Promise Co., Ltd., through its subsidiaries, engages in the consumer finance business in Japan. It involves in loan management and collection; the management of leased real estate; insurance brokerage activities; and telemarketing, maintenance, management of ATMs, and system development. The company also offers credit cards, sales finance, and catalog sales, as well as engages in car maintenance and sheet metal painting, the provision of information services using the Internet, and loan purchase and management. As of March 31, 2010, the company operated 1,492 branches; 1,521 automated contract machines; and 1,516 ATMs. It has a strategic alliance with Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group for the loan guarantee business. Promise Co., Ltd. was founded in 1962 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.