SMBC Group
drives social value
through
digital innovation

Digital innovation is at the heart of SMBC Group’s business strategies. From enhancing customer convenience, improving our productivity and upgrading infrastructure, to creating new business opportunities, we innovate solutions that answer to the evolving needs of the people around us.
Through active engagement with partners and the establishment of our innovation centers across the world, we aim to employ digital technology in meaningful ways to make sustainability a reality.

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

Jul. 24, 2025

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

Ciconia Bioventures—Revolutionizing Japan’s Drug Discovery Ecosystem in the Quest for Global Leadership

Jun. 26, 2025

The drug candidate gap in Japan’s discovery ecosystem
Comprehensive startup support includes evaluation and incubation
Joint investment from three companies with a shared determination to completely revolutionize the industry
Assessing drug candidates toward the first spinout within two years
To deliver new ‘made-in-Japan’ treatments as the ace in the hole for ecosystem innovation

Exploring Japanese Cybersecurity with SMBC CyberFront CEO Yasunori Aoki Sprinting from new grad to CEO in 11 years, what’s his vision for the future?

May. 22, 2025

From corporate sales to cybersecurity
Gaining cutting-edge cybersecurity knowhow at a US grad school
From overseas postgrad study to CEO after just 11 years in the workforce
Collaborating to strengthen Japan’s cybersecurity

Creating Strong Organizations: A Dialogue Between Former Japan Rugby Representative Toshiaki Hirose and Career Changers at SMBC

Apr. 24, 2025

Reasons behind starting a company and diving into new career
My post-rugby thought: What can a former athlete do?
How to unite members with diverse backgrounds
At times of anxiety, we look at what we’ve built
What it takes to keep trying

Smarter Banking, Richer Life: The Vision of Jenius Bank

Mar. 27, 2025

Top talent forge a new customer-centric digital bank
One-stop financial asset tracking and personal finance management at Jenius Bank
Identifying essential needs and continuing to develop new services

Breaking Japanese Megabank Mold: Transforming Both SMBC Group and Japan

Feb. 27, 2025

Synthesizing digital capabilities and professional expertise to drive open innovation
Drawn to SMBC Group’s open innovation and tech-forward stance
Strengths in deep and granular customer understanding and C-suite’s sense of urgency
Global by default: SMBC Group’s world-spanning business ambitions

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