Xpansiv Selected in the First Stage Screening for ‘Financial Innovation’ Category at Tokyo Financial Award
NEW YORK, LONDON, SYDNEY, TOKYO—Xpansiv, the leading infrastructure provider for the global energy transition markets, has been selected in the first stage screening for the Financial Innovation Category at the 2025 Tokyo Financial Award.
The awards, run by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, recognise innovative companies in the financial services sector that contribute to a more sustainable society. The awards underscore Tokyo’s position as a global financial centre and innovation hub.
Xpansiv has been selected on the back of its recent partnership with enechain, the leading energy marketplace operator in Japan. The partnership includes linking enechain’s Japan Climate Exchange (JCEX) to Xpansiv’s CBL spot exchange, the largest online venue for carbon credit trading and settlement and Xpansiv Connect™ infrastructure, providing Japanese customers with one-click access to the global spot market.
The integration is intended to increase liquidity, price transparency and product diversity, helping to alleviate Japan’s projected domestic annual J-Credit supply gap.
Ben Stuart, Chief Commercial Officer at Xpansiv, said, “Through our partnership with enechain, we’re expanding access to global environmental markets for Japanese companies, supporting their decarbonisation goals with transparent access to high-quality credits and efficient, secure market infrastructure.
“Being selected in the first stage screening for this award recognises the innovative solutions enechain and Xpansiv have developed for Japanese businesses. We view Japan as a progressive market that actively seeks this style of innovation as a means to help lead the global energy transition, while attracting global leaders in their fields of expertise to help accelerate its growing domestic sustainability ecosystem.”
Hideaki Kato, Executive Vice President at enechain Corporation, said, “We are delighted that Xpansiv has been selected in the first stage screening for the award. As one of the world’s largest and most trusted platforms for voluntary carbon credit trading, Xpansiv has been an invaluable partner to enechain. With demand for carbon credits expected to grow in Japan, we look forward to strengthening our collaboration and pioneering Japan’s carbon market together by promoting a transparent and efficient trading environment.”
Xpansiv is one of 15 companies selected to pass the first-round screening, and only one of five international companies amongst this group.