Fintech Unleashed: Unlocking Growth Through Inclusive Finance in India
This year’s GFTN Forum (Japan Fintech Festival) has a sharp focus on “Building Financial Corridors”. Geopolitical dynamics are rapidly evolving in this new era, giving rise to challenges and yet opportunities at the same time. Japan being the world’s third largest economy as well as a major financial hub in Asia has long played an important role in charting new frontiers.
India has come into sharper focus in Japan, owing to its rapidly growing economy, expanding digital infrastructure, and huge need for more democratic access to important financial services that will drive greater prosperity.
How have some Japanese investors led the way, and what can we learn from them? In this event, we hear from public and private sector organizations on how they have applied patient capital and found success in India, as well as their long-term plans in the market.
Agenda
9:00 - 9:20 Breakfast & networking
9:20 - 9:40 Welcome address & opening speech
9:40 - 10:40 Moderated panel discussion with Q&A
10:40 - 11:00 Free networking
Speakers/panelists
Kota Yasumura, Senior Director, Japan International Cooperation Agency
Hero Choudhary, Managing Director, BEENEXT
Taejun Shin, Founder & CEO, Gojo & Company
Yuta Yamamoto, Principal, GMO VenturePartners
Kosuke Mori, CEO, Saison International
About the Hosts
Saison International is the international headquarters of Credit Saison Company Limited ("CS"), founded in 1951 and one of Japan’s largest non-bank financial companies with over 70 years of history and listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The group is committed to fostering inclusive growth in its operating markets (i.e. Japan, Singapore, India, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Mexico, and Brazil), with a mission of bringing people, partners and technology together, creating resilient and innovative financial solutions for positive impact.
The group's operations in India are one of the country’s fastest growing Non-Bank Financial Company ("NBFC") lenders, with more than 2 million active customers, over 60 branches nationwide, and an AUM of ~US$2B. CS India is registered with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and has achieved an AAA rating from CRISIL (a subsidiary of S&P Global) and CARE Ratings.