Japan Fintech Week 2027
Overview
A fintech festival week co-hosted by the Financial Services Agency and the Fintech Association of Japan. Dozens of affiliated events, including FIN/SUM and GFTN Forum, run for about two weeks mainly across Tokyo. The 2025 edition drew over 20,000 cumulative participants from 70+ countries and regions across 82 events. Its hallmark is the close dialogue among regulators, startups, and financial institutions, showcasing Japanese fintech to the world.
Foundation
- Founded
- 2024
- Founder
- Financial Services Agency (FSA)
First held in March 2024 by the Financial Services Agency to promote Japanese fintech globally. Structured as a week bundling domestic and international events around FIN/SUM, it has grown more international each year. Since 2026 it has been co-hosted with the Fintech Association of Japan under a public-private structure.
Transition
- 2024 金融庁主導で初開催
- 2025 延べ2万人超・70以上の国と地域・関連82イベントに拡大
- 2026 2月24日〜3月6日開催。中核のFIN/SUMは10回目・来場4,300名超
- 2027 2月22日〜3月5日の開催が決定（金融庁・Fintech協会共催）
Voices
A Snowflake financial industry lead toured GFTN Forum, MoneyX, and more, noting AI agents and data platforms as the common keywords and that no country lets you talk with financial regulators at such close range as Japan (from Gen Uehara's JFW2026 report, in Japanese)
The same author's rapid JFW2025 report positions GFTN Forum and FIN/SUM as the twin flagships of the week, detailing how to navigate the week (from the JFW2025 report, in Japanese)
Net Protections reported sponsoring JFW2025 and having an executive speak at the BNPL roundtable, sharing the value of participating as an operator (from Net Protections' report, in Japanese)
AI Agent Day 2026 Summer
One of Japan's largest AI agent conferences, hosted by the AICX Association. Under the theme of "complete case-study dissection," two days of sessions unpack real enterprise deployments and the common walls of AI agent adoption, such as stalled rollouts, over-reliance on individuals, and unmanaged "rogue agents." The past three editions drew over 12,000 cumulative viewer registrations.
ICC Summit (Industry Co-Creation Summit)
A conference built on 'learning together, creating industry together.' The signature event is 'Catapult,' a 7-minute pitch contest. Held twice yearly (Fukuoka/Kyoto). Over 80% of attendees rate it 'the best.'
OPEN INNOVATION SUMMIT 2026
One of Japan's largest open innovation summits, hosted by eiicon. Large corporations, startups, municipalities, and investors gather for sessions and the STARTUP PITCH program, generating business co-creation matches. A distinctive feature is that corporate judges make on-the-spot co-creation decisions during the pitch. Around 2,000 attendees expected.