Uppsala Security joins the 2021 World Fintech Festival in Japan

Sentinel Protocol Team
Sentinel Protocol
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4 min readNov 10, 2021

Singapore, 10th November 2021Uppsala Security, a state-of-the-art provider of award-winning security tools and services for Crypto AML/CTF, Transaction Risk Management, Regulatory Compliance and Cyber Security announced today that it will join this year’s edition of the World Fintech Festival Japan as a Silver Sponsor. Other sponsors of the conference include KPMG, Backbase, SMBC, Business Finland or Finolab.

The event, which will take place exclusively online, will be organized in partnership with the Singapore Fintech Festival, and the presentations, fireside chats, panels and keynote speeches will start on November 11th at 9:00 AM (JST) and will conclude on November 12 at 17:00 PM (JST).

The event will take place in both English and Japanese languages with live translations available for each session and can be joined completely free of charge from around the world. Even though the World Fintech Festival Japan will last for only two(2) days, a wide variety of topics like blockchain, digital transformation, fintech, digital banking, green finance, digital currencies, cryptocurrencies or cybersecurity will be presented and discussed.

This year’s prominent speakers include representatives from companies, organizations and government agencies such as the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), Japan Blockchain Association, Backbase, National University of Singapore, Minna Bank, Crypto.com and Coinbase Japan.

As a Silver Sponsor, Uppsala Security will also participate as a Keynote Speaker within the World Fintech Festival Japan 2021. The representative speaker will be Akira Takayama, Technology Sales Manager for Uppsala Security in Japan, and the session titled “Stolen cryptocurrency can’t be tracked and recovered. Myth or Reality?” will air on November 12 at 10:10 AM (JST).

“It is our pleasure to join this year’s edition of the World Fintech Festival Japan, both as a sponsor and as a speaker. Uppsala Security has always had a strong focus on Japan, and with our participation in this event, we would like to highlight the groundbreaking solutions that are available for the Japanese market through our presence here. Our efforts to offer solutions for Anti-Money Laundering, Transaction Risk Management, Regulatory Compliance and Cybersecurity to Japanese enterprises, organizations and government agencies are perfectly complemented by this high level event that will allow us to connect, interact and better support this important market. We would like to invite everyone to join our session on Friday, November 12th, as it will be visual, concise and full of answers & adoption-ready solutions.” said Akira Takayama, Uppsala Security Technology Sales Manager for Japan.

Kiko Uehara, organizer of this year’s edition of the World Fintech Festival Japan, shared: “We are very excited to welcome Uppsala Security as a Silver Sponsor for this year’s event. With years of experience supporting a wide variety of customers across the world, including the Japanese market, and by providing leading-edge solutions for Crypto AML/CTF, Regulatory Compliance, Cybersecurity, Uppsala Security fits perfectly on a stage where disruptive topics like digital transformation, fintech and reshaping the existing web are discussed and debated.”

About World Fintech Festival Japan

The World FinTech Festival (WFF) is the world’s largest fintech event. In previous years, the event has brought together over 60,000 participants and was co-hosted by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) with speakers such as Bill Gates, Satya Nadella (CEO of Microsoft), CEOs of Citigroup, VISA, PayPal, and Nasdaq. This year’s edition of the World Fintech Festival Japan will be a hybrid one, taking place between November 11th — 12th. The event is being organized in partnership with the Singapore Fintech Festival (SFF) and can be attended by anyone in the world, free of charge, by accessing the following link.

About Uppsala Security

Uppsala Security built Sentinel Protocol, the first crowdsourced Threat Intelligence Platform powered by blockchain technology, Machine Learning and AI. Supporting the framework is a team of experienced cyber security professionals who have developed an award-winning suite of advanced tools and services for Crypto AML/CFT, Transaction Risk Management (KYC/KYT), Regulatory Compliance, and Cybersecurity enabling organizations of every type and size to protect their crypto assets from malicious attacks and scams while meeting stringent regulatory compliance standards. Today Uppsala Security has over two(2) thousand users including government agencies, financial institutions, and leading enterprises providing crypto exchanges, payment services, wallets, custodial services, gaming, and fintech solutions.

Uppsala Security is headquartered in Singapore, and has branch offices in Seoul, South Korea and Tokyo, Japan. You can follow Uppsala Security on Telegram, LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and Medium.

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Sentinel Protocol Team
Sentinel Protocol

Operating on blockchain technology, Sentinel Protocol harnesses collective cyber security intelligence to protect crypto assets against hackers, scams and fraud