Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC, Mitsui Sumitomo Ginko) is a Japanese bank based in Tokyo, Japan. It is a member of the Sumitomo Group and Mitsui Group.
History
In April of 2001, Sakura Bank and Sumitomo Bank merged, forming Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation.
In December 2002, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) establishes Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. as holding company.
SumitomoCorporation (住友商事, Sumitomo Shōji) TYO: 8053 is a highly built worldwide trading company (Sogo shosha), and is a diversified corporation based in Tokyo, Japan.
Sumitomo was founded in Kyoto in the 1600s by bookseller and chemist Masatomo Sumitomo.
Today, the company, SumitomoCorporation, is one of the top three Sogo shosha companies in the world.