Zenkoku Hosho (TYO:7164) will invest 267 million yen in fintech firm MFS through a third-party allotment for a 10% voting stake, according to its Tokyo bourse filing on Thursday.
The investment forms part of a broader capital and business alliance aimed at strengthening services in the housing-loan sector.
The two companies will jointly develop AI-driven loan screening and work to expand MFS' housing loan comparison platform "Mogecheck" among financial institutions and real estate businesses.
MFS operates the Mogecheck loan comparison service, which has 350,000 members, and the real estate investment platform INVASE.
The agreement was signed on Thursday, with payment scheduled for Jan. 8, 2026.