SBI VC Trade Introduces Corporate Logo Email "BIMI"

SBI VC Trade Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President and Representative Director: Tomohiko Kondo; hereinafter referred to as "the Company"), a consolidated subsidiary of SBI Holdings, Inc. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; Chairman, President and CEO: Yoshitaka Kitao) engaged in the cryptocurrency exchange business, has introduced "BIMI"*, an authentication technology that displays the Company's corporate logo on emails delivered from the Company to its customers, effective March 30, 2026 (Monday). Through the introduction of this technology, the Company aims to reduce the number of customers who fall victim to phishing scams by enabling customers to distinguish between emails legitimately delivered by the Company and those impersonating the Company based on the presence or absence of the Company's logo.

* Abbreviation for "Brand Indicators for Message Identification." It is an email authentication technology that displays a company's brand logo within the mailbox for emails that have passed authentication such as DMARC, as a measure against spoofed emails. DMARC is an advanced email authentication technology that verifies whether an email is legitimately sent from the sender domain displayed in the email. BIMI works in conjunction with this technology to prove the legitimacy of the email.

In recent years, security threats from emails impersonating companies have been increasing. In particular, phishing techniques that lure customers to phishing sites via emails impersonating financial institutions are becoming more sophisticated and are on the rise. It is becoming difficult for customers to deal with these threats on their own, making it an urgent task for companies to implement certain countermeasures from the perspective of customer protection. To date, the Company has been strengthening its security measures, including making two-factor authentication (two-element authentication) mandatory from September 3, 2025 (Wednesday) and adding a new "email authentication" method in addition to the conventional authentication methods.

As part of further security measures, the Company has now introduced "BIMI," which displays the logo of the sending company only on emails sent by that company through email services.

With this introduction, the Company's corporate logo will be displayed on official emails sent from the Company to its customers*, enabling recipients to visually confirm the legitimacy of the sender. This is expected not only to reduce customer phishing damage but also to increase the visibility of emails from the Company, making it easier for important announcements and communications from the Company to reach customers.

Please note that customers do not need to perform any new setup or other tasks for this introduction. The Company will continue to strengthen its security measures to ensure that customers can use our services with peace of mind.

* This applies to BIMI-compatible email clients.

■About SBI VC Trade

Under the slogan "Crypto assets are also SBI," SBI VC Trade leverages the comprehensive capabilities of the SBI Group, one of Japan's largest comprehensive internet financial groups, to provide a full lineup of services for cryptocurrency trading. As a cryptocurrency exchange operator, Type I Financial Instruments Business Operator, and Electronic Payment Instruments Services Provider, we provide innovative services and businesses based on "customer-centricity," including not only buying and selling cryptocurrencies but also cryptocurrency asset management services, services for corporations, and the domestic launch of the stablecoin USD Coin (USDC), all under a high level of security.

Official Website: https://www.sbivc.co.jp/

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