Sumitomo Mitsui Card Company, Limited (Head Office: Koto-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Yukihiko Onishi; hereinafter referred to as "Sumitomo Mitsui Card") and SMBCConsumer Finance Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Koto-ku, Tokyo; President: Terumasa Takahashi; hereinafter referred to as "SMBCConsumer Finance") are pleased to announce the introduction of "Kokoro no Hanataba" (Bouquet of Hearts), provided by the NPO Japan International Cooperation Center (Location: Taito-ku, Tokyo; Director: Haruna Yoshioka; hereinafter referred to as "Japan Heart"). ■ Overview of "Kokoro no Hanataba" "Kokoro no Hanataba" is a donation scheme provided by Japan Heart, an international medical NGO founded in Japan in 2004. It connects congratulations for events such as corporate personnel changes, office relocations, and anniversary projects to medical support activities both domestically and internationally by making donations to Japan Heart in lieu of congratulatory telegrams or flowers. Information about donating business partners will be provided to Sumitomo Mitsui Card and SMBCConsumer Finance through Japan Heart. ■ Turning Your Congratulations into "Creating Social Value" By utilizing "Kokoro no Hanataba," we will begin initiatives that support Japan Heart's domestic and international medical support activities, and reduce the environmental impact such as CO2 emissions and resource consumption associated with the transportation, management, and disposal of congratulations. Furthermore, Sumitomo Mitsui Card and SMBCConsumer Finance will, in place of the thank-you letters previously sent when receiving congratulations from business partners, allocate an amount equivalent to the postage for thank-you letters to donations to Japan Heart. For more details, please refer to the website below. Donation Recipient: Japan Heart "Kokoro no Hanataba" (Dedicated site for Sumitomo Mitsui Card and SMBCConsumer Finance) Sumitomo Mitsui Card and SMBCConsumer Finance will continue to contribute to the realiza