Real Estate Tech TRUSTART Supports Regional Banks' Town Development as "Real Estate Data Infrastructure" for Higo Bank's Urban Development Support Operations

TRUSTART Co., Ltd. (CEO: Yojiro Oe, Location: Chuo-ku, Tokyo, hereinafter "TRUSTART") has provided large-scale acquisition of real estate registration information, data cleansing, and data utilization consulting to the "Urban Development and Town Planning Support Office" newly established in April 2025 by Higo Bank, Ltd. (Director and President: Yoshihisa Kasahara, Head Office: Kumamoto City, Kumamoto Prefecture, hereinafter "Higo Bank").

In Kumamoto Prefecture, where an economic ripple effect of 11 trillion yen is expected due to TSMC's expansion, Higo Bank is leading wide-area development projects such as town revitalization projects. TRUSTART supported the construction of a data infrastructure that enables on-site bank employees to act immediately by rapidly and comprehensively collecting and organizing real estate registration information.

◼️ Background

In regional areas facing population decline and changes in industrial structure, regional banks are expected to play a role as "town development partners" who proactively engage in regional real estate and development projects, not just in lending.

Amidst this, in Kumamoto Prefecture, large-scale urban development and transportation infrastructure improvements are occurring simultaneously and in multiple locations, triggered by the expansion of TSMC, the world's largest contract chip manufacturer. To respond to these changes, Higo Bank has newly established the "Urban Development and Town Planning Support Office," a dedicated team of five individuals with experience in both public and private sectors.

From left: Mr. Kugi, Mr. Tashiro, Mr. Ueno, Mr. Imamura, and Mr. Hirano from the Urban Development and Town Planning Support Office.

On the other hand, the following "analog barriers of real estate data" were hindering operations on the ground:

・Scattered Information: Real estate information was dispersed across headquarters and branches, making it difficult to determine if it was the latest information. ・Slow Acquisition Speed: The existing system required a significant amount of time to acquire registration information over a wide area. ・Psychological Hurdles: Due to the scale of investigating hundreds of land parcels, on-site staff tended to hesitate to proceed. ・Cost Barriers: There was a history of abandoning attempts to systemize person-specific information due to excessively high development costs.

◼️ Support Details

TRUSTART proposed a policy of creating a foundation for practical data utilization without interfering with existing systems. They also provided support for internal coordination to overcome budget acquisition hurdles, primarily implementing the following three support measures:

(1) Data Provision Comprehensively acquired and digitized wide-area real estate registration information within Kumamoto Prefecture. Created a list of landowners for approach in town revitalization project target areas and delivered data that allowed the on-site team to act immediately.

(2) Data Cleansing Updated real estate registration information previously acquired and held by Higo Bank to the latest status (name consolidation, deduplication, update to latest information).

(3) Utilization Consulting

Designed a data operation plan that takes into account the bank's specific system constraints and organizational structure. Also supported the development of manuals to enable on-site employees to independently utilize real estate data.

◼️ Implementation Effects

Completed extensive real estate registration investigation work in a short period, enabling on-site staff to "immediately proceed to the next action."

Established a path towards centralized management and assetization of person-specific real estate information, and created a foundation for younger bank employees to utilize real estate data.

【Interview Article】 An interview article with the members of Higo Bank's "Urban Development and Town Planning Support Office" has been published on the TRUSTART corporate website. Please take a look.

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◼️ Future Outlook

Leveraging its expertise in data utilization support, TRUSTART will accelerate its support expansion to financial institutions nationwide. Regional banks are the closest to their communities and possess the most information and trust. However, the collection and utilization of real estate data necessary for town development are still hindered by "analog barriers." By serving as the data infrastructure, TRUSTART will create an environment across the country where regional banks can fully exert their capabilities as "players in town development."

<About the Corporate and Real Estate Big Data Platform "R.E.DATA"> TRUSTART offers "R.E.DATA," a platform that collects diverse real estate and corporate big data from all over Japan in a timely manner, enabling direct approaches to new prospective clients, profiling of corporations and individuals, and streamlining daily operations.

"R.E.DATA" is a platform that independently collects and databases analog real estate and corporate information found only at government offices and on-site, which does not exist on the internet. Real estate data and corporate registration data can be utilized individually or in combination, supporting direct approaches to new prospective clients, profiling of corporations and individuals, and streamlining daily operations. It is used in a wide range of industries including real estate, finance, M&A, consulting, and professional services.

<Overview of Higo Bank, Ltd.> Company Name: Higo Bank, Ltd. Representative: Director and President Yoshihisa Kasahara Established: July 1925 Location: 1-1 Neppyo-cho, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto City Official Website: https://www.higobank.co.jp/

<Overview of TRUSTART Co., Ltd.>

Representative: CEO Yojiro Oe

Business Activities: Real estate big data provision, real estate investigation services

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