Reports from the Japan Fintech Festival 2024

CFTE as part of the Japan Fintech Festival organised three roundtables on “Rearchitecting the Global Financial System”, “Developing Talent & Building Capacity to Fill the Talent Gap”, and “Unlocking Japan’s Potential: Building a Financial and Fintech Ecosystem” organised by Elevandi.

Each roundtable insight was collated into a report with clear outlines and key themes. These roundtable reports aim to understand Japan’s current position in the fintech and financial sectors and provide a blueprint and strategies to unlock its potential.

Reports from the Japan Fintech Festival 2024

Each roundtable insight was collated into a report with clear outlines and key themes. These roundtable reports aim to understand Japan’s current position in the fintech and financial sectors, and provide a blueprint and strategies to unlock its potential.

Rearchitecting the Global Financial System

This roundtable sparked critical discussion on financial system reform evolution, showcasing global solutions like India’s Aadhaar system which provides digital identities for 1.2 billion people.

While there is a recognition of the advancements and resilience within the current system, there remains a consensus on the necessity for rearchitecting the operational inefficiencies, enhancing safety, and improve accessibility.

Developing Talent & Building Capacity to Fill the Talent Gap

This report draws insights from the roundtable in Japan Fintech Festival 2024, featuring the best practices to bridge the widening skills gap in the industry with three central themes.

From navigating Japan’s talent terrain through different stakeholders to best practices in developing talent from different countries, highlighting essential areas to fill the talent gap.

Unlocking Japan's Potential: Building a Thriving Financial and Fintech Ecosystem

This report draws insights from a roundtable at the Japan Fintech Festival exploring a blueprint for Japan’s financial sector and transforming it into a leading FinTech hub on the global stage.

This potential lies in the government’s commitment to financial growth and the rise of 100 emerging fintech unicorns create an optimistic outlook for Tokyo’s future financial infrastructure.