Hokkoku Bank was established on December 18, 1943, by a merger of three banks, namely Kano Godo Bank, Kashu Bank, and Nowa Bank, and has grown steadily ever since.
As a regional leading bank, and based on the Bank’s corporate philosophy “Trust – a bridge to a fruitful regional future: to enrich interactions and build up growth in the region,” Hokkoku Bank aims to become a bank trusted and loved by every client in the region by leading regional activities in various aspects.
Relocated head office to Shimotsutsumi-cho
The head office (former) was completed in Shimotsutsumi-cho, Kanazawa, Ishikawa.
Commenced online exchange service
Listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange and the Osaka Stock Exchange
Listed on the First Sections of the Tokyo Stock Exchange and the Osaka Stock Exchange. (The Osaka Stock Exchange is discontinued in 2010.)
Total deposits reached one trillion yen
Completed a new computer center (the Morito Center)
Completion of a new computer center in Morito, Kanazawa, Ishikawa.
Established New York Representative Office
Establishment of a representative office which gathers local information and provide support for companies entering the market. (Discontinued in 2002.)
Total deposits reached two trillion yen
Introduced CI
Introduction of CI and amendment of the Bank logo to its current form.
50th founding anniversary
Established the Direct Center
Establishment of the Direct Center, allowing the operation of non-face-to-face sales.
Partnered with Industrial and Commercial Bank of China
Collaboration on business related to funding in RMB.
Established Shanghai Representative Office
Establishment of Representative Office in Shanghai, which is the Chinese economic center, catering to the increasing number of companies in the Ishikawa Prefecture hoping to enter the Chinese market.
Partnered with Bangkok Bank
Collaboration on business in Thailand and other South-East Asian regions.
Established Singapore Representative Office
Covering the entire South-East Asian region, prepared a system that provides regional information and financial services to companies entering the market.
Founded the largest promotion fund in Japan: utilizing resources for the industrialization of Ishikawa
Collaboration with Ishikawa Prefecture and local financial institutions to found a fund that supports the future emergence and growth of new industries.
Partnered with Bank of Dalian
Provision of information on the region and its policies; business matching; support on entering the market
Partnered with the Changzhou National Hi-Tech District
Provision of information on the region and its policies; support on entering the market
Total deposits reached three trillion yen
Partnered with three other local banks
Mutual utilization of overseas offices of Hokkoku Bank, The Juroku Bank, The San-in Godo Bank, and The Hiroshima Bank
Partnered with Bank of Jiangsu
Provision of information on the region and its policies; business matching; support on entering the market
Partnered with Bank CIMB Niaga
Various banking transactions in the partner bank
Local currency funding guaranteed by the Bank
Provision of information on regional laws and regulations
Became the first company in Japan to introduce tablets
The Bank became the first company in Japan to introduce portable terminals in order to strengthen proposal-based sales.
70th founding anniversary
Executed the first cross border loan project
Cooperated with Nippon Export and Investment Insurance (NEXI)
Business cooperation related to publicizing trade insurance
Partnered with SCS Global Consulting
Provision of information on laws and regulations and advisory services in the U.S. and Asia
Partnered with Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV)
Various banking transactions in the partner bank
Local currency funding guaranteed by the Bank
Provision of information on regional laws and regulations
Partnered with State Bank of India (the bank, which has signed the MOU with Japan Bank for International Cooperation)
Provision of information on the economic and investment climate
Various banking transactions in the partner bank
Partnered with Metropolitan Bank & Trust Company (the bank, which has signed the MOU with Japan Bank for International Cooperation )
Provision of information on the economic and investment climate
Various banking transactions in the partner bank
Completed head office building
Completion of the current head office building (Hirooka, Kanazawa, Ishikawa)
Implemented the new accounting system, BankVision
Implementation of a new system, allowing faster system development for new products and services
Established Singapore Branch
Started to apply international standards to capital adequacy ratio after establishing Singapore Branch
Implemented Medium-Term Business Plan「Communication × Collaboration × Innovation 2021」
【January】Established Bangkok Representative Office
【November】Implemented Medium-Term Business Plan「Communication × Collaboration × Innovation 2024」
【November】Established Digital Value Co, Ltd.
【January】Started handling recruitment services
【October】Establishment of the "Hokkoku DX Cashless Fund"
【December】Starting to the Next-Generation CRM System Development Project
【March】Established Ho Chi Minh City Representative Office
【May】Japan’s first full-banking system in the public cloud started operation at Hokkoku Bank
【May】Established The FD Advisory, Ltd.
【June】Established The CC Innovation, Ltd.
【June】Established The QR Investment, Ltd.