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Financial Results for the 1st Quarter of Fiscal Year Ending November 30, 2019 Money Forward, Inc. April 15, 2019 Contents 1 Highlights P.2 FY11/19 Q1 Financial Highlights and Topics P.5 Overview P.6 Money Forward Business P.12 Money


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Financial Results for the 1st Quarter of Fiscal Year Ending November 30, 2019

Money Forward, Inc. April 15, 2019

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1 Contents

Money Forward Business P.12 Overview P.6 Money Forward X P.22 Money Forward Home P.16 FY11/19 Q1 Financial Highlights and Topics P.5 Highlights P.2 Other Strategic Initiatives P.33 Appendix P.38 Money Forward Finance P.25 Realignment of Business Portfolio P.29

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Highlights

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3 Financial Highlights in FY11/19 Q1

  • Consolidated net sales grew by 54

54% YoY

  • Y to ¥1.40 billion. Business

domain drove the growth with net sales of ¥853 million(+60% YoY).

  • Stock Sale

ales from from Busi siness dom domain in ac achie ieved rec record gro growth. . New pricing plan will be adopted to promote the use of multiple services of Money Forward Cloud Series, pursuing customer’s operational efficiency.

  • Increased investment for accelerated growth. EBITDA was negative ¥941

million mainly due to the TV advertising campaign for Money Forward

  • ME. As planned, EBITDA loss is expected to be largest in Q1.
  • Business portfolio realignment. Decided to discontinue the application

process for cryptocurrency exchange license as well as closing the mirai talk outlet. ¥74 million extraordinary losses were recorded.

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4 Key Topics in and after FY11/19 Q1

  • Money Fo

Forward Clo loud Attendance was la launched. . The service accelerates expansion of our customer base to large and high-growth companies through cross-selling, particularly with the payroll service.

  • Money Fo

Forward ME saw a re record rd number of

  • f accounts agg

ggregated in Q1* due to the TV advertising campaign. Annual membership plan was introduced to improve the retention rate of paying users.

  • X domain started providing new services to 8 fin

financia ial l institutions, including Money Fo Forward fo for r JA Bank.

  • MF KESSAI scaled rapidly. The service provides solutions which meets high-

growth company’s needs for operational efficiency and cash flow optimization.

  • Money Forward Lab was established to accelerate visualization of coming

future of household/asset/accounting by leveraging technology and data accumulated by Money Forward.

※ Total number of accounts that users aggregated into Money Forward ME, per quarter. Examples of accounts and services include bank accounts, securities accounts, credit card, pension plan, mileage and reward points.

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FY11/19 Q1 Financial Highlights and Topics

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6 Our Services

Ser Services for Indi dividuals Ser Services for Cor Corpo porates Dev eveloping services wi with Fi Financial Institutions Innovative Fi Financial Sol Solutions

Cloud-based Bookkeeping Service Cloud-based Business Analysis Tool Practical Economic Media Automated PFM Service Platform for Comparing and Applying for Financial Services Automated Savings App Personal Finance Consulting Outlet Coupon App

for

  • r ○○

Customized Money Forward ME for Financial Institutions and its Clients. Cloud-based Services for Financial Institutions and its Clients

Pa Pass ssbook

  • ok Ap

Apps

Passbook Apps for Financial Institutions and its Clients

MF MF Unit it

Offering PFM Tools within Financial Institutions Apps BPO and Factoring Service Blockchain / Crypto currency-related Services Developing AI-based loan screening model SaaS Platform for Back Office Operations

Cloud Se Serie ies Cloud My My Nu Number Cloud Invoic ice Cloud Payroll ll Cloud Expense se Cloud Ta Tax Return Cloud Accou ccountin ing Cloud Finance Cloud Attendance Cloud for

  • r ○○
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272 354 401 477 533 599 715 833 853 172 211 212 311 265 304 299 397 370 65 126 117 173 102 178 97 197 125 2 3 7 17 36 48

510 693 732 965 906 1,091 1,130 1,469

1,398

200 400 600 800 1,000 1,200 1,400

Consolidated Net Sales (Quarterly Trend)

Consolidated Net Sales grew significantly by 54% YoY.

FY11/17 (Consolidated) Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FY11/18 (Consolidated) Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FY11/19 (Consolidated) Q1 (¥ mn) ■Business ■Home ■X □ Finance ■ Other

+54%

※ Exclude labelling for Oher net sales from above graph.

+60% +39% +23% +¥44mn

(YoY)

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(¥mn) □Gross profit ■Gross profit margin (¥mn) □EBITDA □ EBITDA (excl. advertising expenses)

Gross Profit / EBITDA

Gross profit expanded steadily along with net sales. Gross profit margin excluding Money Forward Financial (“MFF”) was 62%*. EBITDA loss was ¥941 million, and EBITDA loss excluding advertising expenses and MFF was ¥200 million.

※ When excluding MFF, gross profit margin was 62%, EBITDA loss was ¥766 million, and EBITDA excluding advertising expenses was ¥200 million for FY11/19 Q1. MFF saw operating loss of ¥175 million in FY11/19 Q1 (cost of sales : ¥116 million, Selling, general and administrative expenses : ¥59 million). ※ EBITDA = Operating profit/loss + depreciation + amortization

610 746 67% 53%*

0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 FY11/18 Q1 FY11/19 Q1

△94 △941* 53 △374*

△1,000 △800 △600 △400 △200 FY11/18 Q1 FY11/19 Q1

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9 Breakdown of Expenses (Cost of Sales & SGA)

Total expenses increased by ¥624 million QoQ, mainly due to advertising expenses which jumped by ¥483 million.

(¥ mn)

Key driver of advertising expenses was TV advertising campaign for Money Forward ME*1. Business domain also accelerated marketing efforts. Subcontract expenses mainly consisted of sales-related expenses for Business domain as well as temporary development expenses for MFF Considerable progress on hiring both engineering and business talents.

※ Other Expenses include communication expenses (¥101mn), recruiting/training expenses (¥75mn), traveling and transportation expenses (¥38mn), etc. ※1 TV advertisement for Money Forward ME placed from December 22. 2018 to January 31, 2019.

468 534 588 723 844 109 143 160 313 308 75 98 103 153 125 34 64 115 113 113 196 235 344 371 425 147 114 106 84 567

1,029 1,188 1,416 1,757

2,382

400 800 1,200 1,600 2,000 2,400 FY11/18 Q1 FY11/18 Q2 FY11/18 Q3 FY11/18 Q4 FY11/19 Q1 Personnel Expenses Subcontract Expenses Commisiion Fee Rents Other Advertising Expenses

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10 10 Full-time Employee

Number of full-time employees reached 449 (+55 QoQ). Considerable progress was made in recruiting, particularly for Business domain. MFF had 33 full-time employees as of February 2019.

※ Other Engineer/Designer includes CISO Dept., CTO Dept., Account Aggregation Dept., MONEY FORWARD VIETNAM etc. Corporate includes CEO’s Office, Corporate Planning Dept., Finance Dept., Administrative Dept., Human Resource Dept., Fintech Research Office, etc. (# of people)

120 177 196 32 44 55 15 23 26 10 52 64 29 43 51 35 55 57

241 394

449

50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500 11/17 End (Consolidated) 11/18 End (Consolidated) 2/19 End (Consolidated) Business Home X Finance Other Engineer/Designer Corporate

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11 11 Maintain Balance Sheet for Further Investments

Raised ¥6.6 billion in equity offering in December 2018. Strengthened balance sheet for future M&As and investments in our current business.

Cas Cash Net et Cas Cash* To Tota tal Net et As Assets ts

(¥ mn) *※ Deducted amount of debt from cash amount.

4,952 10,460

2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000 FY11/18 Q4 End FY11/19 Q1 End

1,462 6,817

FY11/18 Q4 End FY11/19 Q1 End

3,383 8,942

FY11/18 Q4 End FY11/19 Q1 End

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Money Forward Business

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FY11/17 (Consolidated) Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FY11/18 (Consolidated) Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FY11/19 (Consolidated) Q1 ※ Growth in Stock Sales in FY11/18 Q1 was partly driven by consolidation of Klavis Inc. Thus organic growth in FY11/19 Q1 is record-high. ※ Flow sales include 1) fees for implementation of services, 2) development fees from Money Forward Cloud Series for corporates, 3) seminar ticket sales (e.g. MF Cloud Expo), 4) consulting fees from Knowledge Labo, Inc. , 5) net sales of Wakufuri, Inc., and etc. ※ In past disclosure, development and maintenance charges from Money Forward Cloud Series for financial institutions were categorized in “Alliance Businesses” of “Money Forward Cloud Services”. From FY11/19 and onwards, the sales are excluded from Money Forward Business, but included in Money Forward X.

Net Sales from Money Forward Business 13 13

Sto tock Sale les achie ieved re record gro growth QoQ

  • Q*.

Flow Sales declined due to a fall in sales from events and contribution by a government subsidy program for IT implementation.

Held MF Cloud Expo/ Sales expanded driven by subsidy program for IT implementation Klavis, a company providing STREAMED, joined the group

(¥ mn)■Stock Sales □Flow Sales

255 314 371 416 518 584 641 693 782 17 40 30 60 16 15 74 140 71 272 354 401 477 533 599 715 833 853

200 400 600 800

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Money Forward Cloud change in pricing table

Pricing table will be revised from May 2019, encouraging users to subscribe to multiple products. Each bundle pack includes 5 of Money Forward Cloud’s services, designed to help the user’s business work more efficiently.

14 14

Accounting Tax return Invoice Payroll Expense My Number Sole Proprietors – Base Rate Business – Base Rate

Personal Light Personal Personal Plus Small Business Business Base Rate Per Employee Rate

(if more than 6 employees)

Subscription Fee

monthly ¥1,2

1,280

annual ¥11

11,7 ,760

¥980/month Sole Proprietors who want to use economically

annual ¥35

35,7 ,760

¥2,980/month

monthly ¥2,4

2,480

annual ¥23

23,7 ,760

¥1,980/month

monthly ¥3,9

3,980

annual ¥35

35,7 ,760

¥2,980/month

monthly ¥5,9

5,980

annual ¥59

59,7 ,760

¥4,980/month Sole Proprietors who issue invoices frequently Sole Proprietors who need phone- based assistance for tax return Small businesses who want to use economically Businesses who issue invoices frequently and have complex accounting

  • peration
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Launched Money Forward Cloud Attendance

Supporting companies adapt to “Work Style Reform” - series of new governmental regulations being introduced this year. Attendance simultaneously visualizes employee working hours and leaves, helping to create a more employee-friendly workplace.

Home Current Time Clock In/Out

Finish Clock Out Break Clock In

Attendance Vacation Request for Approval Admin Menu Home

Settings

Taro Yamada

Pending Requests (31) Error Notifications (5)

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Money Forward Home

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17 17

110 128 139 158 174 199 213 226 244

50 100 150 200 250

Net Sales from Premium Charges (Trend in Net Sales)

Money Forward ME’s users reached 7.5 million, including more than 180,000* premium users. QoQ growth in net sales from premium charges accelerated in Q1.

※ As of February 2019 ※ Net sales from premium charges are monthly charge for Money Forward ME—automated personal financial management service. FY11/17 (Consolidated) Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FY11/18 (Consolidated) Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FY11/19 (Consolidated) Q1 (¥ mn)

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18 18

62 83 73 153 92 105 86 172 126

50 100 150

Net Sales from Media/Advertising (Trend in Net Sales)

Net Sales from Media/Advertising grew 37% YoY. With a growing app’s user base, sales from events/seminars were solid.

Money EXPO2017 ▼ (¥ mn) Money EXPO2018 ▼ ※ Net sales from media/advertising include 1) advertising sales from MONEY PLUS - practical economic media, 2) sales from events (Money EXPO) and seminars (e.g., on real estate and DC plan), and 3) sales from other PFM services including mirai talk.

+37%

FY11/17 (Consolidated) Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FY11/18 (Consolidated) Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FY11/19 (Consolidated) Q1

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19 19 Money Forward ME - New Accounts Aggregated

Recent TV advertising campaign contributed to a record number of additional accounts and services aggregated by users.

TV ad

TV ad

TV ad (most recent)

FY14/11 FY15/11 FY16/11 FY17/11 FY19/11 FY18/11 ※ Total number of accounts that users aggregated into Money Forward ME, per quarter. Examples of accounts and services include bank accounts, securities accounts, credit card, pension plan, mileage and reward points.

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20 20 Annual Membership Plan for Money Forward ME

Launched annual membership plan for Money Forward ME, aimed to increase the retention rate of premium users.

Annual Membership Pro romotion

Win in 1, 1,000JPY worth of f Am Amazon Gif Gift ca card Va Valid id unt until il 31 31 March

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21 21 Siratama Savings Exceeds ¥500 million

With Siratama, users can save spare change, any discount given per transaction, or simply set installments. Total amount of money saved by Siratama exceeded ¥500 million as of April 2019.

21 21

※ From February 2018 (feature launch) to December 2018.

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Fr From Sp Spare change Fr From Di Discount* t* Fi Fixed inst stallments

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Money Forward X

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23 23

49 55 64 71 79 84 82 79 84 17 71 54 103 23 94 15 118 42 65 126 117 173 102 178 97 197 125

50 100 150 200

Net Sales from Money Forward X

Stock sales gained momentum for growth with new partner banks added to

  • ur client base (Details on P24). The stock sales are expected to further increase.

※ Flow sales from initial development charges are to be recorded at the acceptance by partner financial institution, not at service launch time. FY11/17 (Consolidated) Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FY11/18 (Consolidated) Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FY11/19 (Consolidated) Q1 (¥mn) ■Stock sales □Flow sales

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24 24 Partnership with Financial Institutions

Started providing new services to 8 financial institutions. Passbook apps, in which financial institution’s customers can check account statement and balance information, have been introduced to more partners.

24 24 Money Forward for ◯◯: White-label Money Forward ME for financial institutions. MF Unit series: Providing various PFM features for existing PFM apps. Passbook Apps: Digital passbook with simple PFM features.

Asset Monitoring Unit PFM Unit

1 3 2

PFM Unit Asset Monitoring Unit Asset Monitoring Unit

※ Logos are in order of partnership announcement. Providing passbook apps and MF Unit series with a single app for Hokuriku Bank and Kyoto Shinkin Bank, respectively. ※ Flow sales from initial development charges are to be recorded at the acceptance by partner financial institution, not at service launch time.

Hokuriku Bank Kyoto Shinkin Bank North Pacific Bank Chiba Bank JA Bank Shiga Bank Daishi Bank Akita Bank JA Bank Hokuriku Bank Kyoto Shinkin Bank

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Money Forward Finance

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26 26

2 3 7 17 36 48

10 20 30 40 (¥mn) FY11/17 (Consolidated) Q4 FY11/18 (Consolidated) Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FY11/19 (Consolidated) Q1

Net Sales from Money Forward Finance

MF KESSAI, business process outsourcing and factoring service, continue to grow.

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27 27 Introduction of MF KESSAI to Well-known Companies

Introduction of MF KESSAI to well-known companies is making progress by capturing the needs of operational efficiency of growing businesses and needs of establishing the billing process of new businesses.

※ Logos are examples of clients

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28 28 New Online Lending Service to be Launched

Online lending service* utilizing cloud accounting data will be soon launched with an aim to help the cashflow management of SMEs.

※ The service will be offered by Money Forward Fine, Inc., a subsidiary of Money Forward, Inc.

No financial statement/copy of company registration No guarantor/collateral Speedy payment Money Forward BizAccel is an online lending service utilizing Money Forward Cloud Accounting’s data.

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Realignment of Business Portfolio

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30 30 Background of Money Forward Financial, Inc.

Money Forward Financial, Inc. was founded in March 2018, aimed at the practical use of blockchain and cryptocurrencies through its media business and exchange business.

Pay Pay & Tran Transfer Cryp rypto Curr urrencies Mana anage Asset ets Exc Exchange Cryp rypto Curr urrencies Gat ather Inf nformatio ion Pre Prepare for for Tax Tax Ret Return

Started system development and preparation of the legal application to launch the exchange business in 2019. Aimed to become a platform of various payment and transfer methods.

Clo Cloud

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31 31 Discontinuation of Application Process for Cryptocurrency Exchange License

  • Downside risk increased due to the rapid market slowdown and the

increase of structural cost.

  • Postponed the entry of crypto-related businesses and discontinued

the application for Cryptocurrency Exchange Service Provider by FSA. System development will also be on hold.

  • Onbit, an informative media on blockchain and cryptocurrencies, is

plan to be terminated on May 31, 2019.

  • R&D of blockchain technology will continue.
  • ¥61 million extraordinary losses were recorded in Q1.
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32 32 Downsizing of mirai talk

  • The outlet of mirai talk in Tokyo will be closed.
  • It was decided that achieving product market fit will take longer than
  • riginally expected, despite high customer satisfaction.
  • New application from customers will be terminated by the end of

June 2019.

  • Content and services developed by mirai talk will be utilized for other

services such as Money Forward ME.

  • ¥13 million extraordinary losses were recorded in Q1.
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Other Strategic Initiatives

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34 34 Money Forward Lab

The Lab will prioritize research domains that are expected to create a significant business impact, leveraging valuable data accumulated by Money Forward.

34 34 Iku Ikuo Kita tagis ishi

Head of

  • f Mone

Money For

  • rward Lab

Joined NTT in 1998. After joining Yahoo Japan Corporation in 2004, Ikuo later became

  • ne of the founding members of Yahoo! JAPAN Research, Yahoo’s R&D center.

Throughout his tenure at Yahoo, his responsibilities spanned from establishing and managing the R&D center to managing investments in the mobility services sector at Z corporation (Yahoo’s hands-on CVC for new business areas), as well as new business

  • development. Joined Money Forward in December 2018, appointed Head of Money

Forward Lab in March 2019.

Sato atoshi Sek ekine

Mon Money For

  • rward Lab Techni

nical Ad Advisor Appointed Technical Advisor in March 2019. Ph.D., Computer Science, New York University. Satoshi is known for his expertise in linguistic knowledge discovery and on-demand information extraction, as well as many related area in natural language processing technologies. Current Positions include; ・Team Leader, Language Information Access Technology Team, RIKEN Center for Advanced Intelligence Project ・Research Associate Professor of Computer Science, New York University ・Founder and CEO of LanguageCraft Co. He is also former Director of Rakuten Institute of Technology, New York.

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35 35 Capital Alliance with Chatwork

Invested in the company behind Chatwork, a business communication

  • platform. Also signed a partnership agreement to accelerate collaboration

in marketing, service integration and mutual client referrals.

35 35

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36 36 Partnership with Financial Institutions: APIs

We are the most API-connected platform in Japan, in both Referential APIs and Money Transfer APIs. The Japanese Government targets the adoption

  • f open banking APIs by 80+ banks by 2020.

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*Red indicates additions from the FY11/18 Q3 presentation. Financial Institution For consumers For business Referential Money transfer Referential Money transfer 1 SBI Sumishin Net Bank ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 2 Shizuoka Bank ✓ 3 Gunma Bank ✓ ✓ 4 Mizuho Bank ✓ ✓ 5 Seven Bank ✓ ✓ ✓ 6 Aichi Bank ✓ ✓ 7 Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation ✓ ✓ ✓ 8 Minato Bank ✓ 9 Japan Net Bank ✓ ✓ 10 Michinoku Bank ✓ 11 MUFG Bank ✓ ✓ ✓ 12 Tochigi Bank ✓ 13 Chiba Bank ✓ 14 North Pacific Bank ✓ 15 Taiko Bank ✓ 16 Keiyo Bank ✓ ✓ 17 Iyo Bank ✓ 18 Daishi Bank ✓ 19 Kita Kyushu Bank ✓ 20 Momiji Bank ✓ Financial Institution For consumers For business Referential Money transfer Referential Money transfer 21 Yamaguchi Bank ✓ 22 Jibun Bank ✓ 23 Chugoku Bank ✓ 24 Toho Bank ✓ 25 Ashikaga Bank ✓ 26 Kumamoto Bank ✓ ✓ ✓ 27 Shinwa Bank ✓ ✓ ✓ 28 Bank of Fukuoka ✓ ✓ ✓ 29 Sendai Bank ✓ 30 Hokuriku Bank ✓ 31 Kyoto Shinkin Bank ✓ ✓ 32 Shiga Bank ✓ 33 JA Bank ✓ 34 Sony Bank ✓ 35 Daiwa Next Bank ✓ 36 Chikuho Bank ✓ ✓ 37 Akita Bank ✓ 38 Musashino Bank ✓

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37 37

Money Forw

  • rward. Move your life

ife fo forw rward.

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Appendix

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About Us

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40 40 Mission/Vision/Value

We alleviate individuals’ concerns and insecure feelings about personal finance, boost businesses’ growth potential, and aspire to become largest financial platform in Japan.

40 40

‘Money’ may be nothing more than a tool for living. However, money is also essential for guarding ourselves and our families, as well as for realizing our dreams. Money Forward, Inc. contributes to building a better society by providing services that enable users to “see money in a positive light and broaden their range of opportunities,” thereby significantly enriching their lives.

Mission

Money Forward. Move your life forward.

Vision

Becoming the financial platform for all.

Value

User Focus Technology Driven Fairness

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41 41 CEO Profile 41 41 Yosuke Tsuji

Rep epresentativ ive Dir Directo tor, Pre resident t and and CEO CEO Yosuke Tsuji worked at Sony Corporation and Monex Securities before establishing Money Forward, Inc. in 2012. He currently serves as an Executive Officer of the Japan Association of New Economy (JANE) and committee member of the METI Fintech Review Conference. Kyoto University Faculty of Agriculture (BS), Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania(MBA).

Awards (including awards to Money Forward)

  • Jan. 2014

US Embassy’s Award at the Entrepreneur Awards Japan (TEAJ) 2014

  • Feb. 2014

JVA Chief Judge’s Award at the Japan Venture Awards (JVA) 2014

  • Mar. 2014

Grand Prize at the Financial Innovation Business Conference (FIBC) 2014

  • Nov. 2016

Ranked in Forbes Japan’s “Japan’s Top 10 Entrepreneurs” for two consecutive years

  • Dec. 2016

Selected by Nikkei Business magazine as one of “The 100 Most Influential People for Japan 2017”

  • Feb. 2018

Judges Association’s Special Award at the Japan Venture Awards 2018

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42 42 Executive Profiles

42 42 Tak Takashi i Ic Ichikawa

Di Director

  • r, Executiv

ive Of Office icer and CISO ・Joined Money Forward, Inc. in 2012. Appointed as director in 2017. ・2011-2012: Major financial systems development

  • company. Led the infrastructure division and launched a

new FX transactions site. ・2000-2011: Monex Group, Inc. Developed and operated securities trading systems and engaged in project management for subsidiary mergers, etc.

Naoya Kan anesaka

Di Director

  • r, Executiv

ive Off Office icer, Cor

  • rporate De

Develop

  • pment

・Joined Money Forward, Inc. in 2014. Appointed as director in 2017. ・2007-2014: Goldman Sachs (Tokyo and San Francisco offices). Engaged in advisory services for cross-border M&As and fund procurement mainly in the technology and financial industries, and in enhancing value of investee companies. ・Graduated The University of Tokyo (Faculty of Economics) in 2007.

To Toshio io Tak Taki

Di Director

  • r and Executiv

ive Of Offic icer He Head of

  • f Mon

Money For

  • rwa

ward Fintech Inst stit itute ・Appointed as director of Money Forward, Inc. in 2012. ・Member of FSA panel of experts on FinTech start-ups. ・2004-2012: Nomura Securities Co., Ltd./Nomura Institute

  • f Capital Markets Research. Engaged in research on

household behaviour, the pension system, and financial institution business models etc. ・Graduated Keio University (Faculty of Economics) in 2004 and Stanford University (MBA) in 2011.

Hi Hirokazu Ban an

Di Director

  • r, Executiv

ive Of Office icer and Admin inis istratio ion Di Divisio ision Ma Manager ・Joined Money Forward, Inc. in 2016. Appointed as director in 2018. ・2009-2015: SBI Securities Co., Ltd. Served in the Legal and Corporate Planning Departments. Launched SBI Money Plaza Co., Ltd. in 2012 and became director. ・Graduated Waseda University (Sociology) in 2001. After graduating Aoyama Gakuin University Law School, registered as an attorney in 2008.

Tak Takuya Nakade

Di Director

  • r, Executiv

ive Of Office icer and CTO TO ・Joined Money Forward, Inc. in 2015. Developed financial systems, and was appointed as CTO in 2016 and director in 2018. ・2007-2014: Simplex Inc. Developed stock trading systems catered to securities companies. ・2001-2007: Jupiter Shop Channel Co., Ltd. Led CRM system development as IT manager.

Our management team has in-depth expertise in finance and technology.

Mas asanobu Tak Takeda

Di Director

  • r, Executiv

ive Of Office icer and Mon Money For

  • rwa

ward Clou loud Sa Sale les s & & Ma Marke keting g Di Divis isio ion Ma Manager Joined Money Forward in 2017 Inc after the acquisition of Klavis Inc., where he served as Director and CFO since

  • 2016. Prior to joining Klavis, he served as Director at

Macromill Group, in charge of corporate planning where he lead the company’s corporate and HR strategic planning, M&As, and new business development, and as Director and Head of Corporate Planning at eole Inc.

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43 43 Executive Profiles

Highly experienced leaders in the Japanese economy are appointed as External directors and Advisors.

43 43 Makoto Har Haruta ta

Advis iser Representativ ive Di Director and CEO, betaCataly lyst st Inc. Established betaCatalyst Inc. in 2015. Former Director and Chairman of DeNA Co., Ltd. During his time with DeNA, Mr. Haruta led DeNA’s IPO as CFO, established JVs wth major corporations, and oversaw M&As, including the acquisition

  • f the Yokohama DeNA BayStars.

Nobuaki Kur urumata tani

External l Di Director

  • r

Di Director

  • r, Representativ

ive Executiv ive Of Offic icer Chair irman and CEO, Tos Toshib iba Cor

  • rporatio

ion Former Representative Director, Deputy president and Executive Officer of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking

  • Corporation. Former President of Japan, CVC Capital

Partners.

Tak Takashi i Mit itachi

Advis iser (For

  • rmer External

l Di Direct ctor

  • r)

Th The Bos Boston

  • n Con
  • nsu

sultin lting g Group Senior ior Ad Advisor isor External Director of Rakuten, Inc., and visiting professor at the Graduate School of Management, Kyoto University. Earlier in his career he worked for Japan Airlines, then Boston Consulting Group where he served as a member of the Global Management Committee for more than 10 years.

Ak Akir ira Kur urabayashi

External l Di Director

  • r

Ma Managin ing Di Director, DNX DNX Ventures Joined DNX Ventures (former Draper Nexus Venture Partners) in 2015 where he currently serves as Managing Director. Engaged in venture capital businesses targeting Japan and the U.S. at Fujitsu Limited and Mitsui & Co., Ltd. Oversaw investments in Japan at Globespan Capital Partners and Salesforce Ventures.

Mas asaaki Tan Tanaka

External l Di Director

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Executiv ive Chair irman of

  • f the Boa

Board, Ni Nippon

  • n Pain

int Hol Holdin ings gs Co.

  • ., Ltd.

Former Director and Deputy President at Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group and former President and COO of INCJ,

  • Ltd. Current member of the Financial Services Agency

(FSA) panel of experts on Fintech startups and other government-related panels. Appointed adviser to the FSA in February 2017.

Et Etsu suko Okajim ima

External Di Director

  • r

CEO, ProN

  • Nov
  • va Inc.

c. Etsuko Okajima founded ProNova Inc in 2007, and currently serves as CEO of the company. Earlier in her career, she worked at Mitsubishi Corporation, McKinsey & Company, and Globis Group, where she served as President of Globis Managment Bank Inc. Ms Okajima holds an MBA from Harvard University.

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44 44 Money Forward Group Structure 44 44

*Knowledge Labo, Inc., Wakufuri, Inc. and MONEY FORWARD VIETNAM CO., LTD. were consolidated at the end of FY11/18 Q3.

Money Forward, Inc. Ownership Main in Ser ervice MF KESSAI, Inc.

100%

MF HOSHO, Inc.

100%

BPO and factoring service: MF KESSAI Obligation guarantee and credit inquiry for MF KESSAI mirai talk, Inc.

90%

Personal finance consulting outlet: mirai talk Klavis, Inc.

100%

Automated bookkeeping service: STREAMED Money Forward Financial, Inc.

100%

Blockchain / crypto currency-related services Money Forward Fine, Inc.

100%

AI-based loan screening model PFM service and Money forward Cloud service Knowledge Labo, Inc.

51%

Manageboard and consulting service Wakufuri, Inc.

56%

Assisting cloud software implementation

MONEY FORWARD VIETNAM CO., LTD.

100%

Product development center

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1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 (¥) ━ Share Price(LHS) ■Trading Volume(RHS) * As of April 12, 2019

Share Price and Trading Volume since IPO 45 45

(‘000 Shares) April 12, 2019 Close ¥4,820

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Products and Services

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Money Forward Cloud Series - SaaS Platform 47 47

Money Forward Cloud Series is a SaaS platform for back office operations.

Tapping into the expanding cloud computing market, we provide products in the form of SaaS, reducing large initial investments that would otherwise be required. We strive to provide the benefits of IT to businesses big and small.

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STREAMED - Cloud-based Bookkeeping Service 48 48

STREAMED is a cloud bookkeeping service, where operators promptly digitalize receipt data scanned by users. The service is provided by Klavis Inc., which joined the Group in November 2017.

Gathering evidence Importing data

User User

User scans receipts etc. Operators digitalize the data within 1 business day* User checks data User imports data to accounting software

** Data scanned during 10 am -7 pm of business day is digitalized within 1 business day.

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49 49 Manageboard - Cloud-based Business Analysis Tool

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  • AI-based audit (journal entries check)
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  • Visualization of financial data
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  • Financial results forecast
  • Cash flow forecast
  • Budgeting and financing support

by Financial Strategy Advisers

Manageboard primarily offers functions which help SMEs improve their profitability.

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50 50 Money Forward ME - Automated PFM Service

Money Forward ME is the No.1 PFM app in Japan, reaching 7.5 million

  • users. One in four PFM app users are using Money Forward.

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* Based on research by Money Forward, Inc. as of Sep. 29, 2017 Credit card Bank Electronic money Pension Mobile phone Online shopping Miles Securities * Based on research by Money Forward, Inc. as of March 31, 2019

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Source: Mar. 23 to 27, 2017, Rakuten Insight, Inc., “PFM app currently used” Survey targets: 685 PFM app users in their 20s to 60s

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51 51 MONEY PLUS - Practical Economic Media

MONEY PLUS delivers information on how to use money wisely as a tool to enrich one’s lives. Readers are encouraged to familiarize themselves with money and finance, a topic often considered complex.

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A practical economic media that enriches readers’ lives now and in the future

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52 52 Money Forward Mall

Platform for comparing and applying for financial services such as credit cards and securities accounts.

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53 53 SiraTama - Savings App that Makes Life More Fun

SiraTama is an automatic savings app that enables users to effortlessly (“sira”zu) build their savings (“tama”ru).

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Effortlessly (“sira”zu) build their savings (“tama”ru)

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54 54 tock pop - Coupon App

tock pop is a coupon app which offers rewards and discount coupons for restaurants and retail stores, as well as fitness and leisure facilities.

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Coupons available for the following stores and more!

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55 55 55 55 MF KESSAI - Online Invoicing and Factoring Services

MF KESSAI is a business process outsourcing and factoring service.

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Money Fo Forward fo for r X X Ser eries Developing customized Money Forward ME for financial institutions and its clients.

Alliance with Financial Institutions (For Individuals) 56 56

Pass assbook Ap Apps Developing passbook apps for financial institutions and its clients MF F Unit nit Ser erie ies Offering PFM tools within financial institutions apps

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Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank

Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Himawari Life Insurance

Tochigi Bank North Pacific Bank Mizuho Bank Gunma Bank Toho Bank Tochigi Bank Taiko Bank Tsukuba Bank JAL Card Taiko Bank Shizuoka Bank Mizuho Bank Michinoku Bank Sendai Bank

Len Lending Man anager* Advising loan amounts and repayment plans.

*Lending Manager is a trademark of NTT Docomo

JA Bank Hokuriku Bank Kyoto Shinkin Bank North Pacific Bank Chiba Bank JA Bank Shiga Bank Daishi Bank Akita Bank

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Alliance with Financial Institutions (For Corporates)

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Money Forward Cloud Accounting/Tax Return for The Fukui Bank Money Forward Cloud Tax Return for North Pacific Bank

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Disclaimer The forward-looking statements and other contents included in this material are determined based on information currently available, and may be subject to change due to macro economic trends, changes in the market environment or industry in which the Group operates, or for other internal/external factors. Money Forward, Inc. shall not represent or warrant the accuracy or completeness of the information contained in this material. This material is an excerpt translation of the original Japanese material and is only for reference purposes. In the event of any discrepancy between this translated material and the original Japanese material, the latter shall prevail.