FinanceJapan's largest bank eyes market once passed over by leading lendersMitsubishi UFJ Financial Group looks to create a "financial platform" for smaller companies. (Photo by Shintaro Ino)SHOGO FURUTA and TAKERO MINAMIJune 5, 2026 06:15 JSTTOKYO -- Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group will offer digital financial services for small and midsize companies as early as next year in a bid to capture a large, untapped market in Japan.Read NextFinanceTop Japan banks' profits hit record on M&A lending boomArtificial intelligenceJapan's MUFG taps Google's Gemini AI to help customers shop, saveStartupsSeed-stage startup funding in Japan sinks 40% as investors grow selectiveFinanceJapan's local banks flee China for Singapore, India as supply chains shiftEquitiesJapan Post Bank share price doubles as overseas investors look beyond AIArtificial intelligenceTop Japanese banks to use OpenAI's new model against cyberattacksFinanceJapan banks to offer loans backed by growth potential, not real estateLatest on FinanceFinanceRedemption requests up at Blackstone, Partners as private markets strainFinanceBoston ranked top US city for foreign companies in Nikkei-FT surveyFinanceVietnam pushes financial hub ambitions via maritime, aviation finance moves