Japan's SBI Holdings applies for bank licence to own majority of Shinsei

Japan's SBI Holdings applies for bank licence to own majority of Shinsei

The Shinsei Bank logo is pictured at the lobby of the bank in Tokyo October 22, 2010. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao

Japanese online financial conglomerate SBI Holdings Inc has filed its application for a bank holding-company licence to own more than 50% of Shinsei Bank, an SBI spokesperson said on Friday.