Japan FinTech Festival

3 - 7 March 2025 | Tokyo, Japan

The Festival aims to bring together Japanese and global communities to engage, connect, and collaborate on technology-led innovation in financial services. Policymakers, technologists, business leaders, and investors will participate in comprehensive dialogues on various aspects of the future growth of financial services.

Join us at JFF 2025, let's Rise Together!

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Join us at the Japan FinTech Festival, where the rich heritage of Japan intertwines with cutting-edge financial technology. As part of the renowned Japan FinTech Week, JFF 2025 will gather over 200 global speakers to explore the transformative role of Japan in the global financial landscape. With a dynamic agenda featuring deep dives, keynote sessions, and strategic roundtables, attendees will gain invaluable insights and practical tools and strategies to thrive in the fintech sector. Don't miss this unique opportunity to connect with industry leaders, share ideas, and be part of a vibrant community shaping the future of fintech!

"Deeply impressed by the inaugural Japan FinTech Festival. I engaged in impactful discussions on emerging trends and connected with Japan's vibrant fintech community. The historic Kanda Myojin Shrine, described by Minister Taro Kono as the “oldest fintech setup 1000+ years ago,” provided a unique backdrop that fostered meaningful connections. This festival didn’t just spark ideas, it highlighted the urgent need for a more inclusive and sustainable ecosystem. Together we can make a real difference."

Carrie Suen | Senior Advisor of Global Affairs & Sustainability Strategies, Ant Group

Japan FinTech Festival ignites the Japan Financial Services Agency's Japan FinTech Week with global insights.
This new initiative will see a number of parallel events hosted throughout the week, creating a larger, inclusive platform with a broader appeal.

Monday

03 March

Tuesday

04 March

Wednesday

05 March

Thursday

06 March

Friday

07 March

RISE TOGETHER I “Building the New Financial Corridor”

⁠The new financial corridor: Japan’s evolving role as a financial hub in Asia and the Global stage with-in rapidly changing geo-politics
Next gen transactions: How is the payments landscape evolving from B2C to B2B, both domestically and cross-border?
⁠⁠Bridging the financial gap: The role of Japan in bringing financial inclusion for underserved communities
⁠Hyper scaling the Start-up ecosystem: Advancing Japan’s goal to lead in finance, deep tech, and innovation by boosting start-ups, foreign investment, and talent growth
⁠Blueprint for digital assets: How is regulation impacting new financial products and services, from stablecoins to tokenized real-world assets, in our daily lives?
Sustainability in action: Japan's role in financial inclusion, climate change, circular economies, green financing, and ESG, highlighting recent developments
Asset management & capital markets: As the world's third-largest economy, how can Japan expand its role in asset management, capital markets, and transaction flows with other financial hubs
Roadmap for AI and quantum computing: What are the latest developments and leaders in Japan, and how can they impact the bottom line and reshape financial services?
Rising Asia: Spotlight on fintech developments from Japan's neighbors, South Korea and Taiwan, and leaders from Southeast Asia as well Japan’s latest startups

Taro Kono

Minister for Digital Transformation

Japan

Taro Kono

Minister for Digital Transformation

KONO Taro, 61, a ninth-term member of the House of Representatives, has been appointed Minister for Digital Transformation, Minister for Administrative Affairs and Minister of State for Regulatory Reform. Among positions he has held in the past are Foreign Minister; Defense Minister; Minister in charge of COVID-19 Vaccine Roll-out; Minister in charge of Administrative Reform; and Chairman of the National Public Safety Commission.

Junichi Kanda

Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office

Japan

Junichi Kanda

Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office

Yuriko Koike

Governor of Tokyo

Tokyo Metropolitan Government (virtual)

Yuriko Koike

Governor of Tokyo

Akio Isowa

Group Chief Digital Innovation Officer

SMBC Group

Akio Isowa

Group Chief Digital Innovation Officer

Joining SMBC (Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation) in 1990, Akio Isowa was engaged in corporate banking, legal affairs, corporate planning, human resources management. He established Retail Marketing Department and IT Strategy Department as the General Manager and led the debit card business, the UX project of the internet banking app. As the head of Transaction Business Division, he led product and sales planning for online payment services such as Bank Pay and Cotra. Since 2023, he is leading digital innovation of the SMBC Group as the Chief Digital Innovation Officer.

Alan Lim

Head, FinTech Infrastructure Office

Monetary Authority of Singapore

Alan Lim

Head, FinTech Infrastructure Office

Alan is the head of the FinTech Infrastructure Office at the Monetary Authority of Singapore. He is responsible for developing Singapore’s digital financial infrastructure and establishing platforms for cross border connectivity.

Prior to this, he held various leadership roles in the private sector including managing consulting and development teams across Asia Pacific.

Brenda Hu

Director-General of the Department of Planning and Executive Secretary of the Fintech Center

Financial Supervisory Commission (Taiwan)

Brenda Hu

Director-General of the Department of Planning and Executive Secretary of the Fintech Center

Brenda Hu is responsible for the overall policy planning of the FSC, including the Fintech Development Roadmap, Green Finance Action Plan, Financial educational programs, etc.. She also assists in the integration of policy implementation plan, risk management and other measures.

Carole House

Executive In Residence

Terranet Ventures

Carole House

Executive In Residence

Carole House is an Executive in Residence at Terranet Ventures, Inc., and a Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council. She also currently serves as the Chair of the Technology Advisory Committee (TAC) to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), on Advisory Boards for Third Way’s U.S.-China Digital World Order initiative and the Digital Dollar Project, and as a Senior Advisor at FS Vector. Carole recently left the White House National Security Council (NSC), where she served as the Director for Cybersecurity and Secure Digital Innovation. Carole joined the NSC from the U.S. Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), where she led cybersecurity, virtual currency, and emerging technology policy efforts as a Senior Cyber and Emerging Technology Policy Officer. Prior to FinCEN, she worked as a Presidential Management Fellow supporting the White House Office of Management and Budget's Cyber and National Security Unit and the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on cybersecurity, supply chain risk management, and critical infrastructure protection policy issues. Carole is a former Army Captain who served in chemical defense and military intelligence until November 2014, including a deployment to Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, from 2012 to 2013 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. She holds a BA in international affairs from the University of Georgia and an MA in security studies from Georgetown University.

Dr Daranee Saeju

Assistant Governor

Bank of Thailand

Dr Daranee Saeju

Assistant Governor

Daranee Saeju is the Assistant Governor in charge of Payment Systems Policy and Financial Consumer Protection Group. She oversees payment systems policies and regulations, as well as supervision of IT/cyber risks, market infrastructures, payment services providers, and non-banks. Fostering innovations in payments and fintech also come under her purview. In addition, she oversees works on market conduct, consumer protection and financial literacy. Daranee has served the Bank for over 20 years in various critical functions including risk management, monetary policy formulation and implementation, foreign exchange policy and intervention strategy, markets and financial sector developments, financial stability, micro- and macro-prudential regulations, as well as international strategy. During 2009-2011, she was seconded to the Monetary and Capital Markets Department at the IMF in her role as an expert on monetary and foreign exchange operations and market developments. Daranee obtained her Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Rochester in the United States, and a B.Sc. in Economics from the London School of Economics and Political Science in England.

Dr David Hardoon

CEO

Aboitiz Data Innovation

Dr David Hardoon

CEO

Dr. David R. Hardoon is the Chief Executive Officer of Aboitiz Data Innovation and the Group Chief Data and AI Officer of the Union Bank of the Philippines. Prior to his current roles, David was the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS)’s first appointed Chief Data Officer and Head of Data Analytics Group reporting to the agency’s Deputy Managing Director for Financial Supervision and subsequently Special Advisor for Artificial Intelligence reporting to Deputy Managing Director for Markets and Development. In these roles, he led the development of the AI strategy both for MAS and Singapore’s financial sector as well as driving efforts in promoting open cross-border data flows. David holds a PhD in Computer Science in the field of Machine Learning from the University of Southampton and graduated from Royal Holloway, University of London with First Class Honors B.Sc. in Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence.

Devendra Kumar (DK) Sharma

President & Chief Operating Officer

Kore.ai

Devendra Kumar (DK) Sharma

President & Chief Operating Officer

As President and COO of Kore.ai, DK leads Go-to-Market functions, revenue growth, client success, strategy and cross-functional collaboration. Till recently he served as the CEO of a pioneering payments startup and a lending incubator. As ex-CIO of Citigroup International, he spearheaded large scale core modernization and digitalization initiatives. He is renowned for driving enterprise-grade software development and scaling sustainable growth.

Doug Feagin

President

Ant International

Doug Feagin

President

Mr. Douglas FEAGIN serves as President of Ant International and Corporate Senior Vice President of Ant Group. He joined Ant Group in June 2016 to spearhead the company's globalization strategy, Alipay's global business development, operations and marketing activities. Prior to joining Ant Group, Mr. Feagin worked at Goldman Sachs from August 1994 to May 2016 and served as a Managing Director from 2004 through 2016. At Goldman Sachs he maintained a broad set of client relationships across sectors including banks, specialty finance, FinTech and insurance in the U.S., Latin America and Asia. He graduated from the University of Virginia with a Bachelor's Degree in Economics in June 1988, and he received an MBA from Harvard Business School in June 1994.

Dr Felix Schneider

Head FinTech Investments

DEG

Dr Felix Schneider

Head FinTech Investments

Dr. Felix Schneider is heading the investment activities in the FinTech space for global markets at KfW DEG. He is responsible for the impact-oriented investment strategy across the themes FinTech, InsurTech and Embedded Finance and manages a diversified portfolio of direct investments and funds in Asia, Africa and LatAm. In his role, Felix frequently represents DEG as Board and LPAC Member at the portfolio companies and funds. Felix holds a PhD. from University of Cologne and a CEMS Master in International Management from HEC Paris and University of Cologne.

Fernando Vazquez

Chief Executive Officer

SBI Digital Asset Holdings

Fernando Vazquez

Chief Executive Officer

Jesper Koll

Global Embassador

Monex Group, Inc.

Jesper Koll

Global Embassador

Jesper Koll Expert Director & Global Ambassador for the Monex Group and the Japan Catalyst Fund Jesper Koll has been researching and investing in Japan since becoming a resident in 1986. Over the past two decades, Jesper has been consistently recognized as one of the top Japan strategists/economists, having worked as Chief Strategist and Head of Research for U.S. investment banks J.P. Morgan and Merrill Lynch. He currently serves as Expert Director for the Monex Group and the Japan Catalyst Fund (Japan’s 1st retail investor based corporate engagement/activist fund). His analysis and insights have earned him a position on several Japanese government and corporate advisory committees and he is an Ambassador for FinCity Tokyo. Jesper serves on the board of directors of OIST (Okinawa Institute of Science & Technology) and Asia Society (Japan). Jesper is an economist, angel-investor, patron; and yes, a Japan Optimist.

Joichi Ito

President

Chiba Institute of Technology

Joichi Ito

President

Joichi “Joi” Ito is a venture capitalist, entrepreneur, writer, and scholar focusing on the transformation of society and technology. He served as director of the MIT Media Lab from 2011 to 2019 where he lead the establishment of the Digital Currency Initiative in 2015. He has served on numerous boards, including at The New York Times Company and Sony Corporation. He was a senior independent advisor to Japanese Financial Services Agency from 2016-2019. He is a member of The Digital Society Council of the Digital Agency of Japan.

Joyce Phillips

Founder & Chief Executive Officer

EqualFuture Corp

Joyce Phillips

Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Joyce Phillips is an accomplished CEO and transformative leader. Ms. Phillips is Founder & CEO of EqualFuture Corp., a FinTech startup based in San Francisco, building an Ai enabled analytics based financial technology Super Ap platform that delivers affordable personal financial wellness and education to individuals and businesses.

Ms. Phillips previously held senior executive roles for Citigroup including CEO of International Retail Banking, Country Manager for Citibank Japan, and CEO of DinersClub and Citi Cards Japan.

Prior executive roles include Group Managing Director M&A, Group Chief Marketing and Innovation Officer, of Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ) and CEO of the Global Wealth Division.

Prior to joining ANZ, Ms.Phillips was President and Chief Operating Officer at American Life Insurance Company (ALICO), then a subsidiary of AIG.

Ms. Phillips serves as director on several boards including the Smithsonian National Board, and First Interstate Bank Holdings (NASDAQ FIBK) where she Chairs the Technology, Innovation and Operations Committee.

Ms. Phillips was included in the U.S. Banker "25 Most Powerful Women in Banking and Finance" list multiple years and named one of the Top 100 Fintech leaders in Asia. Ms. Phillips’ innovation in marketing has also been recognized at the prestigious Cannes Lion marketing festival.

Kathy Matsui

General Partner

MPower Partners Fund L.P.

Kathy Matsui

General Partner

Kathy is the former Vice Chair of Goldman Sachs Japan and Chief Japan Equity Strategist. Her groundbreaking ʻWomenomicsʼ research spurred the Japanese government to promote gender diversity, and she has advised corporations on governance and diversity best practices. She has an MA from Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies and an AB from Harvard.

Koichiro Shimoyama

Managing Director

NTT Digital, Inc.

Koichiro Shimoyama

Managing Director

Koichiro works for NTT Digital Inc, a subsidiary of NTT docomo Inc, as a director for token exchange business such as Crypto Asset, NFT, Stable Coins, and is primarily responsible to establish business platforms including government licenses. Before joining NTT docomo in 2023, he managed to establish a new crypto exchange start-up licensed in Japan and also helped building a corporate governance framework for another licensed crypto exchange in Japan and Singapore. He spent most of careers in Mitsubishi UFJ financial group for more than 20 years primarily in the bank's own capital investment team and risk management.

Laura Loh

Director, Investment (Blockchain)

Temasek International

Laura Loh

Director, Investment (Blockchain)

Laura is a Director at Temasek and is part of the team responsible for investments and venture building, with a focus on accelerating and scaling blockchain technologies to create robust ecosystems, innovative products and impactful solutions. She is a Founding Team Member and a Board Observer of Partior, a joint venture with JP Morgan, DBS and Standard Chartered Bank to setup new financial market infrastructure to enhance cross-border clearing and settlements. Laura also contributes actively to the public domain. She sits on the Advisory Committee of Elevandi, an independent legal entity, founded by the Monetary Authority of Singapore, to foster an active and open dialogue between the public and private sectors, to advance FinTech further in the global digital economy. Laura joined Temasek in 2007, prior to her current role she has also held roles in the Consumer, Industrials, Transportation and Logistics groups looking at both investments and working closely with their Boards and management teams on strategy and value creation initiatives, ensuring sustainable and profitable long-term growth for the organizations she's working with. Prior to joining Temasek, Laura was in General Electric and Ernst & Young in various roles, spanning several geographies including US, UK, China, Japan, Singapore and Malaysia. She is a Fellow of the Association of Certified Chartered Accountants and holds a BA(hons) in Accounting and Finance from Sheffield Hallam University, UK.

Leong Sing Chiong

Deputy Managing Director

Monetary Authority of Singapore

Leong Sing Chiong

Deputy Managing Director

Lotte Schou Zibell

Advisor, Finance Sector

Asian Development Bank

Lotte Schou Zibell

Advisor, Finance Sector

Lotte provides strategic advisory support and leadership across the finance sector, including shaping sector policies, spearheading initiatives, and devising solutions that have a tangible impact. Work spans areas such as advancing emerging capital market issues, promoting contractual savings, championing sustainable and digital finance innovations, pioneering upstream development, overseeing quality assurance, and contributing to learning and development. Prior positions at ADB include Regional Director of the Pacific office and Chief of the Finance Sector Group. Before joining ADB, she was Director for International Economic Policy at the Swedish Ministry of Finance, a financial supervision and regulation expert at the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority and central bank, and an IMF consultant.

Mamoru Yanase

Deputy Director-General of the Strategy Development and Management Bureau

JFSA

Mamoru Yanase

Deputy Director-General of the Strategy Development and Management Bureau

Marco Bizzozero

Head of International & Member of the Executive Committee

iCapital

Marco Bizzozero

Head of International & Member of the Executive Committee

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Marco is Head of International at iCapital and a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. In this role, he is responsible for the global expansion and overall development of the firm’s business outside the United States with a focus on EMEA, APAC and LATAM markets. Marco has more than 25 years of international experience in the financial industry and has held senior executive positions in global organizations in wealth management and private equity. He joined iCapital from UniCredit, where he was CEO of Group Wealth Management and a member of the Group Executive Management Committee. Previously, Marco was with Deutsche Bank for 14 years, including nine years as Head of Wealth Management EMEA and CEO of Deutsche Bank Switzerland and, prior to this, as Global Head of Private Equity for the Wealth Management division. Before joining Deutsche Bank, Marco was Head of Private Equity Secondary Investments at LGT Capital Partners. He started his career with UBS where he held various roles in investment banking and private equity in Zurich, London, and New York. He received a Master of Arts (lic. oec. HSG) from the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland, and has served on the boards of the Swiss Bankers Association, Association of Foreign Banks in Switzerland, and the Swiss Finance Institute. He is currently a member of the Advisory Committee of Elevandi, an organization set up by the Monetary Authority of Singapore to foster an open dialogue between the public and private sectors to advance FinTech in the digital economy.

Masaki Bessho

Head of FinTech Center

Bank of Japan

Masaki Bessho

Head of FinTech Center

Masaki joined the Bank of Japan in 1994. His career at the Bank includes: legal services/studies, research at foreign offices (London, Frankfurt), representation at subcommittees of the Basel Committee, and reserve management. Currently, as Head of FinTech Center, Payment and Settlement Systems Department, he leads the Bank’s projects on innovations in payments and settlements and engages with business leaders, tech experts and academics, representing the Bank at various forums in and abroad. He received an LL.M. from the University of Virginia (1999) and an LL.B. from Kyoto University (1994). He is admitted to practice law in the State of New York.

Naveen Mallela

Global Head of Onyx Coin Systems

J.P.Morgan Chase Bank

Naveen Mallela

Global Head of Onyx Coin Systems

Global Head of Coin Systems Onyx by J.P. Morgan Naveen Mallela is the global head of the Coin Systems team at Onyx by J.P. Morgan, which focuses on building innovative payment products and infrastructure based on digital currencies and blockchain technology. Most recently Naveen led the pilot launch of Deposit Tokens for J.P. Morgan as part of Project Guardian – a flagship industry initiative anchored by Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). He was previously the chief designer and product lead for JPM Coin, which is a cornerstone product offering of Coin Systems. Prior to his current role, Naveen was the Digital Payments lead for JPMorgan’s Corporate and Investment Bank in the Asia Pacific region and as part of his role he spearheaded the co-founding of Partior, a Singapore based technology company seeking to provide a first of its kind multibank ledger solution for payments clearing and settlement. Keen enthusiast of all things digital currencies, Naveen has authored white papers on CBDCs, Shared Ledgers and Deposit Tokens and has been part of multiple industry initiatives shaping the landscape of digital money. Naveen is a graduate from the prestigious Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Bangalore and a CFA Charter holder.

Oki Matsumoto

Executive Chairman

Monex Group Inc

Oki Matsumoto

Executive Chairman

Oki started his career at Salmon Brothers in 1987. He moved to Goldman Sachs in 1990 and became a general partner in 1994 at the age of 30. He became responsible for trading, risk management, and capital markets businesses in Asia. In 1997, he launched a Special Situation Group, which later grew into one of the most profitable units in Goldman Sachs worldwide. In 1999 he founded Monex, Inc. with Sony and then established Monex Group, Inc. in 2004. Monex Group is now a major online financial institution that operates retail online brokerages in Japan, US, and China (including Hong Kong), as well as one of the largest digital asset exchanges in Japan, Coincheck. It also operates asset management companies including Japan Catalyst, an engagement investment advisory firm. Monex Group is listed on Prime Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange where he is presently Chairman of the Board & Representative Executive Officer.

Parul Seth Khanna

Co-founder & Director

Pinbox

Parul Seth Khanna

Co-founder & Director

Parul has extensive experience in conceptualizing and implementing innovative financial literacy models and strategies, as well as technology-led outreach platforms for micro-pension and micro-insurance inclusion. She has worked in India on implementation of micropensions through PDS shop networks as well as through MFIs, Community based organisations, Unions with a focus especially on women. She has worked with the governments and pension regulators in India, Rwanda, Papa New Guinea, Bangladesh, Kenya and Uganda on strategies and effective models for outreach, retirement literacy and voluntary coverage strategies.

Peng Yang

CEO

Ant International

Peng Yang

CEO

Mr. Yang leads IBG’s efforts in delivering a full stack of innovative digital payment, growth and cross-border fund-management solutions. These solutions are aimed at enabling online and offline merchants, including small and medium-sized businesses, to more effectively cater to consumers across international markets.

Prior to joining IBG in early 2023 to lead Alipay+ global business lines, Peng Yang held various key management positions at Alipay. In recent years, he led continued innovation and drove growth for Alipay’s digital life services, promoting digital innovation and building new business operation systems across sectors. Those efforts enabled a better digital life experience for users and created important inclusive social value. Before joining Ant Group, Peng served as Vice President of Dell Technologies, holding various executive roles across Greater China, Asia Pacific, and global emerging markets, accumulating extensive experience in cross-market and cross-cultural management.

Mr. Yang Peng graduated from Lingnan College of Sun Yat-sen University with a major in International Business and Finance. He also holds an MBA from the Carlson School of Business at the University of Minnesota.

Peter Walker

Head of Insights

Carta

Peter Walker

Head of Insights

Peter Walker runs the Insights team at Carta, focused on discovering key narratives across the private market ecosystem. Prior to Carta, he was the Head of Marketing for the media analytics company PublicRelay. He also led the data visualization team at the Covid Tracking Project at The Atlantic during the peak of the pandemic. He and his wife recently welcomed their corgi puppy Penny into the family and are introducing her to every one of San Francisco's many parks

Ravi Menon

Former Managing Director

Monetary Authority of Singapore

Ravi Menon

Former Managing Director

Rei Murakami

Venture Partner

Kazea Capital

Rei Murakami

Venture Partner

Rei Murakami is an investor in Venture Capital and Public Equity. She is also the President of the Murakami Family Foundation.

Ryosuke Ushida

Chief FinTech Officer

Financial Services Agency of Japan (JFSA)

Ryosuke Ushida

Chief FinTech Officer

Ryosuke leads initiatives related to digital innovation in financial sector as Chief FinTech Officer of the JFSA. He also serves as the Co-chair of Virtual Asset Task Force, FATF. Prior to his current position, he has conducted a research on regulatory framework and governance mechanism in decentralized financial system as the Senior Fellow of Cyber SMART research center at Georgetown University from July 2019 to June 2021. He holds a Masters in Finance from London Business School.

H.E. Dr. Serey Chea

Governor

National Bank of Cambodia

H.E. Dr. Serey Chea

Governor

Serey Chea is the Governor of National Bank of Cambodia. She is passionate about financial inclusion and women economic empowerment. Achievements under her leadership include the establishment of Credit Bureau Cambodia in 2012 that propelled Cambodia’s Ease of Access to Finance to number 7 worldwide in 2017 by the World Bank, the introduction of Bakong, a national backbone payment system using DLT allowing interoperability amongst all financial service providers making financial services more accessible and affordable, and the introduction of financial literacy into the general education program. Serey holds a PhD in economics and is currently a member of the Board of Directors of the Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI) and a member of the Alumni Community of the Young Global Leaders of the World Economic Forum (WEF).

Sigal Mandelker

Ribbit Capital

Sigal Mandelker

Sigal Mandelker joined Ribbit Capital in April 2020. Ribbit is an investment firm focused on financial services and technology. Prior to Ribbit, she served as Under Secretary of Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence and as Acting Deputy Secretary. As Under Secretary, Sigal supervised four main components of Treasury (OFAC, FinCEN, the Office of Intelligence and Analysis, and the Office of Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes). Before serving at Treasury, Sigal was a partner at Proskauer in New York. Sigal also previously served in a number of senior positions in the U.S. government, including as Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the Criminal Division of the Justice Department, an AUSA in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, Counselor to Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff, and Counsel to the Deputy Attorney General. Sigal is also an Advisor to Chainalysis, is on the Boards of the Crypto Council for Innovation and the Financial Technology Association, is Co-Chair of the Center for a New American Security’s (CNAS) task force on FinTech, Crypto, and National Security, is a Member of the US Holocaust Memorial Museum Council, and Chair of the US Holocaust Memorial Museum's Collections & Acquisitions Committee.

Sopnendu Mohanty

Chief FinTech Officer

Monetary Authority of Singapore

Sopnendu Mohanty

Chief FinTech Officer

Sopnendu Mohanty, currently the Chief Fintech Officer at the Monetary Authority of Singapore, is responsible for creating development strategies, public infrastructure, and policies around technology-driven innovation. Mohanty has over two decades of public and private sector experience in technology, operations, digital Finance, and investment strategies.

Mohanty extensively engages with global technology and financial services ecosystems and has championed notable collaborative public goods like API Exchange (APIX), Singapore Fintech Festival, Payment Rails, Data exchange platforms, and experimental programs like Project Ubin. In addition, Mohanty advises many international global advisory bodies on Fintech, Innovation and Inclusion. Within five years of his leadership, Singapore has become a leading global Fintech hub producing unicorns and home to many vibrant fintech companies.

He has co-authored several patented works in the application of digital technology in Finance and won many industry recognitions.

Toshiyuki Miyoshi

Vice Commissioner for International Affairs

Financial Services Agency of Japan (JFSA)

Toshiyuki Miyoshi

Vice Commissioner for International Affairs

Toshiyuki (Toshi) currently heads the Japan FSA’s international affairs group and represents the FSA at working-level meetings of the G20 and G7. He also participates in discussions at the Financial Stability Board and International Organisation of Securities Commissions. In these capacities he made substantial contribution to building international consensus on regulating and supervising crypto-asset activities and markets. In previous positions at the FSA, Toshi worked on supervision of Japan's major banks and insurers, cross-sectoral supervisory policies and external communications. He also has working experience at Japan's Ministry of Finance on government debt management and the IMF on international monetary system.

Vijay Sekhar Sharma

Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Paytm

Vijay Sekhar Sharma

Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Vijay Shekhar Sharma is a prominent tech innovator and entrepreneur, recognized for his pioneering contributions to the transformation of India's financial services and mobile payments sector. As the Founder and CEO of One97 Communications and its well-known consumer brand Paytm, Sharma has played a crucial role in advancing financial inclusion and digital innovation across the nation. A passionate proponent of the power of emerging technologies, Sharma has significantly popularized QR code-based transactions and soundboxes among numerous small businesses, democratizing access to digital payments. His strategic vision extends to offering the distribution of a range of financial services including lending, wealth management, and insurance, solidifying his role as a key architect in India's progression towards a fully digital economy.

Yuko Seimei

Representative Executive Officer & CEO

Monex Group, Inc.

Yuko Seimei

Representative Executive Officer & CEO

Yuko Seimei started her career at the Sanwa Bank, Ltd. (currently MUFG Bank, Ltd.) in April 2001. She moved to MKS Partners Ltd in December 2006. She joined Monex Hambrecht, Inc. in February 2009 (merged with Monex, Inc. in 2017) and became Representative Director of Monex Hambrecht, Inc. in June 2011. She became Executive Director of Monex Group, Inc. in March 2013, Executive Officer of Monex Group, Inc. in June 2016, and the Representative Director and President of Monex, Inc.in April 2019. She was appointed Representative Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer of Monex Group, Inc. in January 2020 and Representative Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Monex Group, Inc. in January 2021. In June 2021, she was appointed to Member of the Board of Monex Group, Inc. and in April 2022, she was appointed to a Member of the Board, Representative Executive Officer, Co-Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Monex Group, Inc. Since June 2023, she has served as a Member of the Board, Representative Executive Officer, Chief Executive Officer of Monex Group, Inc. As a result of Monex Group, Inc. and Monex, Inc. forming a capital alliance with NTT DOCOMO, Inc. in January 2024, she is also currently President, Member of the Board, Executive Director of Monex, Inc.

Vijay Sekhar Sharma

Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Paytm

Vijay Sekhar Sharma

Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Vijay Sekhar Sharma

Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Paytm

Vijay Sekhar Sharma

Founder & Chief Executive Officer

DISCOVER gain unique insights into Japan through keynotes, roundtables and 1:1 meetings

LEARN from C-Level, Founders & CEO speakers on stage and in deep-dive workshops.

DIVERSITY

focus on the 3Gs: Gender, Generation and Geographical Diversity

Bronze

Community - International

Associations & Hubs

Knowledge & Media - 2024

Community

Partners

DISCOVER

gain unique insights into Japan through keynotes, roundtables and 1:1 meetings

LEARN

from C-Level, Founders & CEO speakers on stage and in deep-dive workshops

DIVERSITY

focus on the 3Gs: Gender, Generation and Geographical Diversity

Why Japan FinTech Festival?

Boost Japan's digital economy and global competitiveness, we address economic and structural challenges in the financial industry
Channel Japan's financial resources strategically into fintech ventures, fostering economic growth and adapting to global economic trends
Build an inclusive, cross border and innovation driven ecosystem stimulated by Japan’s public and public sector

Who Should Attend?

Policymakers
Financial Services Leaders
Investors
Fintechs

Founders
Technology Leaders
Students
Developers

Japan FinTech Festival

Festival Highlights

JFF 2024 in Numbers

See What Others Have Said About JFF 2024

Japan FinTech Week

JFF 2025 Week Preview

Exhibition Showcase & 1-1 Meetings

The CXO Conversations Podcast

Delegations Day Side Events

Leadership Dialogues

Digital Assets Forum

Founders Day ft. Founders PeakTM

Insights ForumTM Day 1

Insights ForumTM Day 2

FutureTech Forum

Investor Hours

Asset Management Forum

VIP Dinner

Pub Crawl

Networking

The Founders ROCKTM

International Delegations’ Receptions and Community Partner Events

Exhibition Showcase & 1-1 Meetings

Leadership Dialogues

Insights ForumTM Day 1

VIP Dinner

Insights ForumTM Day 2

Asset Management Forum

Pub Crawl

The CXO Conversations Podcast

Digital Assets Forum

FutureTech Forum

Networking

Founders Day ft. Founders PeakTM

Investor Hours

The Founders ROCKTM

Delegations Day Side Events

International Delegations’ Receptions and Community Partner Events

Festival Agenda Themes 2025

RISE TOGETHER I “Building the New Financial Corridor”

Global Leaders Summit

Strategic Industry Roundtables

Deep FinTech Summit

Asset Management Forum

The Founders Day

The Founders ROCK

Community & Cultural Events

Exhibition Showcase & 1-1 Meetings

JFF 2024 Featured Speakers

Taro Kono

Taro Kono

Taro Kono

Junichi Kanda

Junichi Kanda

Yuriko Koike

Yuriko Koike

Ken Hasebe

Ken Hasebe

Akio Isowa

Akio Isowa

Akio Isowa

Alan Lim

Alan Lim

Alan Lim

Brenda Hu

Brenda Hu

Brenda Hu

Carole House

Carole House

Carole House

Dr Daranee Saeju

Dr Daranee Saeju

Dr Daranee Saeju

Dr David Hardoon

Dr David Hardoon

Dr David Hardoon

Devendra Kumar (DK) Sharma

Devendra Kumar (DK) Sharma

Devendra Kumar (DK) Sharma

Doug Feagin

Delegations Day
Side Events

Leadership
Dialogues

Founders Day ft. Founders Peak^TM

Insights Forum^TMDay 1

Insights Forum^TMDay 2

The Founders ROCK^TM

Leadership
Dialogues

Insights Forum^TMDay 1

Insights Forum^TMDay 2

Founders Day ft. Founders Peak^TM

The Founders ROCK^TM

Delegations Day
Side Events