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GFTN Japan

Building the Corridors for Growth

Japan holds a unique position in the global fintech landscape—combining the trust and stability of a mature economy with a growing appetite for digital transformation. Long a cash-heavy society, where cash still accounts for 40–65% of transaction value, Japan is now rapidly shifting toward digital payments and QR code transactions, which reached ¥7.9 trillion in 2022.

Japan’s reach extends well beyond its borders. Strategic investments, such as MUFG’s stake in the Philippines’ GCash operator Mynt, highlight Japan’s role as a bridge between its sophisticated domestic market and the fast-growing ASEAN region. At the same time, the country is becoming a deep tech powerhouse, leading in AI, blockchain, quantum technologies, and green finance through initiatives like the Asia GX Consortium.

At the heart of this transformation, GFTN Japan exists to connect the people shaping the future of finance. Our mission is to create an open, collaborative ecosystem where startups, investors, founders, regulators, and governments work together to unlock new opportunities.

Through high-impact networking events, strategic forums, and targeted market linkages, we help innovators navigate Japan’s unique environment while building corridors into the wider ASEAN and global markets. Whether you are entering Japan for the first time or expanding outward from it, GFTN Japan brings the right people together in the right place, at the right time.

GFTN Forum Japan

24-27 Feb 2026 | Tokyo, Japan

The GFTN Forum, Japan gathers 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.

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GFTN Connect Japan

GFTN Connect is our global community series designed to bring together fintech leaders, regulators, startups, and investors through curated monthly events and strategic discussions. From local insights to global connections, these gatherings spark dialogue, collaboration, and action across the financial innovation space.

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BDFC: Bangkok Digital Finance Conference

16-17 SEP 2025 Bangkok, Thailand

With a focus on building the ASEAN Financial Corridor, BDFC promotes cutting-edge developments in areas such as cross-border payments, digital identity, tokenization, ESG finance, and cybersecurity.

The conference is part of a broader mission to bridge innovation, regulation, and capital — fostering a resilient and inclusive financial ecosystem for the region.

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Investor Hours

2026 Tokyo, Japan

Our mission was simple yet powerful: to encourage investors to invest and to enable founders to create capital. We gathered to create connections, spark collaborations, and fuel business (or investor) dreams.

As a part of a global series, Investor Hours 2024 brought together over 160 investors across 3 days to build new meaningful connections.

We hope you'll join us for Investor Hours 2026!

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Japan Delegation @ Singapore FinTech Festival

12-14 NOV 2025 Singapore

The Singapore FinTech Festival (SFF) is the world's largest and most influential global gathering of the policy, finance, and technology ecosystem, convening over 65,000 attendees from more than 130 countries. Taking place in Singapore on its 60th year of independence, this year marks a significant milestone: the 10th edition of the Festival.

For the last decade, SFF is where policymakers and regulators, innovators, decision-makers, and future-builders have come together to address critical challenges and forge pathways to future growth.

This year's festival is set to be the biggest and most impactful yet – a celebration of industry achievements and a clear roadmap for the decade ahead.

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A New Chapter Begins for GFTN Forum — Launch of the GFTN Japan Centre in Nihonbashi

Our new home in Nihonbashi, designed to spark ideas, forge partnerships, and accelerate innovation

Office Location

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About GFTN Japan

Global Finance & Technology Network (GFTN) Japan is a registered legal entity dedicated to advancing innovation, inclusion, and sustainable growth in the global financial ecosystem. We connect innovators, regulators, investors, and industry leaders to bridge gaps between technology, regulation, and capital. By building strategic corridors between Japan, ASEAN, and global markets, GFTN shapes the future of digital finance and technology—fostering cross-border partnerships, enabling knowledge exchange, and accelerating market access.