Established in 2002, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group ranks as the second-largest diversified financial services and banking organization in Japan. With about two thirds of operations in commercial and corporate banking under the bank's operating company, the group is expanding securities, leasing, and credit card services. The group's international reach is global, and its Asia-centric strategy aims to gain geographical footprints via associate investments in commercial banks such as the Bank of East Asia in Hong Kong and BTPN in Indonesia.