Mizuho Bank
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Mizuho Bank offers corporate and investment banking services to major corporations, financial institutions, and public sector entities.
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank
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Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank is an asset management firm and bank in Japan.
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
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Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation offers a broad range of financial services centered on banking.
MUFG Investor Services
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MUFG is the financial groups offering services including commercial banking, trust banking, consumer finance, asset management.
Daiwa Securities Group
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Daiwa Securities Group provides services which include brokerage, trading, underwriting, advice, and product development.
Jibun Bank Corporation
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Jibun Bank is an Internet bank established by joint investment by KDDI and Mitsubishi UFJ Bank.
Japan Post Holdings
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Japan Post Holdings is a Japanese state-owned conglomerate headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo.
Shinsei Bank
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Shinsei Bank is an investment bank that offers later stage funding and other services such as online banking and bilingual ATMs.
Rakuten Card Co., Ltd.
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Rakuten Card Co., Ltd. offers consumer loan card and credit guarantee services.
The Master Trust Bank of Japan
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The Master Trust Bank of Japan is a custodian bank that offers financial, banking and asset administration services.
Seven Bank
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Seven Bank is a Japanese bank that creates “new kinds of convenience” based on its network of ATMs.
Bank of Japan
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The Bank of Japan is the central bank of Japan
FinTech Global
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FinTech Global is a boutique investment bank that supports the growth of companies.
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
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Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking provides banking services.
Rakuten Bank Japan
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Rakuten Bank is a global banking business using electronic media company.
Japan Remit Finance
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Japan Remit Finance helps businesses and individuals with a comprehensive range of international money transfer services.
AEON Bank
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AEON Bank offers deposits, loans, foreign exchange transactions, investment trust, and other banking services.
J Trust Co., Ltd.
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J Trust Co., Ltd. provides various financial services.
Intersoft
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Intersoft KK offers risk management and compliance-related software products and services in the banking and financial sectors.
Japan Post Bank
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Japan Post Bank provides general banking services.
The Mitsui Trust & Banking Company
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Banking Company provides trust banking and related services in Japan and internationally.
ORIX Group
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ORIX is a dynamic and diversified enterprise offering a broad range of services.
Japan Securities Dealers Association
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An association of securities firms and other financial institutions operating securities business in Japan.
Lawson Bank
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Lawson Bank is a provider of banking and financial services.
Daiwa Securities SMBC
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Daiwa Securities SMBC is a comprehensive securities group representing Asia configured mainly Global Investment Banking.
MBK
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Merchant Bankers is a merchant banking company that provides client companies with advanced and client-driven solutions.
Mitsubishi UFJ
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They have the largest domestic and global customer base of any Japanese bank, consisting of a network of 500 offices in Japan and 40 other.
Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management
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SMAM emphasizes research and strives to improve and strengthen our research system, which is top level, even for Japan.
Mitsubishi UFJ NICOS
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Mitsubishi UFJ NICOS is a financial services company that offers a business solution and business credit card issuance.
nCino K.K.
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nCino K.K. is the Japanese subsidiary of nCino that offers an integrated platform for cloud-based banking operations.
Iyo Bank Capital
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Iyo Bank Capital is a Japanese financial services firm that engages in banking and leasing businesses.
Mebuki Financial Group
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Mebuki Financial Group provides banking and financial services.
Aruhi Group
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Aruhi Group provides insurance brokerage, mortgage lending, bank agency, and other services.
Tokyo Higashi Shinkin Bank
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Tokyo Higashi Shinkin Bank provides commercial banking and financial services.
ORIX Bank Corporation
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ORIX Bank Corporation provides banking and financial services.
Yamaichi Securities Co., Ltd
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Yamaichi Securities Co., Ltd. is an investment bank & provides cross-border mergers & acquisitions advisory & financial advisory services.
Tsuru Capital LLC
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Tsuru capital is a proprietary trading fund.
Japan Investment Adviser
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Japan Investment Adviser engages in money and banking business.
Co-Prosperity Information
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Co-Prosperity Information is a software design and development and banking solutions and consulting service provider company.
The Miyazaki Bank
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Miyazaki Bank provides financial services such as deposits, loans, and foreign exchange transactions.
Hirogin Holdings
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Hirogin Holdings is engaged in providing banking and financial services, and involved in collection and related business management.
Concordia Financial Group
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Concordia Financial Group provides various banking products and services to individual and corporate customers through its subsidiaries.
Japan Securities Finance
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Japan Securities Finance engages in securities finance, trust banking, and real estate leasing businesses together with its subsidiaries.
Takinogawa Shinkin Bank
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Takinogawa Shinkin Bank provides banking services such as safe deposit, general loan, financing and management services.
Asset Bank
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Asset Bank offers real estate investment portal site management services.
Metzler Asset Management
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Metzler Asset Management provides asset management, capital markets, corporate finance, and private banking services.
Crosspoint Advisors
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Crosspoint Advisors is a financial firm that provides consulting services on mergers, acquisitions, restructurings, and capital raising.
AVAIL
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AVAIL specializes in the development of large-scale financial and banking systems.
Hoken-Mammoth
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Hoken-Mammoth is an Financial Service based company.
NOCHU INFORMATION SYSTEM
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NOCHU INFORMATION SYSTEM develops and operates IT systems for the banking sector.
Mizuho Trust & Banking
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Mizuho Trust & Banking engages in the custody and administration, pension trust & asset management businesses.
Ome Shinkin Bank
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Ome Shinkin Bank provides savings and deposit accounts, loans, insurance, internet & mobile banking services for individuals and businesses.
Tokyo Kiraboshi Financial Group
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Tokyo Kiraboshi Financial Group is a financial services provider company.
Adachi Seiwa Shinkin Bank
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Adachi Seiwa Shinkin Bank is a financial institution with services in banking, loans, accounts management, and debit/credit cards.
EFP
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EFP provides consulting services for banking, securities, and insurance.
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Business Service
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Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Business Service offers HR, financial, and contract business services.
Gaia Funding
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Gaia Funding is a Financial service based company.
The Nomura Trust and Banking
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The Nomura Trust and Banking is providing solutions for financial and capital markets.
Urban Soken Invest Bank
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Urban Soken Invest Bank is a banking services company that specializes in financial services, insurance, and real estate investment.
Omik
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Ohmic is a company established in 1999 with engineers who have experienced banking system development together .
FANTAS funding
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FANTAS funding is a Financial Service based company.
Fund Creation Group
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Fund Creation Group is a provider of asset management and investment banking services.
Important Properties Bank Japan
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IPB is a financial services firm that specializes in tax accountants, social benefits, labor, and information security consulting.
Japan Real Estate Investment Corporation
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Japan Real Estate is a real estate inv company its aims to achieve stable earnings from mid- to long-term perspectives through investment.
Resona Holdings
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Resona Holdings provides banking products and services.
DNA Solution Bank
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DNA Solution Bank is a protecting personal information, specific personal information etc.
Crowd Bank Financial Services
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Crowd Bank Financial Services provides an array of loans, consulting, banking, funding, and financial services.
The Sugamo Shinkin Bank
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The Sugamo Shinkin Bank provides banking, lending, and financial services to help individuals and SMEs prosper & create affluent lifestyles.
FFSOL
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FFSOL provides package software for bank operations.
Shinsei Corporate Management
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Shinsei Corporate Management新生会社の管理 provides financial advisory services and wealth management solutions.
COMMERCE DESIGN PRODUCT
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Acompany that supports sales promotion of real commercial facilities by using the Internet by CMS developed in-house.
Japan Collection Service
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Japan Collection Service focuses on financial services for overdue loans, normal loans.
Asuka Shinkumi Bank
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Asuka Shinkumi Bank provides financial services.
Higashi-Nippon Bank
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Higashi-Nippon Bank is a provider for banking and financial services.
Nakanogou Credit Union
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Nakanogou Credit Union offers loans, personal and business accounts, net banking, debit card, pension schemes for individuals and SMEs.
SUMITOMO MITSUI Trust Loan & Finance
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SUMITOMO MITSUI Trust Loan & Finance offers loans, finance and other services.
Finance Produce
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Finance Produce is an investment bank that specializes in advising startups for M&As and fundraising.
Morgan Stanley Japan
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Morgan Stanley is a financial services firm that specializes in investment banking, equities and trading, real estate, and asset management.
Global Card System
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Global Card System is a net banking service.
IPOBANK
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IPOBANK is a company specializing in initial public offering consulting and financial consulting.
Application Planning
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Application Planning specializes in the development of IT, industrial, banking, financial, life and non-life insurance system solution
USE Information System Development
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USE Information System Development engaged in system development and maintenance services to the banking and finance sectors.
Imamura Securities
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Imamura Securities Co Ltd is a financial services company providing investment, securities, insurance & asset management services.