Tokyo FinTech

Community-driven innovation to change the future of financial services in Japan

[Norbert Gehrke @norbertgehrke]

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The top eXponential Finance Podcast episode recorded during the recent @WebX_Asia conference in #Tokyo is......

🥁🥁🥁

......@HugoPhilion at @FlareNetworks 🏆🥇⭐️

Available on Spotify here: https://t.co/Ib6YatauBr

And most major podcast platforms via our Podlink: https://t.co/rEh59yZIvB

Plus, as a bonus, also on the @TokyoFinTech YouTube channel (audio only): https://t.co/g07b0dDx26

[Norbert Gehrke @norbertgehrke]

Trying out the community feature on X

Please join me for anything to do with #finance and #fintech in #asia

https://t.co/3iwTWPvF05

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#japan #fintech Observer No. 18 is out!

#venturecapital #privateequity #insurance #payments #digitalassets

https://t.co/tD5EvEKAl9

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#japan #fintech #payments

@DigitalGarage launches terminal-less payment service

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#japan #fintech #payments

@DigitalGarage launches terminal-less cloud payment service

https://t.co/yCWMdIiuig

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"You cannot be a #startup in #japan"

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#japan #startup #fintech #bnpl

@SmartpayJapan with Founder & CEO Sam Ahmed

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#japan #blockchain #web3 #crypto

eXponential Finance Podcast, recorded at @WebX_Asia by @coin_post

@damaderoca, Co-Founder of @collabland - Communities with skin the game

https://t.co/3HFwYR0Ed0

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#Japan's @tokiomarine announced this week that it is to develop interactive #AI specialized for #insurance, using a large-scale language model represented by #ChatGPT, in a joint effort with @Microsoft #Japan and @PKSHA_saiyo

So who is #PKSHA?

https://t.co/PoU4dBqXco

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Hitachi Ventures’s 3rd fund will begin with a size of USD 300m, and will make strategic investments in #startups driving the latest #digital trends including #Web3 and #generativeAI technologies.

@HitachiGlobal #venturecapital #corporateventurecapital

https://t.co/aEyy8O4kTw

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New Generation, New Money Habits: the @habitto_jp road ahead, with Chief Product Officer @andregoiano

#tokyo #fintech #japan @TokyoFinTech

https://t.co/nOyKUwzpF7

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The @Tokyo_gov #TMG, in cooperation with the @fsa_JAPAN #JFSA, Invest #Tokyo, and #METI has released the third edition of their #English guidebook for #fintech and #assetmanagement

https://t.co/EmRohesYmL

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#Japanese #FinTech #startup @Bloomo_invest raises JPY 800m in seed round

#vc #venturecapital

@globalbrains_jp @mufgbk_official @mizuhobank @smbc_midosuke @ScrumVentures @insigniavc

https://t.co/FYr2qPuQXz

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The panel of #DeFi #Derivatives Greats, from the #DeFi #Tokyo Meetup last Friday, a side event to @ETHGlobal

@cega_fi
@arisatoyo
@dYdX
@dYdXJapan
@PaulErlanger
@Quantstamp
@QuantstampJapan
@InfPools
@MLGavaudan
@Secured_Fi
@mitsusada25
@gen0707

https://t.co/mHpwWUhyJG

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It's hump day!

That means we are already half way towards the fourth edition of the #Japan #FinTech Observer, coming out on Sunday. Still enough time to read the third edition and subscribe to our @LinkedIn newsletter!

https://t.co/UhFBr5K2Ps

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Another piece in the puzzle to digitalize the financial services industry in Japan

https://t.co/HqMSqZ967n

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Hosted by @avalabsofficial @RoiSarak @Avax as a side event to @ETHGlobal, this panel discussion was outstanding, featuring:

@HQ_xyz @sharonlourdes
@safe @SchorLukas
@BunzzDev @hitsuji_haneta_

https://t.co/QHoesWRT4J

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#japan #venturecapital #web3 #blockchain

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#Japan's Credit Saison launched new #token fund for #web3 investments

The new entity will operate as a wholly-owned subsidiary of #Saison International Pte. Ltd., just like its sister entity @SaisonCapital

@kaori_saison

https://t.co/PnpM8QkoLd

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On Wed, March 1, @TokyoFinTech is excited to collaborate with @tenity_global for our next in-person #Tokyo #FinTech Meetup, featuring a panel of experts in #digitalization, #innovation, and market entry in #Asia, covering #SEA and #Japan

To register: https://t.co/jCoq24t4fy

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T-2! Unlike NASA, this rocket ship is going to take off!

Please join us for our first #inperson #offline @TokyoFinTech Meetup this year, on Wednesday in Ginza.

To register: https://t.co/mUJJSrvtwi

#tokyo #japan #fintech @computerfutures

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#tokyo #fintech #podcast

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Our latest #podcast covers the monetary policy under Bank of #Japan #BoJ Governor Kuroda with Professor Waldenberger, Director of the German Institute for Japanese Studies #DIJ.

We also discuss aspects of the book "Future of Financial Systems"

https://t.co/QDxDJNIHoT

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Tax relief coming for #crypto #startups in #Japan?

#JFSA #cryptocurrency #fintech

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In its input for the "Tax Reform for Fiscal Year 2023”, the @JFSA_en requested a revision of the taxation of #crypto assets held by domestic corporations in order to remove obstacles for the development of a thriving #cryptocurrency and #web3 ecosystem.

https://t.co/cNMtVzG4yF