Rogo, Backed by MUFG and Global Banks, Expands AI Push in Japan

Felix, the autonomous agent

At the core is Felix, an autonomous AI agent already deployed at many of the world's largest banks and investment firms. It plugs into the tools clients already use, such as email, messaging, spreadsheets and financial data terminals, and carries out multi-step workflows asynchronously, around the clock.

The platform is model-agnostic and every step can be verified and audited. Rogo builds a "financial intelligence layer" on top of leading models and, guided by its own BigFinanceBench evaluation, routes each task to the best frontier model. It is also developing fine-tuned open-weight models for finance. The company says it never trains on customer data, and client-specific templates, data and workflows stay inside each customer's security perimeter. Customization is handled by "forward-deployed bankers" placed inside client firms.

Japan and Asia-Pacific

Rogo has set up a regional headquarters in Asia-Pacific and is hiring in Singapore, Tokyo and Sydney, targeting 150 to 200 staff in the region by the end of 2027, including Japanese-speaking forward-deployed bankers. The platform connects to Japanese sources such as the Financial Services Agency's EDINET disclosure system and translates natively between Japanese and English. It already counts dozens of Japanese clients, including Nomura Securities and Daiwa Securities, and MUIP says it will explore collaboration across MUFG's domestic and overseas business units.