The Sumitomo Bank

Former Sumitomo Bank headquarters in Nakanoshima, Osaka, now an SMBC office
Former Tokyo branch of Sumitomo Bank, now an SMBC office

The Sumitomo Bank, Limited (株式会社住友銀行, Kabushiki-gaisha Sumitomo Ginkō) was a major Japanese bank, founded 1895 in Osaka and a central component of the Sumitomo Group. For much of the 20th century it was one of the largest Japanese banks, together with Dai-Ichi Bank, Mitsubishi Bank, Mitsui Bank, and Yasuda / Fuji Bank.[1] In 1948, it was renamed Osaka Bank,[2] but reverted to Sumitomo Bank in 1952.[3]

On 1 April 2001, Sumitomo Bank merged with Sakura Bank to form Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation.

  1. ^ David A. Alhadeff (1975), "Bank-Business Conglomerates - the Japanese Experience", Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance
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