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Create Infrastructure for Every Business to Challenge the World.

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Our mission is to “Create Infrastructure for Every Business to Challenge the World”. G-FIT was established with the desire to create a world where more and more companies around the world can take on the challenge of global business.

By implementing a unique algorithm and cloud-based platform, we mitigate and control any exchange risks in addition to simplifying access to the complex global trading system. We aim to support companies’ challenges to step into the global market through a flexible and new approach unbound by the status-quo.

GFIT Inc.
Financial Instruments Business Operator:Director-General of the Kanto Finance Bureau (Financial instruments business) No. 3329
Japan Investment Advisors Association

Trade Name

GFIT Inc.

Established

January, 2015

Representative

President and co-CEO Shinichiro Urashima
Co-CEO Shin Sakane

Business

GFIT is a FinTech company that develops and provides solutions to appropriately control foreign exchange risk, one of the major challenges in global business. Through the provision of “Forex Tech,” which combines financial products based on traditional financial engineering and technology based on data science and financial system development, (including advanced mathematical models and AI), our company will support the growth and development of globally challenging companies and the growth of the FinTech industry overall.

Capital

Capital: 276,417,000 yen (capital reserve: 38,858,400 yen)

Financial Instruments Business Operator

Director-General of the Kanto Finance Bureau (Financial instruments business) No. 3329

Member Association

Japan Investment Advisors Association

Location

1 Chome-6-1 Ōtemachi, Chiyoda City, Tokyo 100-0004, Japan

Board Members

President and co-CEO & CTO Shinichiro Urashima

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Urashima, co-CEO and CTO who oversees technology, formerly worked as US Charles Schwab Securities (Tokyo) IT Manager, DLJ Securities (currently CSFB Securities) AVP, eSpeed (currently BGC Securities) Head of IT, Asia Pacific, Central Tanshi Securities IT, and manager and a director of Central Tanshi FX. He has long been a leader in the IT systems of gold merchants. Founded GFIT Inc. in January, 2015.

University of Colorado, Boulder, Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences (B.S., 1993)

co-CEO & CSMO Shin Sakane (Ph.D.)

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Sakane, who is the co-CEO and responsible for management strategy and marketing as CSMO, has previous experience as president of IST, the president of Super Resin Inc., the president of Seven Dreamers Laboratories, and the president of Seven Dreamers Laundroid. Sakanes is a Serial entrepreneur for a wide range of technology fields, from aerospace to healthcare, and AI robots. He also contributes to society as a life work, and serves as the chairman of icetee, a specified non-profit organization. In February 2021, he joined the management of GFIT Inc.

University of Delaware, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ph.D. (1999)

Director CAO Hidemaro Yoshioka

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Yoshioka, who is a director and oversees the business division as a CAO, worked as the chief investment officer of Meiji Life Asset Management New York after working for Nomura Securities and Meiji Life Insurance Mutual Company. He also worked as the director of the Meiji Dresdner Asset Management Portfolio Management Department, and served as General Manager of Sumitomo Asset Management and Investment Planning Department and General Manager of Credit Management Department. He is also the executive director of the corporate pension fund of the Automobile Promotion Association. In February 2021, he joined the management of GFIT Inc.

Hitotsubashi University, Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Commerce (B.A., 1982)

Director CFO Takahiro Koyanagi

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Koyanagi, who plays the role of Director CFO, formerly joined Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC and engaged in accounting audit work for securities companies. He was then seconded to the Corporate Planning Department of Sony Corporation. He later worked as the Deputy General Manager of Business Administration Division and General Manager of Accounting Department of UCC Holdings Co., Ltd., and Director, General Manager of Business Administration Department of Seven Dreamers Laboratories Co., Ltd. He has served as General Manager of O2 Inc.’s Finance Division and General Affairs Division. In April 2022, he joined GFIT Inc.

Keio University, Faculty of Policy Studies (B.A., 1999)

Auditor Yasuji Takamatsu

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Takamatsu, who plays the role of auditor, has former experience as Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company, Director, Executive Vice President, and General Manager of Asset Management Department, Chairman of Meiji Yasuda System Technology, and served as an outside director of Juroku Bank, Ltd. He has held vital responsibilities at major financial institutions, including the role of executive officer in charge of the compliance department. In February 2021, he joined GFIT Inc. as the head of the compliance department.

Keio University, Faculty of Economics (B.A., 1974)

Chief Data Science Officer (CDSO) Junichi Kayamoto

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Kayamoto, who plays the role of Chief Data Science Officer CDSO, began his career as a data scientist at a data analysis startup. For over 20 years since then, he has been involved in data science at Shinsei Bank, GE (joined as a Risk Management Leadership Program student), Invast Securities, and Second Site Analytical. He has held lead roles including the launch of new departments at those companies. In 2022, he joined GFIT Inc.

Tokyo Institute of Technology, Department of Management Systems Engineering (B.S., 1998)

University of Tsukuba, Graduate School of GSSM (B.S., 2007)

Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) Takaaki Uemura

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Uemura, who oversees the compliance department as CCO, worked as a financial securities inspector at the Kanto Finance Bureau of the Ministry of Finance, which works for private financial institutions and inspects and supervises financial institutions. In June 2022, he joined GFIT Inc and in July of the same year, he was appointed as the head of the compliance department.

Department of Economics, Faculty of Political Science and Economics, Meiji University (B.A., 1979)