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eBank not to charge settlement of payments in online shopping

TOKYO, Japan - Taiichi Matsuo (L), chief executive officer of eBank, a new Internet bank to be launched July 23, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on July 18. Matsuo said his bank will not charge for settling payments for online shopping, in order to win customers in the competition with rivals such as Japan Net Bank and Sony Bank.

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Some 21,000 accounts opened at Sony Bank in 1st month

TOKYO, Japan - Shigeru Ishii, president of Sony Bank, speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo on July 11. He said the Internet-based bank has won 21,000 accounts in its first month of operation thanks to the ''strength of the Sony brand.''

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Sony launches Japan's 2nd Internet-only bank

TOKYO, Japan - Tamotsu Iba (2nd from L), chairman of Sony Bank, Shigeru Ishii (3rd from L) its president, and two unidentified officials join hands at a ceremony in Tokyo's Ginza district June 11 to mark the start of Sony Corp.'s venture into the banking business. Sony Bank, owned 80% by electronic giant Sony, is Japan's second Internet-based bank, following Japan Net Bank set up last October.

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Sony Bank to kick off service June 11

TOKYO, Japan - Shigeru Ishii, president of Sony Bank, an Internet bank owned 80% by Sony Corp., speaks on his bank's business operations at a news briefing May 10. Sony Bank, due to start business on June 11, aims to attract 600,000 Web accounts and to collect deposits of 1 trillion yen within five years.

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Sony receives preliminary approval for Net bank

TOKYO, Japan - Financial Services Minister Hakuo Yanagisawa (L) hands to Sony Chairman Nobuyuki Idei preliminary approval for establishing an Internet bank in Tokyo on March 23. Upon receiving official approval, Sony Bank Corp., to be launched in June, will be the first bank set up by a nonbanking-sector company.

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Sony files application for Internet banking license

TOKYO, Japan - Tamotsu Iba (L), vice chairman of Sony Corp., and Shigeru Ishii, chief of Sony's financial service preparatory division, speak about the company's planned Internet bank at a press conference at the firm's head office in Tokyo on Jan. 31. Sony asked the Financial Services Agency for a preliminary license to establish Sony Bank Corp., with an eye to launching it in June.

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11 firms, banks led by Sony to push electric money payments

TOKYO, Dec. 25 - Tamotsu Iba (C), vice chairman of Sony Corp, and representatives from six other companies join hands at a hotel in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on Dec. 25 after announcing their agreement to set up a joint venture in January to promote electric-money services based on prepaid-card technology developed by Sony. Other participants in the joint venture include NTT DoCoMo Inc., Sakura Bank, the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, Toyota Motor Corp., Denso Corp., and KDDI.

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Sony to form online bank with J.P. Morgan

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) J.P. Morgan & Co Chairman Bruce Carnegie-Brown, Sony Corp. President Nobuyuki Idei, Sakura Bank President Akishige Okada and Sony Executive Deputy President Tamotsu Iba shake hands following the announcement of their new online banking joint venture.

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Sony Bank to kick off service June 11

TOKYO, Japan - Shigeru Ishii, president of Sony Bank, an Internet bank owned 80% by Sony Corp., speaks on his bank's business operations at a news briefing May 10. Sony Bank, due to start business on June 11, aims to attract 600,000 Web accounts and to collect deposits of 1 trillion yen within five years.

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Ginza at night, Tokyo, Japan

Ginza at night, Tokyo, Japan. Ginza is a district of Chuo, Tokyo, located south of Yaesu and Kyobashi, west of Tsukiji, east of Yurakucho and Uchisaiwaicho, and north of Shinbashi. Known as an upscale area with numerous department stores, boutiques, restaurants and coffeehouses. One of the most luxurious shopping districts in the world. Date: circa 1959

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First SONY Flagship Store In Zhejiang

Customers experience Sony's telephoto lens at a Sony direct store in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Jan 12, 2021. This is zhejiang province first SONY flagship store hangzhou SONY direct-sale store appearance hangzhou west lake bank.

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First SONY Flagship Store In Zhejiang

Customers experience digital electronic products of Sony at a Sony store in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Jan 12, 2021. This is zhejiang province first SONY flagship store hangzhou SONY direct-sale store appearance hangzhou west lake bank.

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First SONY Flagship Store In Zhejiang

Customers walk past the gate of a Sony store in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Jan 12, 2021. This is zhejiang province first SONY flagship store hangzhou SONY direct-sale store appearance hangzhou west lake bank.

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First SONY Flagship Store In Zhejiang

Customers experience Sony's full-frame micro camera at a Sony direct-sale store in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Jan 12, 2021. AThis is zhejiang province first SONY flagship store hangzhou SONY direct-sale store appearance hangzhou west lake bank.

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First SONY Flagship Store In Zhejiang

Customers experience Sony's telephoto lens at a Sony direct store in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Jan 12, 2021. This is zhejiang province first SONY flagship store hangzhou SONY direct-sale store appearance hangzhou west lake bank.

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First SONY Flagship Store In Zhejiang

Customers s experience Sony's telephoto lenses at a Sony store in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Jan 12, 2021. This is zhejiang province first SONY flagship store hangzhou SONY direct-sale store appearance hangzhou west lake bank.

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First SONY Flagship Store In Zhejiang

Customers experience digital electronic products of Sony at a Sony store in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Jan 12, 2021. This is zhejiang province first SONY flagship store hangzhou SONY direct-sale store appearance hangzhou west lake bank.

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First SONY Flagship Store In Zhejiang

Customers experience Sony's full-frame micro camera at a Sony direct-sale store in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Jan 12, 2021. This is zhejiang province first SONY flagship store hangzhou SONY direct-sale store appearance hangzhou west lake bank.

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Sony launches Japan's 2nd Internet-only bank

TOKYO, Japan - Tamotsu Iba (2nd from L), chairman of Sony Bank, Shigeru Ishii (3rd from L) its president, and two unidentified officials join hands at a ceremony in Tokyo's Ginza district June 11 to mark the start of Sony Corp.'s venture into the banking business. Sony Bank, owned 80% by electronic giant Sony, is Japan's second Internet-based bank, following Japan Net Bank set up last October.

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Sony receives preliminary approval for Net bank

TOKYO, Japan - Financial Services Minister Hakuo Yanagisawa (L) hands to Sony Chairman Nobuyuki Idei preliminary approval for establishing an Internet bank in Tokyo on March 23. Upon receiving official approval, Sony Bank Corp., to be launched in June, will be the first bank set up by a nonbanking-sector company.

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Sony files application for Internet banking license

TOKYO, Japan - Tamotsu Iba (L), vice chairman of Sony Corp., and Shigeru Ishii, chief of Sony's financial service preparatory division, speak about the company's planned Internet bank at a press conference at the firm's head office in Tokyo on Jan. 31. Sony asked the Financial Services Agency for a preliminary license to establish Sony Bank Corp., with an eye to launching it in June.

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11 firms, banks led by Sony to push electric money payments

TOKYO, Dec. 25 - Tamotsu Iba (C), vice chairman of Sony Corp, and representatives from six other companies join hands at a hotel in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on Dec. 25 after announcing their agreement to set up a joint venture in January to promote electric-money services based on prepaid-card technology developed by Sony. Other participants in the joint venture include NTT DoCoMo Inc., Sakura Bank, the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, Toyota Motor Corp., Denso Corp., and KDDI.

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Sony to form online bank with J.P. Morgan

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) J.P. Morgan & Co Chairman Bruce Carnegie-Brown, Sony Corp. President Nobuyuki Idei, Sakura Bank President Akishige Okada and Sony Executive Deputy President Tamotsu Iba shake hands following the announcement of their new online banking joint venture.