Case Study: The Master Trust Bank of Japan achieves digital transformation and saves 7,000 man-hours a year with eBrevia

How eBrevia helped Japan’s major asset management bank with its digital transformation

The Master Trust Bank of Japan, a major asset administration bank managing a vast global portfolio, faced a large-volume document challenge—regularly reviewing prospectuses, custodian contracts, ISDA/CSA agreements and other legal documents—and needed a secure, multilingual document analytics and management solution using machine learning and natural language processing. To drive its digital transformation and preserve institutional knowledge, The Master Trust Bank of Japan selected eBrevia’s AI-powered document analytics and digitization platform.

eBrevia was deployed to automate multilingual contract review, customize data extraction with pre-trained provisions and train new models, convert legacy files via OCR, and centralize secure document management. The solution was applied across 18 MTBJ operations and delivered measurable impact—saving about 7,000 man-hours per year—while improving speed and accuracy, enabling remote work continuity during COVID, and providing bank‑grade security for sensitive data.

The Master Trust Bank of Japan

Ryo Kawaguchi

Manager, Business Development Investor Services Planning Division