Overview

Sony Bank is the online banking division of Sony Financial Group (Japan). Pursuing U.S. federally chartered stablecoin infrastructure via connectia-trust.

Recent Developments

  • 2026-07-07: Conditional OCC approval for Connectia Trust national trust bank — $40M capitalization, dollar stablecoin for Sony ecosystem (2026-07-11-sony-connectia-occ-coindesk)
  • 2026-07-06: Sony Financial Group board ratified Connectia Trust plan
  • 2025-12: Partnership with Bastion Platforms for stablecoin issuance and custody
  • 2025-10: Original OCC application filed

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