In light of the above two presentations, a panel discussion was held under the moderation of Emeritus Professor Seiichiro Yonekura (Institute of Innovation Research, Hitotsubashi University / Professor, Hosei University) and opinions were actively exchanged among Professor Mikiharu Noma (Hitotsubashi University Business school), Mr. Gromek and Mr. Sasaki, sparking an in-depth discussion on the theme. The discussion emphasized that not only efforts by technology experts and business managers, but the cooperation of legal experts is essential for the development of fintech.
It was also mentioned that Japanese government officials are also willing to contribute to the development of fintech, which highlighted the fact that close communication with policymakers was also very important.