Jan. 30, 2024
For Immediate Release
FINOLAB Inc.
FINOVATORSWINNER ANNOUNCED FOR JAPAN FINANCIAL INNOVATION AWARD 2024
～Innovative in Financial Service Awarded and Grand Price to be announced on Mar. 4～TOKYO, Jan. 1, 2024 – FINOLAB Inc. and FINOVATORS – have announced thewinners of “Japan Financial Innovation Award 2024（JFIA2024）” of the respective
category.
JFIA was inaugurated in the year 2020 to promote innovative initiatives infinancial area by adopting information technology and share best practices in theindustry and expected to further expand open innovation beyond the corporategroup and business sector. JFIA2024 consists of 3 categories, including Startup, Financial Institution, andCollaboration. FINOLAB, the FinTech Center of Tokyo, administrated the evaluation process by extracting
more than 300 innovative initiatives from press releases during the year 2023. And candidates and winners
were selected by the group of professionals, FINOVATORS, based on the criteria of innovation, growth,and transformation.
Further judgment is scheduled to announce Grand Prize and Category Excellence on Mar. 4 during“Future Frontier Fes by FINOLAB (4F) 2024.”

https://4f-otmcbldg.tokyo/JFIA 2024 Winners
CategoryCompanyStartup

Initiative (Some are Only in Japanese)
Released "Payn Connect" which allows various service providers to add

Payn, Inc.

cancellation fee billing and collection functions to their own services.
https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000014.000108402.html

Enpay, a cashless and DX-enabled company, has launched a new service
enpay Inc.

called "koufuri+" which will facilitate various payments from bank accounts.
https://www.enpay.co.jp/news/press20230418

SyFu Announces Launch of Web3 Project Utilizing Payment Data with
GINKAN, Inc.

GameFi.
https://medium.com/@syfu/syfu-announces-launch-of-web3-project-utilizing-payment-data-with-gamefi-3af07f707f6d

Full-scale deployment of "SmartESG," an ESG information disclosure support
Cierpa ＆ Co, Inc.

cloud solution for Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. Making Sustainability
and Technology as a part of daily economic activity.
https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000012.000100923.html

Easy Technology Co., Ltd.

Released "Easy" closedβ of a digital debt collection management SaaS.
https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000003.000114825.html

FinancialInstitution

The Dai-ichi Life Insurance
Company, Limited.

Launch of "Asset Formation Plus," a Platform Service to Support Asset
Formation, and an Online Banking Service Utilizing BaaS.
https://www.dai-ichi-life.co.jp/company/news/pdf/2022_058.pdf

Launch of "Asset Formation Plus," a Platform Service to Support Asset
Sumitomo Mitsui

Formation, and an Online Banking Service Utilizing BaaS.

Financial Group, Inc.

https://www.smbc.co.jp/news/pdf/j20230203_02.pdf?fbclid=IwAR0oAIAoXHQUw6tgsad507c07_vY83-6u8nqpKN7nIC8GwZKyXg9bfLKKoFirst online bank to accept online submission of Direct Payment Application
GMO Aozora Net Bank, Ltd.

Form, improving convenience of "Pay-easy" for individual customers!
https://gmo-aozora.com/news/2023/20230619-01.html

Collaboration

MILIZE Inc.,SBI Sumishin Net Bank, Ltd.

Start of a new initiative combining financial solutions by MILIZE Inc., an AI
and Fintech company, and BaaS by SBI Sumishin Net Bank, Ltd.
https://milize.co.jp/news/20230406_5228

Business Alliance with Mizuho Trust & Banking Co., Ltd.
EmotionTech, Inc.

Supporting Listed Companies' Individual Shareholder Strategies withMizuho Trust & Banking Co., Ltd.

Shareholder Loyalty Analysis.
https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000110.000021205.html

Mortgage Loan Comparison Service "Mogecheck" Starts Offering Mortgage
MFS, Inc.

Loans for Executives and Employees of Startup Companies. ～Developed

Kiraboshi Bank, Ltd.

Dedicated Mogecheck products in cooperation with Kiraboshi Bank, Ltd.
https://www.mortgagefss.jp/pressrelease/2104/

UPSIDER Inc.
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.

UPSIDER Inc. and Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. to Launch Joint Venture andEstablish Debt Fund for Growth Stage Startups
https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000097.000076272.html

Start of Collaboration with MUFG Bank, Ltd. in the Asset Management.
TORANOTEC Ltd.

Released Pedometer application "Aruitoku! for MUFG" that allows users to

MUFG Bank, Ltd.

earn investment funds every day just by walking.
https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000082.000023255.html（In order of announced dater）

■About FINOLAB Inc.

■About FINOLAB Community

Address：Otemachi 1-6-1, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo

The Fintech Center of Tokyo, FINOLAB is a membership community

Representative：CEO, Chie Itoand an office space located in the heart of international financial

Founded：2019-07-11

district in Tokyo）to promote

Capital：JPY 300 Million

2016 by Mitsubishi Estate and Dentsu Group as the first FinTech

Business Domain ： Promoting FinTech initiatives of Members,Center in Japan. Consists of 52 Startup Members, 7 Associations

including startups and corporates, and expand FinTech ecosystemandin Japan.

https://finolab.tokyo/

24

Corporate

FinTech ecosystem. Launched in Feb.

Members(AsofJan.

2024).

Web：https://finolab.co.jp/■About FINOVATORS, General Incorporated Association
Non-profit organization, with a group of pro-bono experts（Layer, Investor, Consultant, Analyst, Engineer, Entrepreneur, Banker, PublicSector Specialist, etc.）for supporting startups. Driving health innovation ecosystem in Japan by activities based on global and future vision,
not limited to any organization or business area. http://finovators.org/【Inquiry for this release】
FINOLAB Inc. (Att. Saito)
E-Mail：info@finolab.co.jp＃＃＃