Fintech Energy - Team
At Fintech Energy we track over 200,000 fintech startups and over 1,000,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and organisations we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
We’ve ranked the top 101 FinTech companies in Japan. The companies, startups and institutions listed in this article are all exceptional companies, well worth a follow. We have included links to their websites, socials and CrunchBase (if you’re interested in their financials).
We selected the organisations listed in this article based on:
- Track record
- Executive leadership
- Market share
- Innovation
- ESG rating
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Top FinTech Companies & Startups (Japan)
Coincheck
| Founders | James Riney, Koiichiro Wada, Masakazu Sasaki, Yusuke Otsuka |
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Coincheck operates a bitcoin and cryptocurrency exchange.
Gojo & Company
| Founders | Sanjay Gandhi, Taejun Shin, Takeshi Nagashima |
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Gojo extends financial inclusion to micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises.
Orb
| Founders | Masa Nakatsu, Toshi Senoo, Yasuhiro Kobayashi |
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Orb is an enterprise software startup that helps businesses to define and configure their own coin economy.
Wealthnavi
| Founders | Kazuhisa Shibayama |
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Wealthnavi is wealth management of world-class on your side.
SoftBank Capital
| Founders | Kiyoshi Ichimura |
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SoftBank Group is a holding company focused on artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies.
JustInCase
| Founders | Hiroo Koizumi, Kazuya Hata, Shinichi Nasukawa |
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JustInCase is the first full-stack InsurTech company in Japan, offering P2P insurance and AI-based health & small-amount insurance online.
AlpacaJapan
| Founders | Morifumi Yotsumoto, Osone Kazuhiko, Yuki Hayashi |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Building cutting-edge capital markets AI technology working with number of financial institutions
Coiney
| Founders | Naoko Samata, Shinnosuke Io, Yusuke Sato |
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Coiney provides smarphone-based credit card processing services in Japan.
Kyash
| Founders | Shinichi Takatori |
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Kyash is a fintech platform providing mobile banking services with full-stack banking technology currently offering digital wallet app.
Paidy
| Founders | Lee Smith, Russell Cummer |
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Paidy is a software platform that allows consumers to buy online without a credit card or pre-registration.
Liquid Global
| Founders | Mario Gomez Lozada, Mike Kayamori, Tanaka Masaaki |
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Liquid Global is a developer of a cryptocurrency trading platform designed to provide liquidity to the crypto economy.
CROWD CREDIT
| Founders | Tomoyuki Sugiyama |
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Cross-border marketplace lending platform
STRIVE
| Founders | Yusuke Amano |
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STRIVE invests in early stage (Seed to Series A) internet and mobile companies in Asia.
READYFOR
| Founders | Mera Haruka, Takaho Miki, Yutaka Matsuo |
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READYFOR is a Japanese crowdfunding platform for the service sector.
Tech Bureau
| Founders | Hosoi Ryosuke, Takao Asayama |
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Tech Bureau provides cryptographic currency and Blockchain technology using exchange API to handle currency encryption.
Crowd Cast
| Founders | Hoshikawa Takashi, Takashi Hoshikawa |
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Crowd Cast is a company that simplifies payment between employees and organization.
Infcurion Group
| Founders | Hiroki Maruyama, Jun Kanzawa |
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Infucurion Group is a business development company that focuses on payment technologies.
bitbank
| Founders | Kato Yorihiko, Minematsu Hiroki, Noriyuki Hirosue, Yuji Kusunoki |
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Bitcoin wallet, payment processing, bitcoin reward service and news media
Payme Japan
| Founders | Richiko Mori |
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Payme provides a platform for mobile payments to help users in Japan.
izumi Finance
| Founders | Unknown |
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izumi Finance is a platform providing liquidity as a Service (LaaS) with Uniswap V3 .
Credit Engine
| Founders | Seiichiro Uchiyama |
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Credit Engine is a online lending platform enables financial institutions.
Robot Fund
| Founders | Satoshi Noguchi, Satoshi Noguchi |
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Robot Fund is a provider of RPA (Robotic Process Automation) solutions for asset management businesses.
xenodata lab
| Founders | Natsuki Yagi, Yojiro Seki |
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xenodata lab is a developing an AI-powered finance data analytics leveraging Natural Language Processing (NLP).
Huobi Japan
| Founders | Leon Li |
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Huobi Japan designs a digital asset trading platform that empowers financial service.
GVE
| Founders | Koji Fusa |
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GVE develops and operates a legal currency digitization platform.
Cryptact
| Founders | Amin Azmoudeh, Amin Azumude, Gaku Saito, Masuda Shunsuke |
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Cryptact is a technology company providing solutions and platforms utilizing blockchains, smart contracts and virtual currencies.
Lecto
| Founders | Yutaka Koyama |
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Lecto provides Saas solutions to eliminate the tedious practices behind financial services
Smart Trade
| Founders | Guang Zhen Li, Nianhui Song, Sakugawa Tsuyoshi, Tomoyuki Uchida |
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Smart Trade is an information technology company that offers full stack software development for investment strategy environment.
Emerada
| Founders | Hiromichi Goto, Naoki Furukawa, Taiga Sawamura |
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Emerada is a bank account aggregation and cashflow analytics platform for SMEs and banks for enhancing lending activity in Japan.
Chaintope
| Founders | Teruaki Murakami |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Chaintope is specializes in blockchain technology with a focus for FinTech and non-FinTech sectors.
efit
| Founders | Go Tobita, Miyahara Victory, Shori Miyahara |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Efit is an investment platform that makes it easy for anyone to make a technical investment automatically.
Kipp Financial Technologies
| Founders | Unknown |
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Kipp Financial Technologies provides BaaS products and system infrastructure in the form of SaaS.
Mikatus
| Founders | Toshinao Morisaki |
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Mikatus supports good tax accountants and contribute to the growth of enthusiastic SMEs.
SMART IDEA Japan
| Founders | Shohei Ejiri |
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SMART IDEA is a financial technology company.
SusLab
| Founders | Unknown |
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SusLab is a data bank that uses AI technology to support SDG and ESG development goals and investments.
Timebank
| Founders | Unknown |
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Time Bank is an application that allows you to experience a great deal with a little clearance time.
OsidOri
| Founders | Takashi Miyamoto |
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OsidOri is a financial app company will provide this mechanism with the new FinTech service.
PayPay
| Founders | Unknown |
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PayPay is an online payment app.
BrainCat
| Founders | Kiichi Nakamura |
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BrainCat is a Japanese company that specializes in developing FinTech platforms.
keychain
| Founders | Jonathan Hope, Kazuyoshi Mishima |
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Keychain is the decentralized authentication blockchain platform for finance, IoT, and enterprise.
Social Good Foundation Inc.
| Founders | Soichiro Takaoka |
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Crypto Back Rewards App
Credit Saison
| Founders | Torajiro Okamoto |
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Credit Saison is a Japanese financial services company.
BitFlyer
| Founders | Masuda Rikiya, Takafumi Komiyama, Yuzo Kano |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
BitFlyer is a bitcoin exchange and marketplace that enables its customers to buy, sell, and spend bitcoins.
Money Forward
| Founders | Chihiro Asano, Nakayama Shinichiro, Taki Toshio, Tanak Masaaki, Toshio Taki, Yosuke Tsuji |
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Money Forward provides online personal accounting solutions that enable individuals to better manage their daily expenses.
Moneytree
| Founders | Jonathan Epstein, Mark Makdad, Paul Chapman, Ross Sharrott |
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Moneytree is a financial data aggregation platform that provides a personal finance app and a cloud-based accounting service.
MUFG Innovation Partners
| Founders | Unknown |
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MUFG Innovation Partners is a corporate venture capital (CVC) arm of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG).
WebPay
| Founders | Hiro Fukami, Kei Kubo |
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Fluxflex develops an auto scaling cloud hosting platform for LAMP applications enabling automated file sync between clients and server ends.
SushiSwap
| Founders | Ox Maki |
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SushiSwap is a peer-to-peer, decentralized exchange that allows users to swap tokens, provide liquidity, and other DeFi services.
Rakuten Capital
| Founders | Unknown |
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Rakuten Capital is a corporate venture capital group that provides funding, sector experience, and operational support.
Soramitsu
| Founders | Ikkei Matsuda, Makoto Takemiya, Ryu Okada |
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Fintech company based in Tokyo, specializing in blockchain technology. Main contributor to Hyperledger Iroha.
W ventures Japan
| Founders | Unknown |
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W ventures engages in venture capital and incubation businesses.
INORU
| Founders | Dan Peter |
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With INORU’s intuitive software for banking and finance, get the best start to your profitable lending business.
SlowMist
| Founders | Unknown |
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SlowMist specializes in blockchain technology with cybersecurity audits and protection for digital asset exchanges & crypto wallets.
Kibidango, Inc.
| Founders | Ryota Matsuzaki |
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Leading reward-based crowdfunding platform in Japan helping entrepreneurs from all over the world succeed with the power of people.
Resona Capital
| Founders | Unknown |
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Resona Capital is a micro-venture capital fund specialized in early-stage investments.
CrowdLoan
| Founders | Daisuke Murata |
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CrowdLoan is a platform that connects financial institutions and individuals with smooth loans.
Neoteny
| Founders | Joi Ito |
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Neoteny is an internet investment firm that holds a diversified financial portfolio.
Kyriba
| Founders | Unknown |
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Kyriba provides a cloud-based financial management and money management solution.
CoinJinja
| Founders | Lele Xu, Yu Numazaki |
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Japan’s top crypto media: CoinJinja.com (ICO listing site) and CoinView (free, all-in-one crypto investment portfolio management app).
Mercoin
| Founders | Unknown |
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Mercoin is a fintech company which plans and develops services related to crypto assets and blockchain technology.
BANQ
| Founders | Mark Elenowitz, Munetaka Takahashi |
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BANQ is a FinTech company that provides on-demand salary services.
ICHI
| Founders | Unknown |
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ICHI creates a stable currency and economic stimulus platform that allows it to create and manage in-house, non-custodial tokens.
Prance Gold Holdings
| Founders | Andre Gerald |
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Prance Gold Holdings is a technology company that offers digital asset holders an opportunity to grow their portfolio.
SB Payment Service
| Founders | Unknown |
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SB Payment Service offers a wide range of payment methods and support for procedures related to payment, business agency, and contract work.
FINOLAB
| Founders | Unknown |
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FINOLAB is a fintech company that provides real estate and financial services.
ZAISAN Net
| Founders | Ogino Shirabe, Shirabe Ogino |
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ZAISAN Net is a AI-Fintech startup specializing in stock price movement.
FinTech Global
| Founders | Goro Takeda, Nobumitsu Tamai |
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FinTech Global is a boutique investment bank that supports the growth of companies.
SoftBank Payment Service Corp.
| Founders | Unknown |
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SBPS is a Payment Service Provider and a subsidiary of SoftBank Corp.
Global Risk Exchange
| Founders | Unknown |
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Global Risk Exchange (or GRE) is a blockchain-based, decentralized global risk exchange market .
FGC Group
| Founders | Tony Evans |
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Fintech Global Consultants is an independent Fintech Consultants, with more than $150 million raised for ICO.
Japan Digital Design
| Founders | Unknown |
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Japan Digital Design is an AI technology company for financial industries.
Nishi-Nippon
| Founders | Unknown |
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Nishi-Nippon provides banking and financial services for individuals, and small and medium-sized enterprises.
Fidel Technologies
| Founders | Sunil Kulkarni |
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Fidel Technologies provides IT services for localisation and translation.
Another lane
| Founders | Unknown |
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Another lane is a credit card number handling contract conclusion company.
Digital Platformer
| Founders | Unknown |
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Digital Platformer provides platforms for digital currency using blockchain technology.
bitFlyer Holdings
| Founders | Unknown |
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bitFlyer Holdings is the parent company of bitFlyer.
Ayumi Trust Holdings Co.
| Founders | Soichiro Takaoka |
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The Ayumi Trust Group is an independent corporate group that develops fintech businesses globally.
Beta Catalyst
| Founders | Unknown |
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BetaCatalyst provides venture capital investment services in areas such as health care, lifestyle, AI, and IoT.
Invast Securities
| Founders | Unknown |
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Invast Securities provides online forex and ETF trading services and is listed on the JASDAQ market under the stock code 8709.
enigma Japan
| Founders | Unknown |
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Enigma is a FinTech services for various industries
COMTURE
| Founders | Ono Ken, Shinichi Inoue |
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COMTURE is a provider of Cloud, Big data, AI, IoT, Business system construction, ERP, Fintech, and Infrastructure construction solutions.
Bit One Group
| Founders | Unknown |
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Bit One Group is a fintech company.
CXR
| Founders | Unknown |
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CXR is a fintech company.
Milestone Consulting Group
| Founders | Masahiro Iwasawa, Naoya Takeda, Saito Natsuhiko |
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Milestone Consulting Group is a fintech start up.
THS
| Founders | Unknown |
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THS provides cloud services, smartphone application development and fintech services.
MILIZE INVESTMENT
| Founders | Unknown |
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MILIZE INVESTMENT is a financial consulting platform with AI and financial engineering.
Fintech Association of Japan
| Founders | Unknown |
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Fintech Association of Japan is a startup focusing on the health industry, fintech ecosystem, and accelerating open innovations.
Minna Bank
| Founders | Unknown |
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Minna Bank is a first smartphone-only bank that was designed from a digital perspective and designed on a zero basis.
Cygnos
| Founders | Benjamin Smith, Hiroyuki Mihara |
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Cygnos is a crypto lending platform that provides fiat monthly direct interest payments for crypto loans.
Orient Corporation
| Founders | Unknown |
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Orient Corporation is a consumer credit company that provides auto loans, credit cards, and direct cash loan services.
aiQ
| Founders | Hiroki Yamamoto |
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aiQ offers AI technology and Big Data analysis using many Machine Learning techniques, Analysis experience in the Financial Industry.
Protoption
| Founders | Masuda Shunsuke |
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Protoption is a FinTech startup that provides crypto asset related services.
Smart Contract
| Founders | Obata Kazuki |
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Forefront of cryptocurrency trading and consulting
Phantom AI Japan
| Founders | Ogino Shirabe |
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Phantom AI is a fintech startup.
Money Forward Fine
| Founders | Akira Ieda, Yosuke Tsuji, Yuki Kanahama |
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Money Forward Fine provides fast funding with quick approvals, supporting the growth and the financial stability of the client’s business.
Daiwa Securities SMBC
| Founders | Unknown |
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Daiwa Securities SMBC is a comprehensive securities group representing Asia configured mainly Global Investment Banking.
ISI
| Founders | Unknown |
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IS Eye is a FinTech consulting company
cyberplus
| Founders | Unknown |
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cyberplus is a Minamisenju, Arakawa-ku, Tokyo as a company specializing in financial system development.
Bitcrements
| Founders | Unknown |
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Bitcrements Bitcoin Exchange specializes in exchange of cryptocurrencies.
BlockTec
| Founders | Unknown |
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BlockTec is a company that primarily engages in blockchain consulting.
Blue Melon Capital
| Founders | Unknown |
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Blue Melon Capital provides real estate investment, real estate, asset management, crowdfunding, FinTech services.
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