TOKYO -- Japanese mobile carrier SoftBank and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group will team up on digital banking, in the latest example of partnership between traditional banks and tech companies amid a rapid spread of web-based banking in Japan.
Collaboration will cover payments, AI and big data analyses

A digital banking partnership between SoftBank and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group is the latest example of collaboration between traditional banks and digital players as web-based banking platforms expand in Japan.
TOKYO -- Japanese mobile carrier SoftBank and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group will team up on digital banking, in the latest example of partnership between traditional banks and tech companies amid a rapid spread of web-based banking in Japan.