東京金融賞2024

TOKYO
FINANCIAL
AWARD

Award Ceremony of Tokyo Financial Award and Pitches from Award Winners
Japan Fintech Week 2025 Opening Party

Organizers: Tokyo Metropolitan Government and Financial Services Agency
( On-site event, free of charge )


Event Overview

This is a collaborative event for the “Tokyo Financial Award (TFA)" and "Japan Fintech Week 2025” organized by the Financial Services Agency.

The TFA winners have now been selected.
This event, set to take place at Tokyo Innovation Base (TIB), will feature an TFA award ceremony, followed by pitches from the award winners on their company profiles and services, and networking with session participants.

During the networking session, the award-winning companies and the finalist who made it to the final screening in the Financial Innovation and Sustainability Categories will hold a booth to interact with the visitors.

The event will also feature the “Audience Award” for visitor participation. Thirteen finalists who passed the first-stage screening of the Financial Innovation Category will present their latest financial and Fintech services, and the prize will be awarded to the one company selected by the visitors' votes.

Please join us if you are interested in the latest financial and Fintech market trends, if you are from governments, financial institutions, SIer, and start-up companies or investors (VC/CVC), or if you are looking to expand your business.

Date & Time

Monday, March 3, 2025, 4:00 PM. to 8:00 PM.

Venue

Tokyo Innovation Base (TIB)
Address: 3-8-3 Marunouchi, Chiyoda City, Tokyo

Format

On-site event (No online streaming available)

Language

Japanese (Some pitches will be offered in English.)
* Simultaneous interpretation service is available. Please refer to the bottom of the page for details.

Participation Fee

Free of charge

Registration

Please note that registration for this event has now closed. We thank you for many registrations we received.
* Please refer to the bottom of the page for the admission to the venue.

Schedule(Tentative)

STAGE Area

4:00 PM. - 4:10 PM. Opening
4:10 PM. - 4:25 PM. Award Ceremony of the Tokyo Financial Award 2024
4:25 PM. - 5:05 PM. Pitches from the TFA winners
5:05 PM. - 5:35 PM. Session by the Financial Services Agency
5:35 PM. - 6:20 PM. Pitches from Fintech companies (Visitors vote for the Audience Award)
6:20 PM. - 6:55 PM. Presentations by the municipalities designated as the “Special Zones for Finance and Asset Management Business"
6:55 PM. - 7:05 PM. Announcement and recognition of the Audience Award winning company
7:05 PM. - 7:10 PM. Closing

ROOM Area

6:00 PM. - 8:00 PM. Networking session

Speakers

[Winning Companies]
Financial Innovation Category (3 companies)
  • 1st Place
    Fivot

    Shogo Abe

    CEO

  • 2nd Place
    Everimpact

    Mathieu Carlier

    CEO

  • 3rd Place
    GeNiE

    Yuichiro Saito

    President & CEO


Sustainability Category (4 companies)
  • MOL PLUS

    Takuya Sakamoto

    CEO

  • Shoko Chukin Bank

    Nana Niikura

    Officer

  • VALT JAPAN

    Takaya Ono

    CEO

  • Binex*

    Koji Ito

    Director

* Governor’s Special Prize for Green Finance winner

Finalist for the Financial Innovation Category (13 companies)
  • Descartes Underwriting

    Ike Shimada

    Head of Japan

  • Egregium

    Malcolm Schreiber

    Founder & CEO

  • Graphen Japan

    Ted Maejima

    Managing Director

  • GarageBank

    Kazuki Ito

    General Manager, Corporate Planning Division



  • LIFENET INSURANCE COMPANY

    Junpei Yokozawa

    Senior Executive Officer

  • Infocurion

    Kouhei Morita

    CSO

  • Japan GX Group

    Yosuke Torii

    Chief Manager, GX Research Institute, Japan GX Group

  • MILIZE

    TBD

    TBD



  • Mitsui & Co. Digital Asset Management

    Hiroyuki Maruno

    Director, General Manager of ALTERNA Division

  • OwnerShip

    Haruhiko Matsui

    CEO

  • Wattcrowd

    Bobby Wahi

    CEO

  • WeavAir

    Dr Natalia Mykhaylova

    CEO

  • Trust

    勝本 秀之

    CPO

Admission to the Venue

On the day of the event, please register on the 1st floor of TIB. After registration, take the escalator up to the 2nd floor.

To enter the room on the 2nd floor of TIB, where the event will be held, you will need to pass through a QR gate. Please download the TIB app and register in advance to ensure smooth entry.

How to become a TIB member:

  • To become a member, download the TIB app.
  • The app can be downloaded from Apple Store (link) or Google Play (link). (Compatible OS: iOS 13.0 or later, Android 5.0 or later)

How to enter the venue:

  • Place the QR code of the TIB app over the QR Gate to enter and exit the venue.
  • If you do not have a smartphone or cannot download the app, you can register for a 1-DAY PASS using the dedicated terminal at the TIB reception desk. However, this will take some time, and thus you are encouraged to register for a membership in advance using the TIB app.


How to Use Interpretation Service

(To be updated)

About the Tokyo Financial Award

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) announced the "Global Financial City: Tokyo" Vision, which outlines the image of the city that Tokyo should aspire to and the specific measures that should be implemented in order for Tokyo to shine as a world-class global financial city. Since 2018, the TMG has been hosting the “Tokyo Financial Award (TFA)” to recognize financial institutions developing and providing innovative financial products and services that contribute to solving the needs of the residence of Tokyo, as well as financial institutions working to promote sustainable finance.

The TFA recognizes businesses in the two categories: (1) Financial Innovation Category, and (2) Sustainability Category. The objectives of the TFA are to enhance Tokyo's presence as a global financial city, revitalize the financial sector, and improve convenience for residents and businesses in Tokyo.

For inquiries about the TFA, click below:
https://www.finaward.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/en/inquiry/

About Japan Fintech Week

Japan Fintech Week 2025 will be held to promote the attractiveness of Fintech in Japan to the world and to create business opportunities for the further development of Fintech. The core week will run from Monday, March 3 to Friday, March 7. By collaborating with other Fintech-related events of various organizations, including the 9th FIN/SUM 2025 (hosted by the Financial Services Agency and Nikkei Inc.), as well as the events before and after the core week, Japan Fintech Week aims to provide a place to bring together Fintech business professionals from both Japan and abroad.

The official website of Japan Fintech Week 2025 is below:
https://www.fsa.go.jp/policy/japanfintechweek/2025/index.html