MUFG Bank invests in LayerX

The two first entered into a business alliance in 2024.

MUFG Bank and MUFG Innovation Partners (MIUP) have made an investment in LayerX, a startup involved in AI-centered software.

Separately, MUFG Bank has signed a strategic partnership memorandum of understanding with LayerX.

The investment amount is undisclosed, based on a 2 September 2025 press release.

LayerX develops and operates services such as the AI cloud service “Bakuraku” to streamline back-office operations. It also has the AI Workforce platform that promises to improve operational efficiency and data utilisation.

MUFG Bank and LayerX first entered into a business alliance in 2024 in business spend management. The bank has been offering Bakuraku to its corporate clients, and gradually integrating it in its services.

MUFG Bank and MIUP are both consolidated subsidiaries of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group.