Introduction of Corporate Logo Email 'BIMI'
SBI VC Trade introduced the email authentication technology 'BIMI' on March 30, 2026, to prevent phishing scams by displaying their corporate logo on legitimate emails sent to customers.
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- 📰 Published: March 30, 2026 at 20:00
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SBI VC Trade Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director and President: Tomohiko Kondo, hereinafter referred to as 'the Company'), a consolidated subsidiary of SBI Holdings, Inc. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director, Chairman and President: Yoshitaka Kitao) engaged in the crypto asset exchange business, introduced 'BIMI'*, an authentication technology that displays the Company's corporate logo on emails sent to customers, starting Monday, March 30, 2026. By introducing this technology, the Company aims to reduce the number of customers who fall victim to phishing scams by enabling them to distinguish between emails sent by the Company and emails spoofing the Company based on the presence or absence of the Company's logo.
* Stands for 'Brand Indicators for Message Identification.' It is an email authentication technology that displays a company's brand logo in the mailbox for emails that have passed authentication such as DMARC as a countermeasure against spoofed emails. DMARC is an advanced email authentication technology that verifies whether an email was legitimately sent from the sender domain displayed in the email, and BIMI works in conjunction with this technology to prove the validity of the email.
In recent years, security threats from emails spoofing companies have been increasing. In particular, tactics that lead to phishing sites from emails spoofing financial institutions are becoming more sophisticated and frequent. It is difficult for customers to deal with these on their own, and it is an urgent matter from the perspective of customer protection for companies to take certain countermeasures. To date, the Company has strengthened security measures, such as making two-step verification (two-factor authentication) mandatory from Wednesday, September 3, 2025, and adding a new 'email authentication' method in addition to conventional authentication methods.
This time, as part of further security measures, we have introduced 'BIMI,' which displays the corporate logo only on emails sent by the sender company on the email service.
With this introduction, the Company's corporate logo will be displayed on official emails sent from the Company to customers*, allowing recipients to visually confirm the validity of the sender. Through this, in addition to aiming to reduce customer phishing scam damage, we expect that important notices and communications from the Company will be more easily delivered to customers as the visibility of emails from the Company increases.
Please note that there is no burden of work on the customer, such as making new settings, with this introduction. The Company will continue to strengthen security measures so that customers can use our services with peace of mind.
* Applies to BIMI-compatible email clients.
## About SBI VC Trade
Under the slogan 'Crypto Assets also by SBI,' SBI VC Trade provides a full lineup of services in crypto asset trading by leveraging the comprehensive strength of the SBI Group, one of Japan's largest comprehensive Internet financial groups. As a crypto asset exchange business operator, Type I financial instruments business operator, and electronic payment instruments business operator, under a high security system, we will create innovative services and businesses based on a 'customer-centric' approach, such as developing crypto asset asset management services and services for corporations that go beyond the buying and selling of crypto assets, and further starting the first domestic handling of the stablecoin USDC.
Official website: https://www.sbivc.co.jp/
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* Stands for 'Brand Indicators for Message Identification.' It is an email authentication technology that displays a company's brand logo in the mailbox for emails that have passed authentication such as DMARC as a countermeasure against spoofed emails. DMARC is an advanced email authentication technology that verifies whether an email was legitimately sent from the sender domain displayed in the email, and BIMI works in conjunction with this technology to prove the validity of the email.
In recent years, security threats from emails spoofing companies have been increasing. In particular, tactics that lead to phishing sites from emails spoofing financial institutions are becoming more sophisticated and frequent. It is difficult for customers to deal with these on their own, and it is an urgent matter from the perspective of customer protection for companies to take certain countermeasures. To date, the Company has strengthened security measures, such as making two-step verification (two-factor authentication) mandatory from Wednesday, September 3, 2025, and adding a new 'email authentication' method in addition to conventional authentication methods.
This time, as part of further security measures, we have introduced 'BIMI,' which displays the corporate logo only on emails sent by the sender company on the email service.
With this introduction, the Company's corporate logo will be displayed on official emails sent from the Company to customers*, allowing recipients to visually confirm the validity of the sender. Through this, in addition to aiming to reduce customer phishing scam damage, we expect that important notices and communications from the Company will be more easily delivered to customers as the visibility of emails from the Company increases.
Please note that there is no burden of work on the customer, such as making new settings, with this introduction. The Company will continue to strengthen security measures so that customers can use our services with peace of mind.
* Applies to BIMI-compatible email clients.
## About SBI VC Trade
Under the slogan 'Crypto Assets also by SBI,' SBI VC Trade provides a full lineup of services in crypto asset trading by leveraging the comprehensive strength of the SBI Group, one of Japan's largest comprehensive Internet financial groups. As a crypto asset exchange business operator, Type I financial instruments business operator, and electronic payment instruments business operator, under a high security system, we will create innovative services and businesses based on a 'customer-centric' approach, such as developing crypto asset asset management services and services for corporations that go beyond the buying and selling of crypto assets, and further starting the first domestic handling of the stablecoin USDC.
Official website: https://www.sbivc.co.jp/
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