Japan-based financial services group Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) has held the demo day for the third batch of its MUFG Digital Accelerator, The Bridge has reported.
Credit Engine, the operator of short-term business lending service Lendy, won the top award, securing a ¥2m ($18,000) business support grant.
The runners-up were MDR, the creator of a software development kit for quantum computing that has a product agreement in place with MUFG Bank, and Restar, the developer of real estate asset evaluation platform Remitis.
The audience award was won by No New Folk Studio, the creator of an internet-connected insole device called Orphe Track that can collect data on a user’s feet. Other participants included cryptocurrency wallet developer AndGo and Factbase, the owner of crypto data portal Signal.