Makoto Shibata
Head of Global Innovation Team, Digital Transformation Division @ Mitsubishi UFJ
Makoto Shibata is a startup investor at Mitsubishi UFJ. Shibata currently leads The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ’s research and development initiatives in emerging technology as well as planning and implementation of its online and mobile financial services. He joined the bank in 1984.With over 18 years of digital banking and e-business experience, he has been involved in a wide range of developmentalprojects on new channels for retail and corporate customers. He has also helped pave the way for the bank’s push into financial technology, or fintech, through its digital innovation division.His career in the banking sector has also included stints in corporate planning, accounting, corporate finance, and retail customer services.Mr. Shibata is also a founding member of Finovators, a pro-bono organisation that mentors fintech start-ups in Japan. He is also an active participant in thought leadership events, where he speaks on topics from digital innovation to fintech.Mr. Shibata has a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from University of Tokyo and a Masters of Science in Development Economics from Oxford University.
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About Mitsubishi UFJ
We have the largest domestic and global customer base of any Japanese bank, consisting of a network of 500 offices in Japan and 40 other countries. We apply our values of integrity and responsibility by contributing to the improvement of the economic and social infrastructure wherever we do business.Our portfolio includes 40 million retailbanking accounts and 500,000 corporate customers. The extensive network that this represents is itself a valuable component of our financial role as part of the global social infrastructure.
Mitsubishi UFJ Contacts
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Elizabeth Lyman
Managing Director, Head of Corporate Communications, Planning Division for the Americas
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Ken Harada
Director
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Makoto Shibata
Head of Global Innovation Team, Digital Transformation Division
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Toshio Yukinaka
GENERAL MANAGER
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Yoshimi Tsuyoshi Manabe
Executive Officer
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