Nippon Shinpan Co., Ltd.

Japanese: 日本信販[株] - にっぽんしんぱん

Commonly known as NICOS. A long-established and largest credit sales company. In 1951, the company established Nippon Shinyo Hanbai Co., Ltd. and started a business of arranging installment purchases using coupons. In 1956, the company expanded into condominium sales, in 1958 into car loans, and in 1963 into shopping credit. In 1966, the company started a credit card system and changed its name to the current one. Since then, the company has diversified into leasing, factoring, travel, and corporate finance. The company has actively developed partnerships with banks, universities, local governments, and other industries. The company has close ties with the former Sanwa Bank and its affiliated financial institutions. In March 2004, the company received a capital increase of 200 billion yen from UFJ Bank, and in October 2005, the company merged with UFJ Card, changing its name to UFJ NICOS, and became a consolidated subsidiary of UFJ Bank. In 2007, the company merged with DC Card to become Mitsubishi UFJ NICOS. The company promotes affiliated cards with a wide range of industries, including J.League supporters' clubs and oil wholesalers. The company focuses on the IT payment field. Headquarters in Tokyo. Capital in 2011: 109.3 billion yen, operating revenue as of March 2011: 300.6 billion yen.
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Japanese:

通称NICOS。信販会社の老舗で最大手。1951年日本信用販売を設立し，クーポン券による割賦購入あっせん事業を開始。1956年マンション分譲販売，1958年自動車ローン，1963年ショッピングクレジットに進出。1966年クレジットカード制度を開始し現社名に改称。その後はリース・ファクタリング・旅行・企業金融などに多角化。銀行・大学・自治体など異業種との提携を積極的に展開している。旧三和銀行およびその系列金融機関と親密。2004年３月UFJ銀行から2000億円の増資を受け，2005年10月UFJカードと統合し社名をUFJニコスと変更，UFJ銀行の連結子会社となる。2007年ディーシーカードと合併し三菱UFJニコスとなる。Jリーグのサポーター・クラブや石油元売会社など幅広い業種と提携カードを推進。IT決裁分野に力を注ぐ。本社東京。2011年資本金1093億円，2011年３月営業収益3006億円。
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