{"id":261,"date":"2023-04-24T15:12:49","date_gmt":"2023-04-24T15:12:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/companyformationjapan.com\/?p=261"},"modified":"2023-04-24T15:12:54","modified_gmt":"2023-04-24T15:12:54","slug":"open-a-fintech-company-in-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/companyformationjapan.com\/open-a-fintech-company-in-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"Open a Fintech Company in Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The<strong>\u00a0financial technology<\/strong>\u00a0(<strong>FinTech<\/strong>) represents a new technology and innovation which has the purpose of completing with customary financial methods the delivery of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.companyformationjapan.com\/set-up-a-financial-company-in-japan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>financial services<\/strong><\/a>. In comparison with other important players in this field, until now Japan has proven to be a relatively small one, with only around USD 44 million ventures reached in the first months of 2015.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, the country is projected to ease the investment restrictions which could allow a bigger capital flow for this sector, in an economy which is laid on an estimated USD 9 trillion in individual cash deposits.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.companyformationjapan.com\/about-us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>company formation advisors in Japan<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;can provide you with assistance in&nbsp;<strong>opening a FinTech company in Japan<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_65 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/companyformationjapan.com\/open-a-fintech-company-in-japan\/#licenses-required-for-foreign-fintech-companies-in-japan\" title=\"Licenses required for foreign FinTech companies in Japan\">Licenses required for foreign FinTech companies in Japan<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/companyformationjapan.com\/open-a-fintech-company-in-japan\/#the-fintech-industry-in-japan\" title=\"The FinTech industry in Japan\">The FinTech industry in Japan<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"licenses-required-for-foreign-fintech-companies-in-japan\"><\/span><strong>Licenses required for foreign FinTech companies in Japan<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A foreign company which does not have a local presence is required to obtain a license to do business in the&nbsp;<strong>FinTech industry in Japan<\/strong>&nbsp;depending on the types of services it will offer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the Banking Act, a foreign bank which intends to effectuate&nbsp;<strong>banking services in Japan<\/strong>&nbsp;has to obtain a license by naming a single branch office serving as its main base for banking in&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.companyformationjapan.com\/why-invest-in-japan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>the country<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Foreign moneylenders are not able to be registered with the Money Lending Business Act unless they have a place of business in the country. Our&nbsp;<strong>Japan company formation<\/strong>&nbsp;consultants can offer more details on this matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the Payment Services Act, foreign funds transfer services, prepaid payment instruments issuers and virtual currency exchange operators are able to register, provided that they have a business office in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A foreign business which intends to establish as a financial instruments company related to the&nbsp;<strong>FinTech industry in Japan<\/strong>&nbsp;must have a business office in the country for the registration according to the Act, if, for the registration of an investment advisory company, a local business office is not requested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The manager of a fintech company incorporated in Japan can apply for a business manager visa. This is a common route for business managers to obtain&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.companyformationjapan.com\/how-to-obtain-a-residence-permit-in-japan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Japanese residency<\/strong><\/a>. The applicant will need to qualify for the position, and the business will also need to be eligible. Additionally, he will need to submit a number of mandatory documents to the Regional Immigration Bureau.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"the-fintech-industry-in-japan\"><\/span><strong>The FinTech industry in Japan<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Even though the<strong>&nbsp;FinTech industry in Japan<\/strong>&nbsp;faces certain challenges, the sector has a number of successful players.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These players are, among others, Freee, Money Forward, Spike, Money Design and Bitflyer. Our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.companyformationjapan.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>company formation representatives in Japan<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;can assist you in opening a company in this sector here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you would like to learn more about the<strong>&nbsp;FinTech<\/strong>&nbsp;sector in the country, or for assistance in&nbsp;<strong>starting<\/strong>&nbsp;any kind of&nbsp;<strong>a company in Japan<\/strong>, we kindly invite you to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.companyformationjapan.com\/contact\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>speak<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;to our friendly team of&nbsp;<strong>company registration<\/strong>&nbsp;executives&nbsp;<strong>in Japan<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0financial technology\u00a0(FinTech) represents a new technology and innovation which has the purpose of completing with customary financial methods the delivery of\u00a0financial services. In comparison with other important players in this field, until now Japan has proven to be a relatively small one, with only around USD 44 million ventures reached in the first months of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":106,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[49,12,99,14,98],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Open a Fintech Company in Japan<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"We present a few aspects related to opening a FinTech company in Japan. 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