Alternative Credit Scoring, eKYC Identity Verification and Screening, Personal Data Sharing platform, Biometric cards combined with Digital wallets, Quantum Computing research in finance... are some examples of innovative solutions and services that our encognize team has been proud to introduce or support in Japan throughout 2019.
As we start a new year, I would like to take a moment to thank our business partners, be they startups or corporations, for trusting encognize to answer their various business needs.
Let's approach together 2020 as a new year to realize your vision of a modern world enhanced by digital technologies while keeping ethics and betterment of the society at the core of its design. 

Bruno
encognize G.K., CEO

Our encognize team has maintained a high pace of activities throughout the last quarter of 2019, keeping at its heart the sharing of experiences.
Workshops, presentations, luncheon have been conducted with a wide range of participants to the FinTech industry and to the broader Innovation ecosystem, be they startups, financial institutions, regulators or students.
Of course, our encognize team has also continued to focus on ensuring strong business progresses for our portfolio of innovating Tech companies through the identification of new projects, PoC, business partners or investors.

• October 14: open discussions with students of Toyo University (東洋大学), Department of Global Innovation Studies, Faculty of Global and Regional Studies on the theme: "From the corporate world to entrepreneurship: 5 key takeaways"
• October 15: AdviceRobo pitch at the Plug And Play Japan Fintech Stage at CEATEC
• November 15: Japan FSA luncheon with Bruno Abrioux-Takano, encognize G.K. CEO, introducing as IRTA Japan Chapter Lead the latest global RegTech trends with a specific zoom on KYC optimization (based on e global study supported by encognize G.K.)
•  November 18: participation of encognize G.K. at an ideation workshop co-organized by Toyo University, Schoolab and La French Tech Tokyo
• November 26: seminar on "Quantum Computing in Finance" organized for FIA Japan by Bruno Abrioux-Takano, in its capacity of FIA Japan Technology Committee Chairman, with the contribution of QuantFi and the support of Greenberg Traurig Tokyo Law office
•  November 28: representation of Unikeys at the Tokyo 2019 Paris - Europlace International Financial Forum: New Frontiers in Finance
• December 04: workshop on Japan Market Entry for newly started Plug And Play Japan batch of startups in FinTech and Brand & Retail verticals
• December 24: following multiple rounds of presentations and pitches led as AdviceRobo representative in Japan and SEA, confirmation that AdviceRobo is one of the 10 startups selected among 170+ candidates to join in Vietnam the FE Credit Xcelerate program organized with the support of Medici

On November 14, 2019, the International RegTech Association (IRTA) and Protiviti have released the findings of a global market study they conducted to investigate the effectiveness of current ‘Know Your Customer’(KYC) processes. The study reveals an urgent need for more effective industry alignment to accelerate the digitizing of KYC processes and greater use of shared platforms. KYC processes involve the identification and verification of customers and help protect financial institutions’ services from being misused for illegal activities.
encognize G.K. was one of the direct contributors to the report preparation and review.
Full Press Release here
Full pdf report downloadable here (English version)
​レポートの日本語版はこちら​