Pieter Franken

Co-founder & Director, GFTN Japan

Global Finance & Technology Network (GFTN)

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Pieter Franken is a passionate global Fintech Pioneer and a Deep Tech Innovator with many industry firsts under his belt. Career spanning well over 30+ years in the Financial Industry, specializing in technology leadership, FinTech, Financial Inclusion, GreenTech, AI, Cyber Security, digital innovation and large-scale digital transformations. C-level and executive positions with industry leaders such as Citigroup, Shinsei Bank, Aplus, Monex Group, Union Digital Bank and ModuleQ, and senior advisory/board positions including Elevandi (SFF), RegGenome Ltd., EmeradaCo and SAFECAST.ORG, a global NPO critically acclaimed for citizen sourced, open environmental data. Pieter is a member of Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) International Technology Advisory Panel (ITAP) and a Founding Member of the ASEAN Innovation Network (AFIN, now Synfindo), a nonprofit company founded by MAS (Monetary Authority of Singapore), IFC/World Bank and ABA (ASEAN Banking Association) to accelerate digital transformation across Asia and other developing regions to foster Financial Inclusion and bridging the gaps between FinTechs and Financial Institutions and operator of the APIX Platform. In 2023, Pieter co-founded the Japan Fintech Festival in collaboration with Japan Financial Supervisory Agency and Bank of Japan. Pieter holds a MSc in Computer Science from Delft University and currently is a Guest Professor and Senior Researcher at Keio University, an Adjunct Fellow with Griffith University Asia Institute (GAI) and MIT Media Lab alumni. He contributes to research in FinTech in Asia, Financial Inclusion, Citizen Science, IoT and Digital Assets.

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9:45午前–4:00午後火 24 2月Side EventsExternal LocationOpen
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Innovation Tour

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This curated Tokyo Innovation Tour offers a structured, end-to-end view of Japan’s financial and digital commerce ecosystem — from policy foundations to real-world deployment. The programme begins with regulatory and international financial centre insights at FinCity.Tokyo, providing context on Japan’s positioning as a global financial hub and its evolving fintech landscape.
Participants will then experience digital commerce in action through a guided immersion in Asakusa, observing SME digitisation and cross-border QR payment adoption, before concluding at the Bank of Japan Currency Museum — reflecting on the evolution of money, monetary stability, and the future of currency in a digital era.
5:30–8:30午後火 24 2月OthersExternal LocationInvite-Only
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GFTN Forum Japan VIP Reception [By Invitation-only or Executive Pass] | GFTN Forum Japan VIPディナー［招待制］

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Gather with the architects of the global financial ecosystem for an exclusive evening of high-level dialogue and connection. This invite-only dinner deepens strategic ties between Japan’s financial leadership and the international FinTech community through candid, private conversations that go beyond the forum stage. It is a premier opportunity to solidify partnerships and celebrate the spirit of cross-border collaboration that defines the Japan–Global corridor.
グローバルな金融エコシステムの中核を担う人々が集い、深い対話を通じて新たなつながりを築く招待制の特別なディナーです。本イベントは、日本の金融リーダーと国際的なフィンテック関係者がフォーラムの壇上を離れ、少人数での率直な対話を通じて、より踏み込んだ意見交換をしていただける場となっています。「Japan–Global Corridor」を象徴する国境を越えた協働の精神を分かち合い、日本と世界を結ぶ戦略的な関係をさらに強固なものへと発展させる貴重な機会です。
1:35–2:15午後水 25 2月Experts DialogueMain Stage, Bellesalle B2OpenModerator
Roadmap for AI and Quantum

The New Era of Financial Services: Integrating AI and Digital Innovation in Banking and Insurance Ecosystems | 金融サービスの新時代──銀行・保険領域で進むAIとデジタル通貨の融合

Experts DialogueMain Stage, Bellesalle B2OpenModerator
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Financial services are entering a pivotal new era where AI intelligence and digital asset innovation converge. As legacy institutions modernize their operations and customer engagement strategies, the integration of agentic AI and stablecoin infrastructure is setting new standards for speed, insight, and trust across banking and insurance ecosystems. This expert dialogue explores how financial institutions are deploying autonomous AI systems for smarter decision-making, enhanced risk underwriting, and hyper-personalized experiences, while leveraging stablecoins for cross-border efficiency and liquidity. The session offers a forward-looking perspective on what this digital convergence means for the next generation of financial infrastructure and competitiveness.

金融サービスは、AIの進化とデジタル資産のイノベーションが交わる新たな段階に入っています。従来の金融機関が業務や顧客対応の仕組みを見直すなかで、エージェント型AIとステーブルコインインフラの統合が、銀行や保険の分野におけるスピード、データに基づく判断力、信頼の基準を塗り替えつつあります。
本セッションでは、金融機関が自律型AIを活用し、より精度の高い意思決定やリスク評価、そして一人ひとりに最適化された顧客体験をどのように実現できるのかを探ります。同時に、ステーブルコインを活用した越境取引の効率化や流動性の向上についても議論します。
AIとデジタル資産の融合が、次世代の金融インフラや競争力にどのような影響をもたらすのかを、中長期の視点から探ります。
10:10–10:40午前木 26 2月Experts DialogueMain Stage, Bellesalle B2OpenModerator
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Tokenized Markets: Liquidity, Custody and Portfolio Design | トークン化市場 ── 流動性、カストディ、ポートフォリオ設計

Experts DialogueMain Stage, Bellesalle B2OpenModerator
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Tokenised assets are beginning to reshape how portfolios are built, distributed, and safeguarded, moving beyond pilots into real-world implementation for professional investors. The discussion focuses on how tokenisation alters fund structures, improves or challenges liquidity, and enables fractional access to previously illiquid or alternative assets, while introducing new models for custody and key management across public and permissioned chains.
Key themes include the role of digital money and tokenised cash in primary issuance, secondary trading, and settlement, and their implications for NAV calculation, intraday liquidity, and operational risk. The session also explores how existing compliance, risk, governance, and custody frameworks can be adapted to accommodate tokenised instruments, and what this means for product design, distribution channels, and the future architecture of asset management in Asia and globally.

トークン化資産は、ポートフォリオの設計、流通、管理の在り方そのものを変えつつあります。実証段階を越え、プロ投資家による実装段階へと移行し始めているのです。本セッションでは、トークン化がファンドの構造にどのような変化をもたらすのか、流動性を改善、もしくは阻害するのかを検討します。また、これまで流動性が低かった資産やオルタナティブ資産への小口投資をいかに可能にするのかについても議論します。さらに、パブリックチェーンおよび許可型チェーンにおけるカストディ体制や鍵管理の新たなモデルにも焦点を当てます。

主な論点として、デジタルマネーおよびトークン化された現金が、発行市場、流通市場、決済の各プロセスで果たす役割を取り上げます。あわせて、それらが純資産総額（NAV）の算定、日中流動性、オペレーショナルリスクに与える影響についても検討します。さらに、既存のコンプライアンス、リスク管理、ガバナンス、カストディの枠組みをどのように見直し、トークン化された金融商品に対応させていくかを議論します。そのうえで、こうした変化が商品設計や流通チャネル、さらにはアジアおよび世界の資産運用の未来にどのような影響を及ぼすのかを考察します。
6:30–8:30午後金 27 2月Side EventsCotton Club, TokyoOpen
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The Founders Rock™

Side EventsCotton Club, TokyoOpen
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Founders

2026人の注目講演者

Pieter Franken

講演

Innovation Tour

GFTN Forum Japan VIP Reception [By Invitation-only or Executive Pass] | GFTN Forum Japan VIPディナー［招待制］

The New Era of Financial Services: Integrating AI and Digital Innovation in Banking and Insurance Ecosystems | 金融サービスの新時代──銀行・保険領域で進むAIとデジタル通貨の融合

Tokenized Markets: Liquidity, Custody and Portfolio Design | トークン化市場 ── 流動性、カストディ、ポートフォリオ設計

The Founders Rock™