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Sony Bank

Sony Bank is a Japanese commercial bank that operates as a direct bank with no physical branches or ATMs. It is a subsidiary of Sony Financial Holdings, the financial business unit of Sony Group.

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President and CEO

Keiji Minami

Key facts

Established: April 2001source
Parent: Sony Financial Holdingssource
Business model: Direct bank with no physical branches or ATMssource
US banking license application: October 2025, with the goal of issuing dollar-pegged stablecoinssource
Connectia Trust approval: Preliminary conditional OCC approval for Connectia Trust, a New York national trust bank capitalized with $40 millionsource

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