Global Business

We are expanding our lending and investment business in various regions, primarily India, Southeast Asia, and Latin America, with the goal of achieving financial inclusion.

Top Message

Kosuke MoriDirector, Senior Managing Executive Officer 
Overall Global Business execution 
Head of Global Business Division

"Financial Inclusion" began to be used widely around the world after 2000, but we have operated with this philosophy in mind since our founding about 50 years ago. Our global business, which began in 2014, followed this principle and has been offering financial services that tailored to each country, creating a world where everyone can access financial services. After around ten years, the global business has grown to the point where it is expected as the company's growth driver.

The talented team members who drive the global business everyday in the local markets are a key factor behind our success. As the frontliners who form the core of our business, they allow us to keep pushing forward even during the pandemic, a time of unprecedented challenge. This experience is now a valuable asset.

With the "DNA" of taking on challenges and an approach of thinking on our feet, we believe we can become a Global Neo Finance Company combined with our expertise, and experience in the financial business. We will continue to take on challenges to create an opportunity for all stakeholders to bring about social change through finance with a positive impact.

Our Global footprint

Since establishing our regional headquarters in Singapore in 2014, we have been expanding our business primaly across Southeast Asia. In 2018, we established a subsidiary in India, which has been growing steadily driven by locally led and technology first strategy.
In 2023, we enterd the Latin America market, drawing on and applying the experience and expertise we gained in India.

Credit Saison India

Kisetsu Saison Finance (India) Pvt. Ltd. (hereafter, Credit Saison India) commenced operations in 2019. Since then, the company has focused primarily on wholesale lending to local NBFCs and co-lending with fintechs. Credit Saison India is also accelerating business diversification, and has now started direct lending to SMEs, through 45 branches in 20 cities across India.
Going forward, Credit Saison India will continue to invest in new growth opportunities while maintaining strict risk management, aiming to become a leading NBFC in India.

Our Product

  • ・Wholesale lending (loans to local NBFCs)
  • ・Partnership lending (loans through tech enabled alliance with fintechs)
  • ・Embedded finance (loans through tech enabled alliance with non-financial companies)
  • ・Branch lending (loans to SMEs utilizing branches)

History of Credit Saison India

2018
Established
2019
Obtained an NBFC license
launched wholesale lending
2020
Launched partnership lending
2022
Launched branch lending
Rated AAA by CARE *
2023
Rated AAA by CRISIL *
Launched embedded finance
2024
Investment from Mizuho Bank, Ltd.

* Long-term credit rating by credit rating agency in India

* As of June 2024

Company Name Business Description Established
Saison International Pte. Ltd. Overseas business development and overall management of overseas Group companies (IHQ) May 2014
Kisetsu Saison Finance (India) Pvt. Ltd. Lending to individuals and small and medium enterprises in India June 2018
Credit Saison Brazil Participações Ltda. Lending to small and medium enterprises in Brazil February 2023
Credit Saison Mexico S.A. de C.V., SOFOM E.N.R. Lending to small and medium enterprises in Mexico March 2023
PT Credit Saison Indonesia Finance Lending to individuals and small and medium enterprises and P2P lending in Indonesia September 2015
Saison Investment Management Pte. Ltd. Offshore lending business based in Singapore that provides loans to emerging economies September 2021
Saison Capital Pte. Ltd. Investment in overseas startups, primarily in the field of fintech June 2019
Saison Crypto Pte. Ltd. Investment in startups in the field of Web3 September 2022
HD SAISON Finance Co., Ltd. Retail finance in Vietnam May 2015 *
Siam Saison Co., Ltd. BtoB finance in Thailand November 2018
Julo Holdings Pte. Ltd. Lending to individuals in Indonesia April 2022 *

*Year of investment by the Company

Our Vision for Global Business

We all embrace common values and philosophy amid diversity, and continue to take on challenges together as a united group.

Vision

To be a transformative partner in creating opportunities and enabling dreams.

Mission

We bring people, partners and technology together, to create resilient, innovative financial solutions for positive impact.

Values

We believe in act with INTEGRITY, foster INCLUSION, lead with INNOVATION, deliver with IMPACT.

Our Global Strategies

To create a world where everybody can access financial services without anyone being left behind (financial inclusion) we drive two core businesses—lending and investment— centered on FinTech.

FinTech-led INCLUSION and INNOVATION

Lending Business

  • We provide loans to the underserved* in India, Southeast Asia, and Latin America.
  • By partnering with local entities, We create our own economic zone and deliver services that tailored to local market.

Investment Business

  • We invest in promising startups and venture capital funds primarily in the fields of FinTech and Web3.
  • Through investments in cutting-edge technologies, we aim to create synergies with the existing businesses.

* Individuals and companies who are unable to effectively access existing financial services or feel financially inconvenienced due to economic, geographical, or infrastructural barriers

Latest Strategy of the Global Business

Held on June 7, 2024 Global Strategy Briefing

Presenter:
Kosuke Mori, Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer , Head of Global Business Division

In "Note", Credit Saison's official Media platform, we share articles that convey "new findings" through the thoughts and stories of people who work in the Global Business Division.

 
セゾンの未来会議

Our Impact Initiatives

We contribute to our corporate vision of realizing a "sustainable society that is even more convenient and more prosperous," by generating social positive impacts through the lending business in each country.

ファイナンシャル・インクルージョン

Here we introduce our impact initiatives together with the voices of customers' stories.

Credit Saison is a member of the following organizations and initiatives.

  • JPN GSG
  • SIMI
  • avpn
  • インパクト志向金融宣言