FIN/SUM 2026
Overview
Japan's largest fintech conference, co-hosted by Nikkei Inc. and the Financial Services Agency. Held in Marunouchi, Tokyo since 2016, it gathers public- and private-sector finance leaders. The 10th edition in 2026, themed "FIN/SUM NEXT," debated the new financial ecosystem shaped by AI and blockchain, with PM Takaichi and BOJ Governor Ueda on stage. It anchors Japan Fintech Week.
Foundation
- Founded
- 2016
- Founder
- Launched in 2016 by Nikkei Inc. and the Financial Services Agency as the co-hosted "FinTech Summit"
Created to showcase the potential of fintech in Japan and Asia to the world and to accelerate the development of Japan's fintech ecosystem.
Transition
- 2016 日経・金融庁の共催でフィンテック・サミットとして初開催
- 2018 規制とテクノロジーを扱うREG/SUMを併催し丸の内に定着
- 2024 金融庁主導のJapan Fintech Weekが始まり、その中核イベントに
- 2025 第9回「真のマネタイズに挑む」を開催
- 2026 10回目「FIN/SUM NEXT」を3月3〜6日に開催。高市首相が開幕挨拶
Voices
A founder spoke on two panels and ran a no-code NFT workshop (from Japan Open Chain's report, in Japanese)
Joined sessions on tokenization and AI and sat as a panelist at the FSA's AI roundtable (from Gen Uehara's report, in Japanese)
Joined a panel on regulation, ID, AI and investment, reflecting on fintech's decade: 'understand the consumer-protection essence of regulation and opportunities from new tech are limitless' (from TRUSTDOCK's panel report, in Japanese)
Pitched in the IMPACT PITCH final among 9 startups selected from 65 applicants and won the Mitsubishi Estate Award, sharing their vision of 'inclusive fintech' (from Congrant's award report, in Japanese)
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