History

1969 Founded with 100 million yen in capital, sponsored mainly by Kyowa Bank(current Resona Bank) and by general trading, life insurance and casualty insurance companies.
1969 - 1991 Established 13 branches across the country, including Osaka and Nagoya.
1986 Established Showa Auto Rental Leasing Co., Ltd.
1987 Established Showa High-Tech Rent Co., Ltd.
1997 Relocated Head Office to Yotsuya, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo.
2005 Acquired by Shinsei Bank Group ( Current SBI Shinsei Bank Group ).
2006 Shinsei Business Finance Co., Ltd. joined Showa Leasing Group.
2007 S.S. Solutions Co., Ltd. started its operations
(acquired business from UNICO Corporation).
Merged with Showa High-Tech Rent Co., Ltd.
2008 Kirayaka Leasing Co., Ltd. joined Showa Leasing Group.
Sold the shares of Showa Auto Rental Leasing Co.,Ltd.
Relocated Head Office to Toyosu, Koto-ku, Tokyo.
2009 Merged with S.S. Solutions Co., Ltd.
Established Sapporo Office(Current Sapporo Branch).
2010 Merged with Shinsei Business Finance Co., Ltd.
2011 Relocated Head Office to Koraku, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo.
2013 Established Hyogo Office.
2015 Established Hachioji Branch.
Tozai Boeki Co., Ltd. joined Showa Leasing Group.
Established Taipei Branch
2016 Eishin Kogyo Co.,Ltd. joined Showa Leasing Group.
Became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Shinsei Bank ( Current SBI Shinsei Bank ) through a Share Exchange.
2019 Shinko Lease Co., Ltd.(Current Shinsei Kobelco Leasing Co.,Ltd.) joined Showa Leasing Group.
2020 Relocated Head Office to Nihonbashi-muromachi,Chuo-ku,Tokyo.