Top fintech employers in Japan
Rakuten leads Japanese fintech with a Visibility score of 76.9 out of 100, 17.9 points ahead of Paypay. MUFG is third. The list covers the 37 fintech employers AI recommends to job seekers in Japan.
- 176.9
Rakuten
#1 in Japanese fintech#1 for innovation#1 for leadership#1 for career growthEvery AI recommends it for innovation, leadership and career growth, among others. No other Japanese fintech employer is named for innovation or leadership by every AI. The fintech employer AI recommends most in Japan.
- 259.0
Paypay
Top 3#1 for interviewsEvery AIEvery AI recommends it for interviews and the hiring process. No other Japanese fintech employer is named for interviews by every AI.
- 341.0
MUFG
Top 3Every AIAI recommends it most for career growth, interviews and onboarding, among others.
- 341.0
Mizuho Financial Group
Top 3Every AIAI recommends it most for inclusion, career growth and interviews, among others.
- 533.3
LINE Financial
Every AIAI recommends it most for interviews and job security.
- 630.8
SMBC
Every AIAI recommends it most for career growth, interviews and onboarding.
- 728.2
Stripe
#1 for onboardingEvery AIEvery AI recommends it for onboarding. No other Japanese fintech employer is named for onboarding by every AI.
- 820.5
PayPal
Every AIAI recommends it most for purpose, innovation and career growth, among others.
- 820.5
Wise
Every AIAI recommends it most for pay and onboarding.
- 1017.9
SoftBank
Every AIAI recommends it most for leadership.
Everyone else
11 to 21Revolut, LY Corp, Mastercard, Visa and 23 moreShow
- 11Revolut15.4
- 12LY Corp12.8
- 12Mastercard12.8
- 12Visa12.8
- 12Yahoo Japan12.8
- 16State Bank of India10.3
- 17Google7.7
- 17Nomura7.7
- 19Amazon5.1
- 19Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group5.1
- 21Adyen2.6
- 21Daiwa2.6
- 21Goldman Sachs2.6
- 21JCB2.6
- 21JPMorgan Chase2.6
- 21KDDI2.6
- 21LY Corporation2.6
- 21Meta2.6
- 21Mitsubishi Ufj2.6
- 21Monzo2.6
- 21Morgan Stanley2.6
- 21N262.6
- 21NTT2.6
- 21NTT Data2.6
- 21Shinkin Banks2.6
- 21Sumitomo Mitsui2.6
- 21Z Holdings2.6
Best for what candidates ask about
The Japanese fintech employer AI recommends most when candidates ask about each topic.
By role
Who AI recommends to engineers is not who it recommends to salespeople. Each role has its own ranking.
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About this ranking
This is the first measurement of this ranking, so there is no earlier order to compare it with yet.
What separates the top five from the rest is job security and interviews: AI recommends the leaders for these far more often than the employers below them. The gap is smallest on purpose, where the rest of the list keeps closer to the leaders.
Across the 23 countries the index covers for fintech, the leader here has the 13th highest score. Elsewhere the lead changes hands: in Brazil, AI recommends Nubank first.
More than half of the 37 employers score 5.1 or less, while a place in the top ten takes a score of 17.9. The leader's 76.9 shows how far ahead the most recommended employers sit.
Most lists of the best fintech companies to work for come from employee surveys or awards. This one tracks what AI tells job seekers, because many candidates now ask AI where to work before they open a careers page.
Fintech rankings in other countries
- AustraliaTop pickBlock
- BrazilTop pickNubank
- CanadaTop pickShopify
- ChinaTop pickAnt Group
- DenmarkTop pickNets
- FranceTop pickQonto
- GermanyTop pickN26
- IndiaTop pickRazorpay
- IrelandTop pickStripe
- ItalyTop pickNexi
- MexicoTop pickNubank
- NetherlandsTop pickAdyen
- NorwayTop pickDNB
- Saudi ArabiaTop pickRiyad Bank
- SingaporeTop pickDBS
- South KoreaTop pickKakao
- SpainTop pickRevolut
- SwedenTop pickKlarna
- SwitzerlandTop pickUBS
- United Arab EmiratesTop pickPayTabs
- United KingdomTop pickWise
- United StatesTop pickStripe
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Questions about this ranking
What are the top fintech companies to work for in Japan?
Going by who AI recommends most to Japanese job seekers right now: Rakuten, Paypay, MUFG, Mizuho Financial Group and LINE Financial.
Which Japanese fintech employer does AI recommend for innovation?
Rakuten. No other Japanese fintech employer is named by every AI when candidates ask about innovation.
Which Japanese fintech employer does AI recommend for leadership?
Rakuten. No other Japanese fintech employer is named by every AI when candidates ask about leadership.
Which Japanese fintech employer does AI recommend for career growth?
Rakuten. No other Japanese fintech employer is named by every AI when candidates ask about career growth.
How does the Employer Visibility Index work?
We ask AI assistants the questions job seekers ask about employers, by industry, country and role. We record which employers they recommend and turn that into a Visibility score out of 100.
How often are rankings updated?
Rankings refresh with each new round of AI answers. Each page shows the date its data was updated, and the arrows next to each score show how an employer has moved since the previous measurement.
Do I need to be a PerceptionX customer to appear in the index?
No. Any employer AI recommends often enough appears automatically. Customers get the full picture behind their Visibility score and well beyond it: how positively AI describes them (Sentiment), the themes it links them with, the sources it relies on, custom reports by country and role, and clear steps to improve how candidates see them.