Industry landscapes
The companies, capital and talent shaping financial services in Japan. Find the leaders. Understand the segments. See where the activity is.
An industry ecosystem,
measured in context.
24 featured companies from the funding, hiring, revenue and team-size leaderboards.
Locked revenue figures are available in Radar; the eight company financial previews stay the same throughout this page. A dash means the figure is outside these featured lists. Revenue years vary by company; the figures are not a like-for-like revenue comparison. Compare annual accounts ↗
No company example met every recorded classification, independence and public-profile gate in this snapshot. The live directory may have newer qualifying companies.
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6 of 953 tracked companies have open roles.
41 of 953 tracked companies have a recorded round.
Share of disclosed capital received by the three largest recorded recipients.
Midpoint of 43 rounds with a disclosed amount.
Scale is concentrated. Opportunity is broader. The three largest funding recipients hold 94.8% of disclosed capital, while 95.7% of tracked companies have no recorded funding round.
Explore the segments →Recorded company formation and disclosed funding across the complete annual series shown.
Sum of recorded funding rounds · USD
| Year | Funding (USD) | Founded | Raising |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $0 | 28 | 0 |
| 2017 | $0 | 17 | 0 |
| 2018 | $2.52B | 29 | 4 |
| 2019 | $633.62M | 37 | 5 |
| 2020 | $47.18M | 30 | 3 |
| 2021 | $6.91M | 32 | 3 |
| 2022 | $93.47M | 22 | 3 |
| 2023 | $61.88M | 15 | 3 |
| 2024 | $265.78M | 3 | 6 |
| 2025 | $65.66M | 3 | 6 |
Share of all disclosed company funding.
65 recorded rounds since 2016
Recorded participation in financial services company rounds since 2016.
Backed by Kyoshin Social Capital.
Backed by Berkshire Hathaway.
Backed by Japan Post.
Backed by .
Participating investors were not recorded in this snapshot.
Backed by SMBC Nikko Securities and GMO Venture Partners and others.
Backed by Dai-Ichi Life and AIZAWA SECURITIES and others.
Backed by Globis Capital Partners and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation and others.
Backed by Marui Group and Dai-Ichi Life and others.
Backed by Cool Japan Fund.
Backed by TGVest Capital and Baillie Gifford and others.
Backed by Nissay Capital and Link and motivation group and others.
Backed by JIC Venture Growth Investments and JAFCO and others.
Backed by Angel Bridge and Nissay Capital and others.
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How the Japan companies on this page show up online: the sites people visit, the apps they install, and how often those apps ship.
39 of the 953 companies on this page carry a measured traffic record (4.1%); these are the largest of those, by monthly visits. The median among them is 538,829 visits.
| Company | Monthly visits | Authority | Mobile |
|---|---|---|---|
| MUFGmufg.jp | 20,028,009 | 80 | 76.2% |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporationsmbc.co.jp | 10,650,756 | 72 | 74.2% |
| Mizuho Bankmizuhobank.co.jp | 9,695,154 | 77 | 82.7% |
| VeriTransveritrans.co.jp | 6,524,991 | 47 | 73.7% |
| SBI Sumishin Net Banknetbk.co.jp | 3,784,513 | 65 | 59.4% |
| AEON Bankaeonbank.co.jp | 2,739,222 | 64 | 84.7% |
| Seven Banksevenbank.co.jp | 2,127,274 | 65 | 92.5% |
| Sony Banksonybank.jp | 2,010,756 | 57 | 76.5% |
| Resona Bankresonabank.co.jp | 1,964,767 | 64 | 67.6% |
| Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurancetokiomarine-nichido.co.jp | 1,762,833 | 49 | 82.4% |
Visits and authority are third-party web estimates, not company-reported figures.
122 of these companies (12.8%) publish at least one Android app — 266 apps in all, carrying 68.8M installs between them.
| App | Installs | Rating | Store category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 三菱ＵＦＪ銀行MUFG | 7.1M | 4.1 | Finance |
| 三井住友銀行アプリSumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation | 7M | 3 | Finance |
| Resona Group appResona Bank | 3.2M | 4.1 | Finance |
| みずほ銀行 みずほダイレクトアプリMizuho Bank | 3.2M | 3.7 | Finance |
| 東京海上日動マイページTokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance | 2.7M | — | Finance |
| d NEOBANK 住信SBIネット銀行-銀行・ネット銀行SBI Sumishin Net Bank | 2.5M | 3.5 | Finance |
| イオン銀行通帳アプリ かんたんログイン＆残高・明細の確認AEON Bank | 2.2M | — | Finance |
| 投資初心者向けFXデモトレードの投資ゲーム-FXなびGreen Monster | 2M | — | Finance |
| Myセブン銀行-口座開設最短10分Seven Bank | 1.8M | 3.8 | Finance |
| 三菱ＵＦＪ銀行 かんたん手続アプリMUFG | 1.5M | — | Finance |
Installs are lifetime totals to date at the June 2026 store reading — a measure of reach, not of people using an app today.
The busiest app inside each of this page’s own segments, with the quarterly release trend behind it (2023Q2–2026Q1).
| Segment | Apps | Installs | Leading app | Release trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banks | 166 | 48.1M | 三菱ＵＦＪ銀行 7.1M | |
| Insurance Carriers | 22 | 7.6M | 東京海上日動マイページ 2.7M | |
| Services For Investment Industry | 9 | 2.7M | 投資初心者向けFXデモトレードの投資ゲーム-FXなび 2M | |
| Consumer And Sme Loans | 4 | 2.3M | アコム公式アプリ myac カードローン・クレジットカード 1.2M | |
| Brokers And Dealers | 17 | 2.1M | 株walk 435.7K | |
| Service Providers To Banks | 9 | 1.9M | Myセブン銀行-口座開設最短10分 1.8M | |
| Services For Health Insurers | 2 | 1.5M | 第一生命アプリ 1.3M | |
| Asset Management | 16 | 1.5M | ＳＭＢＣ日興証券アプリ－株・信用取引 569.6K |
A company can carry several segment tags, so these rows overlap and should not be added together. Trend lines are zero-based and share one quarter grid, so a flat line is a quiet segment, not a missing one.
New apps published, beside apps whose most recent update landed in that quarter — the second bar is how much of the shelf is still being maintained.
Darker bars are new releases, lighter bars apps updated. 53 of 266 apps carry a release date. The series ends at 2026Q1, the last quarter that closed before the June 2026 reading.
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Rank segments by scale, hiring or disclosed funding.
Companies can sit in several segments. Counts and funding overlap.
The largest measured segment in this report snapshot.
0 companies hiring · $1.8B disclosed funding
Explore in RadarCommon revenue models; a company can use more than one.
Recorded corporate activity linked to companies in this landscape.
CFI is pleased to announce that it acted as exclusive financial advisor to Shizuoka Financial Group on the acquisition of Tokyo Gas Lease Co., Ltd. share by Shizuoka Financial Group.
Asset Management One Co. Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of American Healthcare REIT by 16.0% in the 4th quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. now owns 291,426 shares of the company’s stock valued at $14,076,000 after buying an additional 40,231 shares during the period.
He helped orchestrate the investment in Tokio Marine Holdings (TKOMY 2.16%), one of the world's largest reinsurance businesses.
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG), Japan’s second largest lender, is readying plans to take over investment bank Jefferies, the Financial Times has reported.
Japan Cash Machine Co Ltd, also known as JCM Global, says its board has approved the acquisition of a “medium- and small-sized recycler/dispenser manufacturing and sales business” operated by Fujitsu Frontech Ltd.
Striders Impex IPO price band was set at ₹71 to ₹72 per share. The company raised ₹36.29 crore from the book-building which was a combination of fresh issue of 42.78 lakh equity shares worth ₹32.62 crore and offer for sale of 5.08 lakh shares aggregating to ₹3.66 crore.
An affiliate of Japan’s Mizuho Financial Group has agreed to take a quarter stake in developer and fund manager Star Asia Group through a JPY 30 billion ($191.9 million) investment in new shares of the Tokyo-based firm.
Still, after the case of Suruga Bank, in which Nojima acquired a stake but later sold it, he said: "Acquisition is not the goal. If we can't strengthen our business, we let go."
DJ Talanx buys Meiji Yasuda from Polish daughters DOW JONES--Talanx has brought the intended complete takeover of two Polish daughters under the roof and subject. As the insurance group announced, he has made use of his purchase options to the shares held by Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Co of the subsidiaries Towarzystwo Ubezpieczen i Reasekuracji Warta (Warta) (24.3%) and Towarzystwo Ubezpieczen Europa (TU Europa) (50.0 percent minus one share) and acquired the minority interests of Japanese in Polish insurers.
Sydney proptech eGuarantee has raised $5.5 million, with global specialist insurance investor Correlation increasing its ownership stake from 25% to more than 60%.
Top 10 categories among 341 recorded events in the 24-month window.
2 companies with recorded IPO activity
IPO · NSE SME3 reports
IPO · Nasdaq2 reports
20 tracked people moves
Promotion Joint General Manager
Appointment Deputy President and Executive Officer with the status of Representative Executive Officer
Appointment Managing Director, Head of Insurance Coverage, Financial Institutions
Appointment Vice-Chair and Managing Director in the Industrial Group
Appointment Previously Global Head of Real Assets and Services; Co-Head of Middle East Investment Banking
Appointment
Appointment Chief Revenue Officer
Appointment Senior Managing Executive Officer of ORIX Corporation
Products, platforms and features in the recorded window
Post‑trade processing platform
13 recorded customer wins
Customer: esvoltaInfrastructure
Customer: kawasaki kisen kaishaMaritime
Customer: Leifras
Customer: vinfastFinance / Green Financing
Customer: Santoku SenpakuMaritime
Customer: somec corporationMaritime
2 companies with reported reductions
5,000 rolesAI automation
87 roles
38 recorded events
approved for cross‑border investment stakeCompetition Commission of India
approved for purchase of 20% stake in DMI FinanceCompetition Commission of India
approved for stake acquisitionCompetition Commission of India (CCI)
approved for acquisition completion
3 tracked suits
damages at Prospecton plant due to 2022 KZN floodsCivil · Filed
Preferred shareholder abuse and derivative claims over collapse of Get Together Inc.Regulatory · Verdict
Reported company results in the recorded window.
Median across 21 reported growth observations; companies may contribute multiple periods.
Company-linked deal reports; status is preserved as recorded.
| Acquirer → target | Status | Date | Value / context |
|---|---|---|---|
| MUFG Bank→shriram finance | Completed | 2026-04-22 | Not stated in snapshot |
| Shizuoka Financial Group→tokyo gas | Completed | 2026-04-22 | Not stated in snapshot |
| Asset Management One→american healthcare reit | Completed | 2026-04-21 | $14.1M |
| Nippon Life Insurance→reliance capital | Rumored | 2026-04-06 | Not stated in snapshot |
| berkshire hathaway→Tokio Marine Holdings ↗ | Announced | 2026-03-30 | $1.8B |
| Asset Management One→td synnex | Announced | 2026-03-28 | $1.7M |
A discussion or rumour is not a completed transaction. An unstated value is not zero.
1 postings in the preceding 12 months. The full 2-posting snapshot covers 2 employers.
No repeated job title is supported by this snapshot.
0 tracked postings mention remote work.
Top skills across 2 tracked postings in the available jobs snapshot.
| Company | Employees |
|---|---|
| MUFG ↗ | 111,100 |
| Nippon Life Insurance ↗ | 86,394 |
| Sompo Holdings ↗ | 80,000 |
| Mizuho Financial Group ↗ | 56,375 |
| AEON Financial Service ↗ | 21,483 |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank ↗ | 21,113 |
| SBI Life Insurance Company ↗ | 20,286 |
| Shizuoka Financial Group ↗ | 6,147 |
234 founders and chief executives across 197 companies.
ex- KPMG, World Bank, ADB, UNDP, Mercy. Delhi University BCom 1989
Ex-hey, Coiney, NTT DOCOMO.
CEO-Benesse · Ex-Animoca Brands, KLKTN, Spiral Capital · The University of Tokyo LLB 1998, Harvard Business School MBA 2006
Ex-Japan Policy Investment Bank Permanent, Seconded to Mercuria Investment, Japan Policy Investment Bank Permanent. Waseda University 2011
Merrill Lynch. Hitotsubashi University BS
Ex-Global Mobility Service, Consulting Firm. Gifu University BE 2013
Mufg, ex-Natwest, ex-Natwest Markets, SOAS, University of London
Founder Snippet Finance, ex-Co-Founder PayMe, Titan Alpha, HSBC. UCL BSc 2000
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, BSP Tax Accountant Corporation, UBS Bank Tokyo Branch, UBS Securities Japan. Waseda University.
Alternative Investment Capital, ex-Mizuho Global Alternative Investments, ex-Ant Capital Partners, Osaka university, 1990
Managing Director - ARCHIMED. Yale School of Management Master of Business Administration 1998
Co-Founder Decima Fund, ex- B Cryptos, Mizuho Securities . Keio University LLB 2015
10 profiles with education records.
0 profiles with prior-work records.
Profiles cover recorded founders and leaders; contact details remain in Radar.
502,212 articles in the measured 12-month window.
Financial Services coverage across Japan · articles per complete quarter
| Quarter | Articles |
|---|---|
| 2021Q2 | 70,868 |
| 2021Q3 | 92,977 |
| 2021Q4 | 62,936 |
| 2022Q1 | 77,124 |
| 2022Q2 | 74,559 |
| 2022Q3 | 78,215 |
| 2022Q4 | 102,720 |
| 2023Q1 | 102,741 |
| 2023Q2 | 101,584 |
| 2023Q3 | 116,253 |
| 2023Q4 | 96,898 |
| 2024Q1 | 114,959 |
| 2024Q2 | 114,571 |
| 2024Q3 | 126,235 |
| 2024Q4 | 124,650 |
| 2025Q1 | 152,419 |
| 2025Q2 | 113,169 |
| 2025Q3 | 192,686 |
| 2025Q4 | 92,704 |
| 2026Q1 | 109,436 |
Article volume measures coverage, not market sales.
374 recorded company events across 40 companies; percentages use that event total.
Financial Services coverage across Japan · ranked by full-period article count.
Recent and prior counts use the source comparison windows.
Financial Services coverage across Japan
| Keyword | Recent | Prior | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| countries | 4,193 | 1,858 | 126% |
| trade dispute mechanisms | 2,666 | 1,678 | 59% |
| bilateral trade | 2,361 | 1,389 | 70% |
| preferential tariff | 1,835 | 1,269 | 45% |
| forex liquidity | 1,690 | 577 | 193% |
| exchange rates | 1,598 | 973 | 64% |
| tariff rate quota | 1,506 | 978 | 54% |
| mfn tariff | 1,372 | 920 | 49% |
| gold spot price | 1,334 | 197 | 577% |
| commodity futures | 1,162 | 381 | 205% |
| honda forums | 0 | 2,596 | -100% |
| olympic team selections | 951 | 2,579 | -63% |
| olympic trials | 1,017 | 2,398 | -58% |
| summer olympics athletics | 263 | 1,360 | -81% |
| olympic venues | 410 | 1,219 | -66% |
Financial Services coverage across Japan
territories, disputed islands, countries
25.3% critical · 17.3% positiveinflation reports fx, currency intervention policies, trade deficits fx
38.7% critical · 42.2% positivegdp growth rate, gdp acceleration, economic slowdown
33.8% critical · 45.6% positiveFinancial Services coverage across Japan. Topic labels describe recorded classifications and can include broad context.
Company counts, hiring and disclosed funding across the recorded hubs.
37.0% across the displayed hubs
0 companies hiring · $1.8B disclosed funding
Explore companies in Tokyo ↗19.2% across the displayed hubs
2 companies hiring · $600.0K disclosed funding
Explore companies in Chiyoda City ↗12.1% across the displayed hubs
1 companies hiring · $20.6M disclosed funding
Explore companies in Minato City ↗
8.9% across the displayed hubs
0 companies hiring · $461.6M disclosed funding
Explore companies in Shibuya ↗
7.9% across the displayed hubs
0 companies hiring · $66.1M disclosed funding
Explore companies in Minato ↗6.3% across the displayed hubs
0 companies hiring · $0 disclosed funding
Explore companies in Chuo City ↗
5.2% across the displayed hubs
0 companies hiring · $0 disclosed funding
Explore companies in Osaka ↗
3.4% across the displayed hubs
1 companies hiring · $3.0B disclosed funding
Explore companies in Chiyoda-Ku ↗Clear definitions for making better comparisons.
It measures the tracked company ecosystem, recorded funding, hiring and other available evidence. It is not a market-size estimate.
No. A company can belong to several segments, so segment counts and funding can overlap.
A dash or unavailable panel means the current reviewed source snapshot does not support that figure.
Company ecosystem snapshot: 31 August 2026. Funding is recorded in USD; filed accounts retain their stated currency and reporting basis. Each section identifies its own coverage. The news and research behind these sections is explorable in Prism.
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