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ISID Announces Award-Winning Service at FIBC2017 Financial Innovation Business ConferenceInformation Services International-Dentsu, Ltd. (TOKYO:4812) (Head office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President & SEO:Setsuo Kamai; "ISID") decided on the award-winners, including the winners of the Grand Prize, from among the 29 cutting-edge financial services presented at the FIBC2017 Financial Innovation Business Conference "FIBC2017", held in Tokyo on March 3. "Authlete" and "TradeIt" won the Grand Prize. This Smart News Release features multimedia. View the full release here: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20170313006474/en/ Pitch Presenters at FIBC2017 (Photo: Business Wire) FIBC specializes in the FinTech field, being a communication platform linking financial innovation companies, financial institutions, and venture capital firms through a pitch contest and networking. FIBC calls for "providers of advanced and innovative services in the financial sector" from Japan and abroad. The participants were given seven minutes to demonstrate how advanced and innovative their services are. The presentations were graded by a judging panel and a vote from the participants, and the winner was recognized. With the support by well-known overseas accelerators and incubation centers, such as Level39, Plug and Play, SuperCharger, Stone & Chalk and various embassies, the event had the highest number of participants ever, 29. 15 of them were from overseas, and all presentations were given in English. This year's event was distinguished by a host of novel and innovative services: technologies like money transfer and settlement, AI trading, authentication, and security. The Grand Prize was awarded for the service that earned the highest scores, which the judging panel determined in five categories: "impact on financial markets," "quality of the management team," "innovativeness of the business model," "business growth potential" and "possibility of becoming a global service." An overview of the award-winning service is provided below. Overview of the FIBC2017 Award Service
FinPitch Japan Grand Prize
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FinPitch Overseas Grand Prize
[Service Overview] Other Awards (Japan)
Other Awards (Overseas)
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