Selected as a Finalist for 'Japan DX Grand Prix 2026' Support Category

## Selected as a Finalist for 'Japan DX Grand Prix 2026' Support Category

Fukuoka Financial Group, Inc. (President: Hisashi Goto) is pleased to announce that it has been selected as a finalist in the 'Support Category' of the 'Japan DX Grand Prix 2026' (organized by the Japan DX Grand Prix Executive Committee).

This award recognizes initiatives that solve societal and business challenges through Digital Transformation (DX) to achieve sustainable growth. In the 'Support Category,' which honors efforts by local governments, chambers of commerce, financial institutions, industrial support organizations, and universities in assisting others with DX advancement, the company's 'DX Support' initiative has been selected as a finalist.

### Selection Details
- **Category**: Support Category
- **Project Name**: DX Support by a Regional Bank that Visited 4,000 Companies (Accompanying clients from strategic formulation and business reform to IT implementation based on on-site dialogues)

### Initiative Overview
This initiative provides hands-on support to regional enterprises, not merely implementing IT but consistently accompanying them from the visualization of management issues to strategic planning and business process reform. (Reference: FFG DX Solutions | Fukuoka Bank)

### Future Schedule
▼Finalists will undergo the following public presentation review for the final selection:
- **Date/Time**: June 18, 2026 (Thursday), 14:00–16:00
- **Format**: Online (Publicly available)

▼Final awards will be announced at the following award ceremony:
- **Event**: 'Japan DX Grand Prix 2026 Summit & Awards'
- **Date/Time**: July 22, 2026 (Wednesday), 17:10–18:00
- **Venue**: TODA Hall & Conference Tokyo

The company views this finalist selection as an acknowledgment of its DX support initiative, which prioritizes dialogue with each client, faces the essence of their challenges, and accompanies them through to execution. The company remains committed to advancing DX support for regional enterprises to realize the vision of 'Creating true prosperity for the region through forward-thinking ideas.'

## About Fukuoka Financial Group
Established in 2007, Fukuoka Financial Group (FFG) is a regional financial group with a wide-area network spanning the entire Kyushu region. Centered around four regional banks—Fukuoka Bank, Kumamoto Bank, Eighteenth Bank (Juhachi-Shinwa Bank), and Fukuoka Chuo Bank—as well as the digital bank 'Minna no Ginko,' the group operates a diverse organizational structure including securities companies, card companies, and consulting firms.