Tokyo Tatemono Offers Cutting-Edge Program with Oxford University Professors and Opens “FIAN” Digital Financial Hub in Nihonbashi, Tokyo Supporting development of highly skilled financial professionals to realize vision of Global Financial City Tokyo
Tokyo Tatemono Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director, President & Chief Executive Officer: Katsuhito Ozawa; hereinafter, “Tokyo Tatemono”) will open a Digital Financial Hub called “FIAN(Tokyo Financial-AN)” (hereinafter, “FIAN”) in Nihonbashi, Tokyo in May 2025. With an expanding ecosystem around the financial industry and rapidly changing markets, the demand for talent capable of innovative thinking across different areas is on the rise, coupled with a growing need for education, reskilling, and more. At FIAN, with a group formed as “the Future of AI and Finance Institute,” we will support the development of highly skilled financial professionals by offering an executive program and events for next-generation leaders in the financial sector. This will contribute to the advancement of the financial ecosystem both domestically and internationally, realizing the vision of the Global Financial City Tokyo.
【Key points of this release】
・ Opening “FIAN,” a Digital Financial Hub that will support the development of highly skilled financial professionals and advance domestic and international financial ecosystems along Eitai-dori Avenue, known as Tokyo's financial corridor, in Nihonbashi, Tokyo
・ Working with professors from the University of Oxford and the University of Tokyo, the National University of Singapore, and others, to offer executive programs for next-generation leaders in the financial sector, where they can systematically acquire cutting-edge theoretical insights and practical skills with a view to the future of finance
・ Collaboration with the National University of Singapore's Asian Institute of Digital Finance (AIDF) and others jointly founded by the Monetary Authority of Singapore and other institutions, to help strengthen the global ecosystem originating in Tokyo and to bolster Tokyo's competitive edge as a global financial city
Context of the Opening of FIAN
Recent efforts, such as technological innovations in the area of artificial intelligence (AI) accompanied by deregulation and compliance with social responsibility, have changed the skills required in financial services. The financial industry is known as one of the industries most affected by the changes brought about by AI. Japan is also experiencing an increasing demand for highly skilled financial professionals with expertise in digital areas, indicating a growing need to reskill existing personnel and other measures in the financial sector.
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, Nihonbashi, and Kabutocho districts wherein key financial institutions 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 advanced financial players support facility and a continuous waterfront space along the Nihonbashi River. The new facility “FIAN” will be opened as a precursor to the support facilities for highly skilled financial professionals to be developed under the Gofukubashi Project. The facility will support the development of highly skilled financial professionals through a cutting-edge program in the digital finance sector.
FIAN Facility Overview
FIAN is designed to support the creation of innovations in the digital finance sector and serve as a global ecosystem.
In addition to offering a cutting-edge program on digital finance to its platinum members, we will organize various activities to promote interaction between Japanese financial institutions and leading players from overseas.
| Facility name | FIAN (Tokyo Financial-AN) |
|---|---|
| Location | Tokyo Tatemono Nihonbashi Building 11F, 1-3-13 Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
Directly connected to Nihombashi Station on the Tokyo Metro Ginza and Tozai Lines, and Toei Asakusa Line 6-minute walk from the Nihonbashi Exit of Tokyo Station on the JR Line 3-minute walk from Exit B5 of Mitsukoshimae Station on the Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line |
| Facility area | Approx. 443 ㎡ |
| Opening date | May 2025 (planned) |
| Facility details | Seminar and event space (maximum capacity of approx. 70 people) Shared offices (4 private rooms, 1 meeting room, approx. 25 coworking seats) Lounge |
| Official site | https://tokyofinancial-an.com/ |
1. The Future of AI and Finance Institute
The Future of AI and Finance Institute (hereinafter, the “Institute”) will be formed to support the next generation of finance leaders to bolster their ability to drive business transformation strategies.
Chaired by Professor Yanagawa of the University of Tokyo and directed generally by Professor Pinar Ozcan, who heads the Oxford Future of Finance and Technology Initiative at the University of Oxford's Saïd Business School in the UK, the primary activity will be to offer an executive program for next-generation leaders in the financial services industry. In addition, the Institute will establish subcommittees and other events to initiate specific actions that will lead to the transformation of the entire financial industry.
2. FIAN’s Executive Program
The executive program is intended to help participants not only understand the impact of state-of-the-art IT technologies on the financial industry, but also to enhance their practical management skills in incorporating these technologies into business strategies that will drive changes in business models. The program will be delivered primarily by lecturers from world-class universities and institutions. Designed for next-generation leaders in the financial industry and generally directed by Professor Pinar Ozcan, the program will be conducted in small groups as well as face-to-face, wherein participants are encouraged to learn from each other, diversify their insights, and broaden their personal networks. The development of the program is supported by NTT DATA INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT CONSULTING, Inc.
・ Pinar Ozcan, Professor of Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
Ms. Pinar, a specialist in entrepreneurship and innovation, is the academic director of the Oxford Saïd Entrepreneurship Centre and the Oxford Future of Finance and Technology (Fintech) Initiative. She serves in advisory roles working with regulatory authorities such as the Bank of England, UK Competition and Markets Authority, the European Commission, and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
In 2017, she was selected to the list of the Top 40 Business School Professors under 40 by the magazine Poets and Quants. She has subsequently been included in the Thinkers 50 list for emerging thinkers, the British Academy of Mid-Career Fellows, and the Global Women in Fintech Powerlist for 2021. She was also given the Strategic Management Society Educational Impact Award for her Inspiring Female Founders Initiative.
Message from Ms. Pinar Ozcan:
I am honored to participate in this exciting program for financial institutions in Japan, a strategically important center in Asia. I look forward to helping the next-gen leaders gain unique perspectives through this program, and to paving the way for the future of Japan and the global financial industry.
3. Collaborative Partners
To realize FIAN's vision, Tokyo Tatemono will collaborate with such partners as the Asian Institute of Digital Finance (AIDF) at the National University of Singapore, a front-runner in digital finance and fintech services in Asia, and Elevandi Japan, Ltd., thereby expanding AIDF's business presence in Japan for the first time.
・ About the Asian Institute of Digital Finance (AIDF), National University of Singapore
A university-level institute jointly founded by NUS, Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), the National Research Foundation (NRF) in 2020, with the aim of strengthening capacity to accelerate the growth of the digital finance sector in Asia. The institute serves as a knowledge hub for fintech, a testing ground for digital financial technology development, and a platform for future fintech researchers and researchers in the field of fintech, by exercising thought leadership*.
* The act of communicating a vision of the future to society and creating new customer value as a market leader
・ About Elevandi Japan, Ltd.*
GFTN (formerly ELEVANDI) is a not-for-profit company established independently from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). In line with Singapore’s ambition to become a world financial hub, since 2016 MAS has been organizing the world’s largest fintech event, the Singapore FinTech Festival (hereinafter, “SFF”). MAS’s SFF organizing team spun off in 2021 to establish ELEVANDI, with the purpose is of creating a global fintech ecosystem through events like SFF and the operation of platforms for collaboration with various stakeholders, reaching well beyond Singapore. In August 2023, ELEVANDI expanded its presence as Elevandi Japan, a Japanese subsidiary, aiming to become a central hub in Asia to enhance the global fintech ecosystem.
* The company name will be changed to Global Finance & Technology Network Japan, Ltd. (GFTN Japan).
4. FIAN Facility Design
The facility's design features premium, sophisticated interiors befitting a gathering venue for the next-generation leaders who will shape the future of the financial industry. In addition to the seminar and event space for an executive program, the facility is designed to accommodate a diverse range of uses, including shared offices with private rooms and co-working spaces, as well as a lounge to host foreign delegations and encourage interaction among its members. A digital artwork with the concept of “Vertical Tea Room” and symbolizing the vision of the facility will be installed near the entrance. Designed by the PARTY creative group, the artwork represents an aspiring attempt to elevate the tea room, Japan's classic social space, to a next-generation level using state-of-the-art technology.
5. FIAN’s Facility Name
"The name “FIAN(Tokyo Financial-AN)” is a combination of “Tokyo,” “Financial” and “AN (hermitage).” To further advance and grow Tokyo as a city that ranks with the world's renowned global financial cities, the facility embodies the desire to serve as a space where the next generation of leaders supporting the city's foundation can coexist together with high aspirations, much like traditional master creators of innovation in the tea ceremony.
Outline of the Gofukubashi Project
This is a large-scale redevelopment project in a prime location directly connected to Tokyo Station and Nihombashi Subway Station. Construction began in November 2024 with completion scheduled for fiscal 2029 (partially in fiscal 2032). The project will create an urban landscape befitting a gateway to the area along the Nihonbashi River, which is being redeveloped in conjunction with the undergrounding of the Metropolitan Expressway, and will integrate urban functions conducive to the realization of Tokyo as a global financial city. SEN/KA TOKYO by The Crest Collection,” which marks the debut of Ascott's top luxury brand in Japan, will be developed as a advanced financial players support facility and cater to global financial and urban MICE efforts, as well as a lodging facility for extended stays. The project includes various collaborative efforts to relocate the Metropolitan Highway underground, and to develop the waterfront space that will symbolize the hub of interaction around the Nihonbashi River and an above- and below-ground pedestrian network connecting Tokyo Station, Otemachi Station, and Nihonbashi.
Related news releases:
Construction of the Yaesu 1-chome North District Type-1 Urban Redevelopment Project Begins
https://tatemono.com/english/news/20241210.html
New Lodging Property by ‘the Crest Collection’ to Open in the Yaesu area of Tokyo Station in the latter half of fiscal 2029
https://tatemono.com/english/news/20241211.html
Note: This document has been translated from a part of the Japanese original for reference purposes only. In the event of any discrepancy between this translated document and the Japanese original, the original shall prevail.
