Mizuho Bank (みずほ銀行 Mizuho Ginkō) was founded on April 1, 2002, by the merger of Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank, Fuji Bank, and Japan Industrial Bank. It is now the largest bank in the world measured by balance sheet assets, and one of the four so-called Japanese "megabanks" (along with Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, and UFJ Bank).
) is a Japanese bank that was established on April 1, 2002 by the merger of the Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank and the retail operations of the Fuji Bank.
It forms the core consumer banking unit of Mizuho Financial Group, which is the second-largest financial services company in Japan and one of the three so-called Japanese "megabanks" (along with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group).
MizuhoBank is active in retail banking with 515 branches and over 11,000 ATM machines.