About the Japan FinTech Festival
Japan FinTech Festival - Let's Rise Together!
Brought to you by Elevandi, the Japan FinTech 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.
The Festival forms a part of the Japan Financial Services Agency's Japan FinTech Week, this new initiative will see a number of parallel events hosted throughout the week, creating a larger, inclusive platform with a broader appeal.
Why Now?
- 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 private sector
Curated by Global FinTech Pioneers
Sopnendu Mohanty
Chief FinTech Officer, Monetary Authority of Singapore
Chairman, Elevandi
Sopnendu Mohanty
Chief FinTech Officer, Monetary Authority of Singapore
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.
Takeshi Kito
Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer
Japan FinTech Festival
Takeshi Kito
Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer
Additionally, he serves on the committee for the Government of Japan's Regulatory Sandbox and is a member of the experts group at the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry for cross-border data transfers.
Before starting his own startup, Takeshi worked as an investment banker at Merrill Lynch, gaining expertise in capital markets. Prior to joining Merrill Lynch, he worked at Boston Consulting Group.
He also held the position of Vice-chair at Fintech Association of Japan, where he played a pivotal role in navigating international collaborations for 6 years.
Pieter Franken
Co-founder, Safecast
Co-founder, Japan FinTech Festival
Pieter Franken
Co-founder, Safecast
Advisory Board
Amit Ranjan
Japan & Korea Banking Transformation Leader
Microsoft Japan
Amit Ranjan
Japan & Korea Banking Transformation Leader
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.
Joyce Phillips
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
EqualFuture Corp
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.
Makoto Shibata
Founder & Head
FINOLAB
Makoto Shibata
Founder & Head
Mukund Tatipamula
COO & Head of Hybrid Markets Japan
TP ICAP Japan
Mukund Tatipamula
COO & Head of Hybrid Markets Japan
He is an ardent fan of the Bollywood genre of music and loves to teach about capital markets and math.
Currently, as Chief Operating Officer of TP ICAP Japan, he is part of the leadership team to expand TP ICAP's Japan footprint. TP ICAP Group is the leading interdealer broker in OTC Secondary Capital Markets. The group operates 5 brands across 25 countries and specializes in OTC price discovery and trade facilitation across Fixed Income, Rates, Currencies, Equities, Energy, and Commodities.
Elevandi Japan
Elevandi Japan, the Japanese subsidiary of the not-for-profit global FinTech ecosystem builder Elevandi, is playing a strategic role in developing and accelerating the Japanese and North East Asian FinTech ecosystem; promoting Japan's advancement in critical technologies, and connecting Japan with Elevandi's fast-developing global network of initiatives.
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.
Tram Anh Nguyen
Co-founder
CFTE
Tram Anh Nguyen
Co-founder