Fintech Community Event in conjunction with Japan Fintech Week 2025 Financial Corridor Gathering Day in Yaesu, Tokyo to Begin March 3, 2025
Tokyo Tatemono Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director, President & Chief Executive Officer: Katsuhito Ozawa; hereinafter, “Tokyo Tatemono”) hereby announces that it will host a four-day interactive event for fintech players, Financial Corridor Gathering Day (the “Event”), in Yaesu, Tokyo, from Monday, March 3 to Thursday, March 6, in conjunction with the Japan Fintech Week 2025 organized by the Financial Services Agency. The Event will include an OPEN DAY, where coworking facilities and other activity hubs near Eitai-dori, known as Tokyo’s financial corridor, will be open to the public, and FINTECH NIGHT, a networking event to create new encounters among fintech players.
Context of Events
Tokyo Tatemono is engaging in efforts to attract a diverse range of companies and human resources to the Yaesu-Nihonbashi-Kyobashi (YNK) area in front of Tokyo Station, including through participation in several large-scale joint redevelopment projects. One of these, the “Type 1 Urban Redevelopment Project for the Yaesu 1-chome North Area” (hereinafter, “Gofukubashi Project”), in which Tokyo Tatemono is participating as a member of an urban redevelopment association, is taking place along Eitai-dori Avenue, which connects the Otemachi and Kabutocho districts wherein key financial players are concentrated, making it known as a financial corridor. This area has been designated as a national strategic special zone intended to enhance Tokyo's international competitiveness through measures such as the development of facilities to support highly skilled financial professionals and a continuous waterfront space along the Nihonbashi River.
On the back of its plans to develop a facility to support highly skilled financial professionals under the aforementioned Gofukubashi Project, as well as its signing of a collaboration agreement with the fintech community incubator Elevandi Japan, Ltd.* (Head Office: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Takeshi Kito), in October 2023 in order to contribute to the building of a fintech community in the global financial city of Tokyo, Tokyo Tatemono will hold side events in collaboration with Japan Fintech Week 2025 and thereby contribute to the stimulation of Tokyo’s fintech ecosystem, along with further igniting Japan Fintech Week 2025.
*The company name is scheduled to be changed to Global Finance & Technology Network, Ltd.（GFTN）
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1. OPEN DAY: Coworking facilities and other activity hubs open to the public
In partnership with EXPERT OFFICE Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director & President: Iwao Saito), Tokyo Tatemono will make coworking facilities along Eitai-dori Avenue, known as Tokyo’s financial corridor, open to the public in order to promote the establishment of locations for startups and overseas companies.
| Date/Time | Monday, March 3, 2025 ; 9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.(+OURS Yaesu) ; 9:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m .(EXPERT OFFICE Tokyo) |
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| Venue | (1) +OURS Yaesu Tokyo Tatemono Yaesu Building 3F, 1-4-16 Yaesu, Chuo-ku, Tokyo (2) EXPERT OFFICE Tokyo Urbannet Nihonbashi 2-chome Building 10F, 2-1-3 Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo |
| Organizers | Tokyo Tatemono Co., Ltd.; EXPERT OFFICE Co., Ltd. |
| Supporter | Elevandi Japan, Ltd. |
| Content | Tours of coworking facilities and use of “hot desking” |
| Fee | Free |
| Reservations | Not required |
2. Networking event ‘FINTECH NIGHT’
THE FLYING PENGUINS, a bar that fosters spontaneous encounters in the YNK area, will be transformed into a fintech community where fintech players can gather and interact during the Event period. Leading figures in the financial industry will serve as the host of the day to welcome the guests.
Introduction of the event masters
March 4: Takuro Okada
Representative Director, Financial Data Utilizing Association / Vice President, NPO Financial IT Association (FITA) / Representative Director and CEO, Trust Co., Ltd.
Mr. Okada operates several organizations with the mission of promoting the use of AI and IT throughout the financial industry. In the banking sector, he launched an AI and data-driven organization, overseeing start-up alliances. In 2022, he established the Financial Data Utilizing Association and launched the NPO Financial IT Association. In 2023, he founded Trust, a startup that maximizes business effectiveness driven by financial AI and IT.
March 5: Akihiro Ishizuka
Board Director, Head of Global Business Development Center, NTT Data Institute of Management Consulting , Inc.
Mr. Ishizuka has more than 20 years of service at NTT Data in the planning, development, sales, and management of domestic and international payment business. He is especially well versed in the retail area of net banking, payment and settlement services in Japan and other Asian countries. Since 2022, he has developed the world's leading DX theories, frameworks, and case studies for Japanese companies at NTT DATA Institute of Management Consulting in collaboration with European and U.S. academic institutions. Based on his past experience, he also consults with payment and fintech companies at home and abroad.
March 6: Tetsuya Fukuda
Manager, Cross Industry Finance Consulting Unit, NTT DATA Institute of Management Consulting, Inc.
Mr. Fukuda has experience in domestic and international credit card business and financial business involving housing loans, EC payment, QR code payment and in-store payment systems at various enterprises, including banks, credit card companies, fintech startups, and major EC and GAFA corporations. Recently, he has created new business strategies, developed financial products, and engaged in stable coin study projects for firms new to the banking and finance industry. He enjoys visiting temples and shrines, watching sports, and visiting Starbucks.
| Date/Time | Tuesday, March 4 - Thursday, March 6, 2025; 6:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m. |
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| Venue | THE FLYING PENGUINS https://theflyingpenguins.jp/ (in Japanese) 2F Ninoni Yaesu Naka-dori Building, 2-2-18 Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo |
| Organizers | Tokyo Tatemono Co., Ltd., Financial Data Utilizing Association, NTT DATA Institute of Management Consulting, Inc. |
| Fee | 1,000 yen (tax included, drinks not included) |
| Reservations | https://peatix.com/event/4288834/view?fbclid=IwY2xjawIRYYRleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHR-rlEFeQ8kEvmet16cq5y-xfQdyPfiafvspOByssH_1dbDw2iHTPYRzCA_aem_w1uPcebBGswlrd31i4PzXQ |
About Japan Fintech Week 2025
Japan Fintech Week 2025, organized by the Financial Services Agency, will be held for the second time this year to illuminate the dynamic Japanese fintech landscape to a global audience. Taking place from March 3 to 7, this core week is set to catalyze business opportunities, fostering the continued growth of fintech innovation. In conjunction with the 9th iteration of FIN/SUM 2025 (hosted by the Financial Services Agency and Nikkei Inc.), the core week as well as the previous and following weeks will feature a diverse array of fintech-related events organized by various entities. Japan Fintech Week aspires to provide a unified platform for fintech professionals from Japan and around the world.
Visit the official site at https://www.fsa.go.jp/policy/japanfintechweek/2025/index_en.html
