Local banks and credit unions will set up a joint window in Hokkaido.

As the population of the region continues to decline, it is the first joint contact point between regional banks and shinkin banks in Japan with the aim of maintaining the function as a financial institution while reducing costs.

The joint window will be set up by the Hokkaido Bank and the Hokkaido Shinkin Bank on the 14th, when the top management of both parties attended and the ceremony to conclude the cooperation agreement was held.

As the bank relocates its branch office, a joint window and a bank ATM will be set up in the Shinkin bank branch in Suttsu-cho in August to deal with bank customers and depositors. ..



Yuji Kanema, president of the Hokkaido Bank, said, "I am afraid that excessive competition between financial institutions in the region will eventually compete for each other's physical strength, and in the future it will not be possible to maintain the financial function of the region. I have been thinking about cooperation with Shinkin banks, credit unions, post offices, etc. in order to maintain the functions in the region, but I was able to realize my thoughts. " I made it clear that I put it in.



According to the Hokkaido Finance Bureau, it is the first time in Japan that a regional bank and a credit union have a "joint window".