SBI Holdings, Mesh Connect, and Money Forward Reach Basic Agreement to Establish a Joint Venture to Facilitate Digital Asset Purchases, Transfers and Payments

SBI Holdings, Inc. (Head Office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director, Chairman, President & CEO: Yoshitaka Kitao; hereinafter “SBI Holdings”), Mesh Connect Inc. (Head Office: California, U.S.; CEO & Co-founder: Bam Azizi; hereinafter “Mesh”), a provider of API-based connectivity infrastructure linking crypto asset exchanges, wallets and other digital asset services, and Money Forward, Inc. (Head Office: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director, President and Group CEO: Yosuke Tsuji; hereinafter “Money Forward”) hereby announce that the three companies have reached a basic agreement to establish a joint venture in Japan for the purpose of facilitating digital asset purchases, transfers, and payments through API connectivity and…