Mizuho Financial Group

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Kabushiki Kaisha Mizuho Financial Group

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legal form Kabushiki kaisha
ISIN JP3885780001
founding September 29, 2000
Seat Chiyoda , Tokyo , Japan
management Yasuhiro Sato
Number of employees 54,784 (2015)
sales 1.46 trillion JPY (2014/15) EUR
11.32 billion
Branch Financial services
Website www.mizuho-fg.co.jp

Mizuho Financial Group corporate building in Tokyo

The KK Mizuho Financial Group ( Japanese 株式会社 み ず ほ フ ィ ナ ン シ ャ ル グ ル ー プ , Kabushiki kaisha Mizuho Finansharu Gurūpu , MHFG , English Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. ) is one of the largest financial services companies in the world. The Japanese company is based in the Marunouchi district of the Chiyoda district in Tokyo .

The bank is one of the 30 major banks that the Financial Stability Board (FSB) as "systemically important financial institution" ( systemically important financial institution ) were classified. It is therefore subject to special monitoring and stricter requirements for the endowment with equity .

history

Mizuho was formed in 2000 under the name Mizuho Holdings, Inc. through the merger of Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank , Fuji Bank and Industrial Bank of Japan .

In January 2003, as a result of the Japanese banking crisis, the Mizuho Financial Group was founded with the capital of Mizuho Holdings. Through an exchange, the company has now become the sole owner of Mizuho Holdings, Inc.

A cooperation with Wirecard AG has existed since March 2018 . As part of the cooperation, Wirecard offers Mizuho's corporate customers card acceptance and issuing services ( acquiring and issuing ) in the greater Asia area.

Holdings

  • Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
  • Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd.
  • Mizuho Trust & Banking Co., Ltd.
  • Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd.
  • Mizuho Investors Securities Co., Ltd.
  • Shinko Securities Co., Ltd.
  • Mizuho Financial Strategy, formerly Mizuho Holdings, Inc.

Web links

Commons : Mizuho Financial Group  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Mizuho Financial Group 2015 Form 20-F Report , accessed March 13, 2016.
  2. ↑ Converted at the rate on the balance sheet date March 31, 2015.
  3. ^ Policy Measures to Address Systemically Important Financial Institutions. In: Financial Stability Board (FSB) of November 4, 2011 (PDF file; 105 kB).
  4. ↑ Update of the group of global systemically important banks (G-SIBs) (PDF; 43 kB) from November 1, 2012.
  5. ↑ Wirecard expands in Asia and wins Mizuho Bank as a new partner In: wirecard.de, March 14, 2018, accessed on April 7, 2018.