Looking back on the JASA Anti-Scam Conference Japan 2026

Last month we headed to Tokyo for the JASA Anti-Scam Conference Japan 2026, hosted by the Japan Trust & Safety Association at the Google Shibuya Office Event Space. Lucien Taylor and Katie Miles represented GSE throughout the day.

In the morning session, Lucien and Katie presented on the Global Signal Exchange as part of JASA's Global Connection Session, alongside GASA. This is where they walked the room through what real-time signal sharing actually looks like in practice. They also demoed GSE Compass, our AI engine for querying threat signals in natural language, including Japanese.

In the afternoon, Lucien joined Panel 4 on payment-side countermeasures. He sat alongside Japan's Financial Services Agency, Sophie Lennox of Cifas, and Jinya Uemoto of Merpay. The conversation centered on one idea: sharing fraud signals earlier in the scam lifecycle, before money moves, closes the gap between detection and prevention. One number from our own data landed with the room. When we tested GSE against UK law enforcement data, over 93.8 percent of the threat signals were completely new to the exchange.

The day closed with JTSA's Kiyotaka Tanaka. He spoke on JASA's plans to keep building out global signal sharing frameworks, naming GSE as a key partner going forward.

We came away with a clearer picture of what's next. Getting more Japanese institutions plugged into the exchange, and continuing to build the trust that makes early, cross-border sharing possible. Thank you to JASA, GASA, and everyone who joined us in Tokyo.