# Sony Bank

> Source: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/sony-bank
> research date 2026-05-31 · extracted at 2026-10-07
> Publisher: Barcoder — encyclopedia of QR, barcode and payment-code standards

Specifications:
- [Sony Bank — official](https://moneykit.net/)

## Overview

**Sony Bank** is **Japanese online bank** + **Sony Financial Group Japanese parent + Sony Group Corporation TYO: 6758 ultimate parent** + **Japan's longest-established online-first bank since Jun 11 2001** <sup>[1][1], [Japan report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/JP)</sup>.

## History

**Jun 11 2001 — Sony Bank founded as Sony's Japanese online bank** distinctive Japanese online banking heritage.

**2010 — Sony Bank mobile banking app launch**.

## Ownership & operator

**Operating entity**: **Sony Bank Inc** (Japanese online bank; Sony Financial Group parent).

**Major shareholders**: **Sony Financial Group (Japanese financial services holding) parent + Sony Group Corporation (TYO: 6758; Japanese conglomerate; Sony Electronics + Sony Pictures + Sony Music + Sony Financial Group) ultimate parent**.

**Regulators**: **FSA Japan + BoJ**.

## Technical integration

Sony Bank mobile app (iOS + Android) + moneykit.net online + Sony Bank Visa cards; JP Zengin + JP QR Payment Link.

## Implementations & partners

**Sony Group parent**: Sony Group (Sony Group Corporation; TYO: 6758; Japanese conglomerate; Sony Electronics + Sony Pictures + Sony Music + Sony Financial Group ultimate parent).

**Major Japanese banking + payments competitors**: [MUFG Bank (Mitsubishi UFJ Direct app)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/mufg-bank) (MUFG Bank Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group; TYO: 8306 + NYSE: MUFG; Japan's largest commercial bank by assets) + [Olive (SMBC + Sumitomo Mitsui Card)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/smbc-olive) (SMBC Olive Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation; TYO: 8316; Japan's #2 commercial bank by assets) + [Mizuho Bank (Mizuho Direct + Mizuho Wallet)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/mizuho-bank) (Mizuho Bank; TYO: 8411; Japan's #3 commercial bank by assets) + [Japan Post Bank (Yucho)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/japanpost-bank) (Japan Post Bank Yucho; TYO: 7182; world's largest bank by deposits) + [Seven Bank](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/seven-bank) (Seven Bank; TYO: 8410; Japan's largest ATM network bank by ATMs via 7-Eleven Japan convenience stores) + [Rakuten Bank](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/rakuten-bank) (Rakuten Bank; TYO: 5838; Rakuten Japanese e-commerce digital bank subsidiary) + [PayPay](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/paypay) (PayPay; SoftBank + Yahoo Japan Japanese super-app mobile wallet; ~65M+ Japanese users; Japan's largest mobile wallet by users) + [LINE Pay](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/line-pay) (LINE Pay; LINE mobile wallet; Japanese operations) + [d払い (d Barai)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/d-barai) (d払い d Barai NTT Docomo Japanese mobile wallet) + [au PAY](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/au-pay) (au PAY KDDI Japanese mobile wallet).

**Regulators**: FSA Japan + BoJ.

## Status

**Active, Japanese online bank + Sony Financial Group Japanese parent + Sony Group Corporation TYO:6758 ultimate parent + Japan's longest-established online-first bank since Jun 11 2001** <sup>[1][1], [2][2]</sup>.

## Sources

[1]: https://moneykit.net/ "Sony Bank — official"
[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_Bank "Sony Bank — Wikipedia"
[jp-cro]: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/JP

- [1] [Sony Bank — official][1]
- [2] [Sony Bank — Wikipedia][2]
- <sup>[Japan report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/JP)</sup> In-corpus: `reports/countries/JP-japan.md`

## Source

Biography extracted from [sony-bank.md](https://docs.barcoder.ai/source/wallets/sony-bank). See `matrix.md` for standards-support matrix if present.