Announcement of International Award Recognition at a WSJ-Hosted Event

Kort Valuta Inc. (Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Hideki Shibata) is pleased to announce that our CEO, Hideki Shibata, has received the “Next Era Fintech Platform Award” at The Future of Everything Festival 2026, a global event hosted by The Wall Street Journal (WSJ).

Founded in 1889, The Wall Street Journal is one of the world’s leading business media organizations with over 130 years of history and global influence.

This recognition highlights our “TwooCa Financial OS” vision — a next-generation financial infrastructure integrating payments, communication, data, and value circulation — as well as our broader vision for new value circulation infrastructure in the AI era.

Kort Valuta is developing a next-generation fintech platform that integrates digital payroll, payments, employee benefits, communication, health data, and AI to optimize value circulation for both companies and individuals.

We will continue taking on new challenges as a next-generation fintech company originating from Japan, with a long-term vision toward global expansion.

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