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1 Jun 2021 Tokyo, JP

Release of FIN/SUM 2021 Online Ideathon Post-event Report

EY Japan, together with Nikkei SUM Series Team and the Fintech Association of Japan(NPO), is pleased to announce the release of the “FIN/SUM 2021 Online Ideathon Post-event Report”.

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EY Japan, together with Nikkei SUM Series Team and the Fintech Association of Japan(NPO), is pleased to announce the release of the “FIN/SUM 2021 Online Ideathon Post-event Report”.

EY Japan, together with Nikkei Inc. and the Fintech Association of Japan(NPO), participated in the planning and holding Japan's first public-private partnership ideathon(*), with the Japan FSA as an observer in a project team.

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the entire process including planning, operation, and presentation was conducted completely online, using interactive whiteboard tools.

The report overview:

  • The significance and challenges of holding Japan's first public-private partnership ideathon with the Japan FSA as an observer in completely online under the environment of the pandemic, along with expectations for the future.
  • Contains an insightful interview with Mr. Akira Nozaki, a Director of the FinTech and Innovation Office of the Japan FSA.
  • Shares outcomes of this ideathon, and the ideas and solutions that were generated through this event.


The project team have published a post-event report, hoping that it will contribute to raising awareness of this kind of public-private initiative and build momentum for the future.

Release of the English version is planned for 8 July 2021.

For more information on this report, please visit the following URL on the EY Japan website.
https://www.ey.com/ja_jp/banking-capital-markets/data-governance-and-regtech-innovation-service

 

*1 Ideathon is a coined word from the combination of "idea" and "marathon," and refers to the process of creating new ideas and solutions through intensive brainstorming among people from diverse backgrounds and over a fixed period of time.

 

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