Event Overview

The Tokyo Financial Award is held to recognize initiatives that create innovation in the financial sector and contribute to the realization of a sustainable society through the power of finance. The Award is open to a wide variety of domestic and international initiatives in two categories: (1) Financial Innovation Category and (2) Sustainability Category.

We are pleased to announce that we will hold an event on Thursday 22nd, August. At this event, you can learn how the Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) supports FinTech from abroad through introduction of TMG’s initiatives. Also, past winners of the "(1) Financial Innovation Category" will take the stage to talk about their pioneering financial services that they are developing in Tokyo, as well as how winning the Award affects their businesses.

If you are interested in the Award, latest FinTech trends and initiatives that support FinTech in Tokyo, please join us!
This event is kindly supported by FinTechSpace (Taiwan) and FinTech Belgium.

Event Flyer

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Date & Time

Thursday, 22nd Aug, 3:00-4:00 PM (JST, GMT+09:00)

Place

Online (Zoom Webinar)

Language

English

Schedule (all in JST, GMT+09:00)

3:00-3:30 PM: Opening

Greetings from Tokyo Metropolitan Government

Introduction of TMG’s policies and initiatives for FinTech

Introduction of Tokyo Financial Award 2024

3:30-3:55 PM: Pitch session

1.Toggle

2.Caulis

3.JustInCace

3:55-4:00 PM: Closing

Q&A session

Registration

Register from here: https://globaleysurvey.ey.com/jfe/form/SV_3wtTrFrfW68UwwC
You can directly join the Webinar from here:
https://ey.zoom.us/j/99161163029?pwd=tuxhKj3biO10phFJSaFDEN8D6e9QxK.1

Speakers of the Pitch/Service Overview

Toggle [2023 award winner] (https://toggle.ai/ja)

Provides financial planners and others with a chat-based service via unique generative AI technology that supports the analysis of client portfolios.

This new chat service is capable of providing more accurate analysis than existing AI chatbots, enabled by its ability to analyze past economic, financial, and market data.

Caulis [2021 award winner] (https://caulis.jp/ *Japanese Only)

Aims to prevent fraudulent opening of bank accounts by identity theft.

Conducts an analysis of the possibility of identity theft by referring the information of account holders to the electric power transmission information of electric power companies, contributing to the prevention of the opening of bank accounts for the purpose of fraud and money laundering.

JustInCase [2018 award winner] (https://justincase.jp/ *Japanese Only)

Insurance claims are to be completed within 90 seconds via the app's chatbot.

*Descriptions are based on the service at the time of award

Supporters

FinTechSpace (https://www.FinTechspace.com.tw/en/)
FinTech Belgium (https://www.FinTechbelgium.be/)

About Tokyo Financial Award

Benefits for winning the Award

Exposure: Winners will have the opportunity to gain exposure at networking events where past winners are invited to present and network with members of the financial industry. The secretariat office also produces interview video clips where past winners discuss about their success stories which are uploaded on YouTube, etc.

Recognition: Winners will be invited to the Award ceremony in which the governor of Tokyo will be joining.

Financial Incentives: Winners for Financial Innovation Category will be granted financial incentives up to approx. $67,000 (≒¥10,000,000)

Details

For more details, please refer to : https://www.finaward.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/en/

Application for the Award

Financial Innovation Category : https://www.finaward.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/en/financial-innovation/

Sustainability Category : https://www.finaward.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/en/esg/

Inquiries

tfa@jp.ey.com