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 First held as the FinTech Summit, co-hosted by Nikkei and the Financial Services Agency
- 2018 Co-located REG/SUM on regulation and technology, settling into Marunouchi
- 2024 Japan Fintech Week launched under the FSA, with FIN/SUM as its core event
- 2025 9th edition held under the theme "Taking on True Monetization"
- 2026 10th edition "FIN/SUM NEXT" held March 3-6, with an opening address by Prime Minister Takaichi
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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