SMBC Group
drives social value
through
digital innovation

Digital subsidiary advisory board makes full use of outside knowhow to accelerate growth of inhouse startups

1. Advisory board brings in external knowhow to break the growth barrier
2. Success hinges on the CEO’s commitment and capital strategy
3. Building a big company startup success model to support the ambition to change society

SMBC Legal X transforms contract processing with its sights set on global markets and a trillion-yen market cap

1. From SMBC CLOUDSIGN to SMBC Legal X
2. Moving into India with the best partner at the best moment
3. Leading Japanese law firm goes all-in with first-ever capital tie-up
4. Coexisting with the dramatically changing AI environment
5. New SMBC Group corporate culture focuses on the offense
6. Using trust and market capabilities to take on global markets and achieve a trillion-yen market cap

SMBC Group Drives the Stablecoin Future with an All-Star Collaboration

1. Stablecoins as a new financial infrastructure
2. Four-firm collaboration realizes a finance x Web3 all-star team
3. Reliable design backed by advanced security and infrastructure
4. Stablecoin implementation strategy exploiting Japan’s institutional advantage
5. Stablecoins as the catalyst for Japan’s return to growth

Co-Creating the Future with Startups — How RCBC and SMBC are Driving Financial Innovation

Design Team Aims to Create the Most Preferred Financial Group Through the Power of Design

1. Customer-centric thinking
2. Becoming a designer―at a megabank!
3. Proving the power of design with future-facing proposals
4. Growing Group fans and making SMBC an innovation leader

GFTN Group CEO Sopnendu Mohanty x SMBC Group’s Akio Isowa: How AI is Transforming the Future of Finance (GFTN Forum Japan 2025 Report)

1. Japan’s biggest global fintech event
2. How genAI is transforming the future of finance
3. Risks and returns: The role of financial institutions
4. The genAI-powered future: Unlocking borders