Yoshitaka Kitao

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SBI Holdings to invest $100M in digital bank Erebor

Leading SBI's digital-asset expansion

Erebor Bank opened in February 2026 with a national charter and a core banking system that settles payments on a blockchain, weekends included. By September it held more than $7 billion in deposits. Now Japan's SBI Holdings plans to invest $100 million in it.

Updated 6 days ago

KB Kookmin Card and SBI Holdings team up to test AI agent payments and stablecoin use

New Capabilities

Leading SBI's push into digital assets and stablecoin infrastructure

KB Kookmin Card and Japan's SBI Holdings have completed the first technical test of an AI agent identity system for cross-border travel payments. The October 23 proof of concept checked that an AI agent's digital credentials could be verified before it connected to a Korean test service.

Updated Oct 17