Monex announces start of business alliance with NTT DOCOMO

Online trading company Monex, Inc. today announced the start of a business alliance with NTT DOCOMO, Inc.

The aim of the alliance is to provide customers the most innovative asset building services by bringing together the strengths of NTT DOCOMO’s customer base and business operations with Monex’s customer base, business operations, and long-held desire to contribute to customer asset-building efforts.

With the start of the new NISA program, NTT DOCOMO and Monex are working to reinforce links between their respective services, such as the hugely popular periodic purchasing plan by using d CARD credit card, as well as d POINT, d-Barai®, d CARD®, d-Account®, and other NTT DOCOMO services.

Furthermore, through the d-Barai® app, the companies plan to provide asset building services for beginners. With personalized information as well as an ongoing selection of products that address the needs of users, particularly beginners, Monex will support steady asset building.

As the first phase of their collaboration, both companies will begin offering content related to asset building on the respective owned media platforms and at DOCOMO shops.

Monex’s owned media “Monex Clip”, and NTT DOCOMO’s “dmenu money” will jointly produce articles about investment and money. The first effort will feature an interview with Mr. Takashi Hiroki, chief strategist of Monex, to be published in both Monex Clip and dmenu money.

The companies will jointly produce new content for Kurashino Sodankai, a learning seminar service, to support customers with utilizing New NISA program via smartphones. Kurashino Sodankai will be held in DOCOMO shops and d garden.