NTT Docomo seeks to purchase SBI Sumishin Net Bank

On the 29th, it was learned from an interview with a related person that NTT Docomo has decided to acquire Sumishin SBI Net Bank, a major internet bank. By entering the banking industry, the company aims to break away from its business model that relies on mobile phone business and to lock in customers by strengthening its "economic sphere" by linking its own services with each other. The acquisition will be announced on the same day.

Docomo Set to Acquire Major Online Bank SBI Sumishin; Merger is Planned to Strengthen Docomo’s Financial Services

NTT Docomo Inc. will acquire a majority stake in SBI Sumishin Net Bank Ltd., a major Japanese online bank, and make it a subsidiary, the company announced Thursday. The move is aimed at strengthening NTT Docomo’s financial services through methods such as integrating SBI Sumishin Net Bank’s functions with its smartphone payment service “d payment,” according to sources familiar with the matter.

[NHK] NTT Docomo is in the final stages of making arrangements to acquire Sumishin SBI Net Bank, a major online bank, in order to enter the banking industry.

NTT Docomo seeks to purchase SBI Sumishin Net Bank

TOKYO -- NTT Docomo is set to acquire SBI Sumishin Net Bank, with plans to launch a tender offer aimed at purchasing two-thirds of the bank's shares,

On May 21, 2025, NTT Docomo announced the end of the "Docomo Emoji" service. Those small 12x12 pixel icons will end their 26-year history. If you think about it, the origin of "Emoji," which is now used all over the world, was in 1999 by Docomo...

NTT Docomo has announced that SBI Sumishin Net Bank will become a consolidated subsidiary. We will explain Docomo's strategy to strengthen its financial services and compete in the economic sphere, as well as SBI Holdings' goals.