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Page 1: Financial Results for the 3rd Quarter of Fiscal Year

Oct 15, 2021

Financial Results for the

3rd Quarter of Fiscal Year

Ending November 30, 2021

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Money Forward Business P.20

Money Forward X P.44

Money Forward Home P.37

Financial Performance in FY11/21 Q3 P.12

Other Strategic Initiatives / Policy on Growth Investment P.55

Money Forward Finance P.51

Our Business P.2

Appendix P.62

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Our Business

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Mission / Vision / Value / Culture

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User Forward Talent ForwardSociety Forward

Penetration of Money Forward's Mission/Vision/Value/Culture

Governance that Balances Offense and Defense

Foundations Supporting 3 Key Themes

SDGs Targets

• Provide services that solve financial

issues for a diverse range of users

(corporates, sole proprietors, and

individuals)

• Solve users' problems with technology

and design

• Promote investment in security to

ensure the safety

• Contribute to DX of society with

diverse partners

• Promoting activities to realize a better

social system

• Practice environmentally friendly

management

• Create diverse growth opportunities to

draw out the potential of employees

• Management's commitment to member

development

• Create an environment that accepts

diverse viewpoints regardless of gender,

nationality, age, and educational

background

Create a Sustainable Society Through Realizing Our Mission/Vision

We have set 3 priority themes to achieve the SDGs targets.

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* English version is available on our website. https://s3-ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com/mf-wp/wp-content/uploads/20210929165408/Money-Forward_Integrated-Report_20211.pdf

Issued the English Version of the Integrated Report

In addition to the business overview and growth strategy, the report introduces various initiatives to

contribute to the realization of a sustainable society.

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v v

* Net sales of R&AC are included from Aug. 1, 2020. Net sales of Smartcamp are included from Dec. 1, 2019.

*1 YoY net sales growth rate which excludes the impact of acquisition of Smartcamp completed at the end of FY11/19 is 40.7%.

Historical Net Sales Growth

YoY

+58%

(+41%*1)

YoY

+42%

FY16-20 CAGR

+64%

12-month Trend 3Q cumulative

(¥ mn)

4 76442

1,542

2,900

4,595

7,157

11,318

7,970

11,293

0

2,000

4,000

6,000

8,000

10,000

12,000

FY13/11 FY11/14 FY11/15 FY11/16 FY11/17 FY11/18 FY11/19 FY11/20 FY11/20 Q3 FY11/21 Q3

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Expanding Business Field Through New Business Development and M&A

2019/112017/62015/112013/112012/12 Present

Personal Financial

Management<Organic growth>

SaaS Applications

for Back Office

Operations<Organic growth・M&A>

Fintech Promotion

/DX Support

<Organic growth>

Financial

Services<Organic growth>

SaaSMarketing

Platform<M&A>

Expansion and Growth

of Business Field

Cloud

IT Management Cloud

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* Graph shows the proportion of FY11/21 3Q cumulative revenue.

*1 See P.90 for details. *2 As of May 31, 2021. Total amount of financial assets that is aggregated in Money Forward ME and white-label services for individuals provided by Money Forward X.

Providing One of Japan’s Largest User Base and Product Lineup in

SaaS / Fintech Field

Financial Institutions

SaaS Applications for

Back Office OperationsFinancial Services

Personal Financial

Management Services

Digital Transformation of

Financial Institutions

SaaS Marketing

Platform

Cloud service for back-office

operations (accounting/finance,

HR, legal, and information

systems)

# Paying customer : 170k,

approx. half of which are

corporates.

Japan's largest*2 SaaS

marketing platforms

operated by Smartcamp

Provides BtoB deferred

payment billing and factoring

services. Expands partnerships

including MUFG

# User : 12mn+

Japan's No. 1 share*1

# Paying customer:350K+

Aggregated Asset : ¥15tn*2

Fintech platform linking

individuals/corporates,

financial institutions and

fintech companies.

Joint service development

with 42 financial institutions

IndividualsCorporates

Cloud

54.7%(YoY+47%)

12.2%(YoY+55%)

5.1%(YoY+2%)

16.2%(YoY+33%)

11.8%(YoY+45%)

IT Management Cloud

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Rapidly Expanding Business Opportunities Due to Changes in External

Environment

Revision of Electronic Books

Maintenance Act/

Introduction of invoice system

Greater use

of open API

Introduction of remote work amid

COVID-19 pandemic

Review of

Payment Services Act

Digitalization

of salary payment

Government's promotion

of digitalization

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Developing Variety of Products Based on Common Core Technologies

Common ID/authentication platform

Data analysis platform

IndividualsFinancial

InstitutionsCorporatesUsers

SaaS Applications

Core

Technologies

Data security platform

Account aggregation platform

+ connected

servicesSecurities Electronic

MoneyCredit

CardBank

Account

2,590EC

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Domain Synergies Drive Unique Values to the Users

Cross-selling of Services

for Corporates

Providing Money Forward Early Payment service to Money Forward Cloud Accounting customers, etc.

Home

×

X

Cross-selling of Services

for Sole Proprietors

Linkage of Money Forward ME and Money Forward Cloud Tax Return, etc.

Product Dev with

Financial Institutions

Money Forward Kessai collaborates with

various banks including MUFG Bank.

OEM Provision of Services

for Individuals

Providing functions of Money Forward ME in Money Forward for X, MF Unit, etc.

Business

×

Finance

Finance

×

X

Home

×

X

Home

×

Business

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Financial

Performance in

FY11/21 Q3

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*1 Achievement rate of net sales for FY11/20 Q3 to full-year net sales for FY11/20. R&AC’s net sales for 4 months after M&A is excluded.

*2 SaaS ARR is 12 times the MRR of Home, Business, and X domains in the last month of each term, and represents the Group’s recurring revenue. See page 74 for the definition of SaaS ARR.

Highlights in FY11/21 Q3

v v v

v v v

Q3 consolidated net sales

¥3.83 billion

YoY+39%YTD net sales trended steadily, achieving

71.7% to 76.7% of full-year forecasts

(compared with 71.1%*1 in FY11/20 Q3).

Gross profit

¥2.68 billion

YoY+46%

Raised ¥31.5 billion through

an international offering

to accelerate growth

1. Acquire customers and develop

products in Business domain

2. Fortify financial base for

future M&As

SaaS ARR*2

¥10.25 billion

Growth was driven by ARR for corporate

customers in Business domain, which

increased by 37% YoY.

EBITDA

¥0.04 billion

EBITDA excluding advertising expenses

was ¥0.69 billion.

+33% YoY

Group Employees

1,100+ (+93 QoQ)

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272 354 401 477 533 599 715 833 853 919 1,159 1,235

1,559 1,675 1,862

2,203 2,357

2,567 2,618

172 211 212

311 265 304

299

397 370 403

378 521

451 478

456

510

561

621 652

65 126 117

173 102 178

97

197 125

263

250

330

235

441 244

453 357

607 370

2 3

7 17

36 48

74

93

125

147

227 193

176 190

198 190

510

693 732

965 906

1,091 1,130

1,469 1,398

1,661

1,881

2,216

2,394

2,821 2,756

3,348 3,467

3,993 3,833

0

500

1,000

1,500

2,000

2,500

3,000

3,500

4,000

4,500

* The total net sales of each domain do not necessarily correspond to the consolidated net sales as "Other" net sales are omitted in the graph.

Consolidated Net Sales Continued to Grow Rapidly in Q3, +39% YoY

While non-recurring revenue in X domain decreased QoQ, revenues in Business, Home, and X domains

achieved marked growth of over 40% YoY.YoY

+39%

ー2%

+41%

+43%

+52%

Knowledge Labo, Inc. which provides

Manageboard joined the Group

Klavis Inc. which provides

STREAMED joined the Group

Smartcamp Co., Ltd. which provides

BOXIL joined the Group

R&AC Co.,Ltd. which provides

V-ONE Cloud joined the Group

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3

FY11/17 FY11/18 FY11/19 FY11/20 FY11/21

(YoY)

(¥ mn)

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463 547 545 659 718 784 866 920 1,010 995 1,037 1,139 1,215 1,285 1,369 1,428 1,506 1,656 1,710 197 267 294 314 357 425 450 472 514 570

814 818 855 836 836 857 936 1,040 1,064

871 1,080 1,228

1,395 1,768

1,949 2,214

2,383 2,708 2,909

3,594 3,827

4,160 4,237

4,914 5,381

5,948

6,342 6,754

202 225

265 300

318 336

328 319

340 381

411 435

472 556

562

587

627

664

720

1,734 2,118

2,331 2,668

3,162 3,494

3,857 4,093

4,572 4,855

5,857 6,220

6,702 6,913

7,681

8,252

9,018

9,702

10,248

0

2,000

4,000

6,000

8,000

10,000

Home Premium Charges

Business Sole Proprietor

Buisiness Corporates

X Recurring Revenue

*1 SaaS ARR is 12 times of the SaaS MRR of the last month of each fiscal year. “Business Sole Proprietor” is revenue from services for sole proprietors in Money Forward Cloud. “Business Corporates” is revenue

from services for corporates including Money Forward Cloud, STREAMED, Manageboard, V-ONE Cloud, and Money Forward Certified Membership. In order to adjust for seasonal factors of STREAMED, its

MRR is calculated as one-third of the billing revenue of STREAMED in Q1 of each fiscal year. Non-recurring revenue of each business and net sales of Smartcamp are not included. * For the definition of ARR

and MRR, see page 74.

SaaS ARR*1 Exceeded ¥10 Billion

SaaS ARR of the Group as a whole increased by 33% YoY.

ARR for corporate customers in Business domain increased by 37% YoY.

+25%

+27%

+28%

+37%

(YoY)

(¥ mn)

Knowledge Labo, Inc. which provides

Manageboard joined the Group

Klavis Inc. which provides

STREAMED joined the Group

R&AC Co.,Ltd. which provides

V-ONE Cloud joined the Group

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3

FY11/17 FY11/18 FY11/19 FY11/20 FY11/21

Price plan of Money Forward

Cloud changed

YoY

+33%

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△82 △55

△225△234

△921

△478

△221

△478△460△421

△147

△923

358 290

42 65 59

△118△150

△354

△199

22

△45

152

398 355

506

910 1,017

693

△1,100

△700

△300

100

500

900

1,300

* EBITDA = operating profit/loss + depreciation and amortization + tax expenses included in operating expenses + share-based remuneration expenses

* From FY11/20, started capitalizing software for development projects that are expected to generate revenue going forward, owing to continued enhancement of development capabilities.

Gross Profit / EBITDA (Quarterly Trend)

Gross profit margin was 70%, increasing 3 ppts YoY.

EBITDA excluding advertising expenses and EBITDA were ¥0.69 billion and ¥0.04 billion, respectively.

(¥mn) □EBITDA □ EBITDA(excl. advertising expenses)

FY11/18 FY11/19 FY11/20 FY11/21

EBITDA

(¥mn) □Gross Profit ■Gross Profit Margin

Gross Profit

610709 672

792 746

1,0221,220

1,335

1,6681,831

1,840

2,279

2,543

2,8402,678

67%65%

59%

54%53%

62%

65%60%

70%65%67%68%

73%71%70%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

0

400

800

1,200

1,600

2,000

2,400

2,800

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q2Q1 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3

FY11/18 FY11/19 FY11/21FY11/20

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q2Q1 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3

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120177

383

499539

604 661

32

44

65

5052

49

51

15

23

39

4752

56

61

10

52

38

51

52

47

45

29

43

92

132

137

152

174

35

55

74

86

98

100

109

241

394

691

865

930

1,008

1,101

0

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

11/17 End 11/18 End 11/19 End 11/20 End 02/21 End 05/21 End 08/21 End

Business

Home

X

Finance

Other Engineer/Designer

Corporates

* 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., People Forward Dept., Fintech Research Office, etc.

Full-time Employees

Steady progress was made in recruiting engineers and designers, as well as sales personnel in Business

domain.

・ Continued to recruit Money Forward Cloud-related personnel.

・ Increased by recruiting engineers and

designers.

Other Engineer/Designer

Changes from 05/21

(# of People)

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468 534 588 723 844 979 999 1,133 1,350 1,465 1,523 1,619 1,699

1,867 2,036

109 143 160

313 308

291 262

370

360 431 397

487 494

509

573

75 98

103

153 125

110 101

121

169

179 174

260 235

276

295

34 64

115

113 113

123 126

131

144

163 173

177 172

167

165

196

235

344

371 425

453 459

608 391

378 345

577 234

484

558

147

114

106

84

567 279 243

432 612

819 502

1,429

552

727

652

1,029 1,188

1,416

1,757

2,382 2,235 2,191

2,795

3,026

3,435

3,113

4,549

3,386

4,030

4,279

0

400

800

1,200

1,600

2,000

2,400

2,800

3,200

3,600

4,000

4,400

4,800

5,200

FY11/18

Q1

FY11/18

Q2

FY11/18

Q3

FY11/18

Q4

FY11/19

Q1

FY11/19

Q2

FY11/19

Q3

FY11/19

Q4

FY11/20

Q1

FY11/20

Q2

FY11/20

Q3

FY11/20

Q4

FY11/21

Q1

FY11/21

Q2

FY11/21

Q3

Personnel Expenses

Subcontract Expenses

Comission Fee

Rents

Other

Advertising Expenses

* “Other expenses” include communication expenses, amortization, recruiting/training expenses, depreciation, tax expenses included in operating expenses, professional fee, etc.

Breakdown of Expenses (Cost of Sales & SGA)

Continued active investments (advertising and personnel expenses) in Business domain to drive

growth.

( ¥ mn )

Personnel expenses・ Increased as a result of

expanding human resource in

Business domain.

Subcontract expenses・ Increased as a result of

subcontracting development

in X and Business domains.

Advertising expenses・Continued to aggressively

invest in advertising related to

Money Forward Cloud, an

area achieving solid customer

acquisition.

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*1 Related to Money Forward Kessai, Inc.

Balance Sheet

Raised ¥31.5 billion through an international offering in August, thereby securing a financial base for

more active growth investments.

Goodwill

3,187

Investment securities

4,430

Software

2,515

Purchased

receivables *1

3,273

(¥mn)

Long-term borrowings

2,921

Short-term borrowings *1

4,270

Current portion of

long-term borrowings

1,488

Non-current Assets

11,957

Other Current Assets

6,271

Cash and Deposits

38,180

Net Assets

42,453

Non-current Liabilities

3,057

Current Liabilities

10,898

Assets Liabilities / Net Assets

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Business domain

21

*1 Ratio of ARR for medium-sized companies to ARR for all corporate customers. Medium-sized companies refer to corporate users (excluding professional service firms), mostly with 30 or more employees,

that have deployed our services via field sales or partner sales.

*2 The 12-month and 3-month average up to August 2021, respectively.

*3 As of September 30 , 2021. Calculated by Money Forward, Inc. based on “Top 500 Accounting Firms” in 2019 by Monthly ProPartner.

Highlights in FY11/21 Q3

v v v

v v v

3Q売上高 26.2億円

前年同期比

+41%

3Q法人向けストック売上

16.6億円

前年同期比

+42%

課金顧客数

国内従業員規模上位100

会計事務所における利用率*3

顧客解約率*2

(過去12か月 / 3か月平均)

1.5% / 1.0%

法人向けARRに占める

中堅企業の比率*1

前年同期比で+6.4ppts増加。

17.4万+

前四半期比 +6%

25%+ 70%

v v v

v v v

Q3 net sales

¥2.62 billion

YoY+41%

Q3 recurring revenue for

corporate customers

¥1.66 billion

YoY+42%

Paying customers

Usage rate*3 among

top 100 accounting firms

ranked by no. of employees

Customer churn rate*2

(Past 12-months /

3-months average)

1.5% / 1.0%

Ratio of ARR for medium-

sized companies*1

174,000+

+4.9% QoQ

25%+ 70%68% as of May 31, 2021.

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Business domain

22

49 63 71 76 82 97 105 110 119 134 204 203 206 204 203 212 227 259 264206 251 300 341435 487 536 582

663722

886 9371,039 1,083 1,170

1,3171,459

1,609 1,658

251314

322

364

428

464479

1740

3060

1615

74140

7163

6996

6274

167

311

243

235216

272354 401

477533

599715

833 853919

1,1591,235

1,5591,675

1,862

2,203

2,357

2,5672,618

0

500

1,000

1,500

2,000

2,500

Recurring Revenue(Sole Proprietor)

Recurring Revenue(Corporates)

Net Sales from SmartCamp

Non-recurring Revenue

* Recuring Revenue (Sole Proprietor) is the revenue from services for sole proprietors in Money Forward Cloud. Recuring Revenue (Corporate) is the revenue from services for corporates including Money Forward Cloud, STREAMED, Manageboard, V-ONE Cloud, and Money Forward Certified Membership.

*1 Growth rate excluding the impact of acquisition of R&AC, is +35% YoY (Business Domain Net Sales) and +37% YoY (Recurring revenue from corporates). R&AC was consolidated since August 2020.

Net Sales (Quarterly Trend)

Net sales grew significantly, increasing 41% YoY*1. Corporate recurring revenue*1 grew 42% YoY,

driving the significant overall growth.

+41%

YoY

+42%

+49%

+29%

+30%

(YoY)(¥ mn)

Knowledge Labo, Inc. which provides

Manageboard joined the Group

Klavis Inc. which provides

STREAMED joined the Group

Smartcamp Co., Ltd. which provides

BOXIL joined the Group

R&AC Co.,Ltd. which provides

V-ONE Cloud joined the Group

Price plan changed

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3

FY11/17 FY11/18 FY11/19 FY11/20 FY11/21

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Business domain

23

61,637 65,094 67,530 69,680 72,501 80,448

87,915 91,359

56,007 58,523

61,039 65,498

69,713

73,813

78,682 83,431

117,644 123,617

128,569 135,178

142,214

154,261

166,597

174,790

0

20,000

40,000

60,000

80,000

100,000

120,000

140,000

160,000

180,000

FY11/19

Q4 End

FY11/20

Q1 End

FY11/20

Q2 End

FY11/20

Q3 End

FY11/20

Q4 End

FY11/21

Q1 End

FY11/21

Q2 End

FY11/21

Q3 End

Sole Proprietor Corporates

39,488 40,571 39,456 42,537 43,864 44,630 44,306 44,730

13,274 13,139 12,378 11,992 11,821 11,640 11,827 11,651

68,337 71,082

69,413

75,032 77,189

80,587 80,598 80,954

0

10,000

20,000

30,000

40,000

50,000

60,000

70,000

80,000

FY11/19

Q4 End

FY11/20

Q1 End

FY11/20

Q2 End

FY11/20

Q3 End

FY11/20

Q4 End

FY11/21

Q1 End

FY11/21

Q2 End

FY11/21

Q3 End

Total Sole Proprietor Corporates

*1 Number of paying customer(Sole Proprietor) includes those subscribing services for sole proprietors in Money Forward Cloud. Number of paying customer(Corporate) includes corporates, accounting

offices and their clients subscribing services for corporates including Money Forward Cloud, STREAMED, Manageboard, V-ONE Cloud, and Money Forward Certified Membership. The above figures do not

include Smartcamp.

*2 ARPA is 12 times the MRR of Business domain in the last month of each period (ARR) divided by number of paying customers. In order to adjust for seasonal factors of STREAMED, its MRR is calculated as

one-third of the billing revenue of STREAMED in Q1 of each fiscal year. See P.74 for details.

Increase in Both Paying Customers *1 and ARPA*2

Paying corporate customers grew at +6.0% YoY. ARPA of corporate customers increased at +0.4%

YoY.

+6.0%

+3.9%

+0.4%

-1.5%

+1.0%

+4.9%

Paying Customers*1 ARPA*2

(# of Paying Customers)

Acquisition of R&AC

QoQ QoQ(¥)

Acquisition of R&AC

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Business domain

24

Product Lineup to Address Various Companies

Expanding product lineup to target medium-sized / pre-IPO and listed companies, in addition to

sole proprietors and SMEs, taking advantage of the strong product development capability.

Sole proprietorsSMEs

Medium-sized /

pre-IPO companies

Listed

companies

For sole proprietors For SMEs For Medium-sized / pre-IPO, and listed companies

For every company size

Mainly for accounting offices Mainly for medium-sized companies

Cloud Receivable Billing

Cash Reconciliation /

Receivable Management

Cloud Tax Adjustment

Cloud Accounting PlusCloud Accounting

Cloud My Number

Cloud HR DatabaseCloud Payable Management

Cloud Expense

Cloud Fixed Asset

Cloud Attendance Cloud ContractCloud Invoice

Cloud Tax Return

Cloud Social Insurance

Cashflow Analysis and

Budget Control

Automated Bookkeeping

Cloud

Box

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Business domain

25

Product Lineup that Covers Accounting, HR and Legal

New!

Online Banking・Credit Card

Cashflow Analysis and

Budget Control

Cash Reconciliation /

Receivable Management

Journal Data

Reconciliation

Data

Financial Data

Payroll and

other HR data

Employee Data

Attendance

Data

Employee

Data

Payment

RequestObtain deposit and

withdrawal transactions

automatically

Obtain deposit and

withdrawal transactions

automatically

Obtain transaction details

automatically

Receivable Data

Journal Data

Employee Data

Contract data

HR

Accounting

Journal Data

Journal Data

Journal Data

Card ControlExpense Data

AggregationCloud Accounting Plus

Cloud Receivable Billing

Cloud Social Insurance

Cloud Payable Management

Cloud Expense Management

Cloud Fixed Assets

Cloud AttendanceCloud Payroll

Cloud

Cloud HR DatabaseLegal

New!

Cloud ContractSecurity / Internal Control

(SSO authentication)

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Business domain

26

* As of Aug 31, 2021.

Effective Go-to-market and Market Strategy Depending on the Customer

Segment

Key

Products

Go-to-

market

Accounting Firms

& Their Clients

Medium to large-sized

CompaniesSMEs

Accounting / Invoice / HR etc.

Cloud-based

Bookkeeping Service

Direct Sales Online SubscriptionDirect Sales /

Partner Sales

Accounting / Invoice / HR etc.

Cash Reconciliation and

Receivable Management

Accounting Plus / Invoice / Payroll /

Expense / Contract

Cloud

Sole Proprietors

Online Subscription

Tax Return etc.

Customer Segment

ARPA* JPY 11,651JPY 80,954

Key

Users

Accounting Dept / HR Dept /

Adjutant general Dept /

Sales Dept

Sole Proprietors /

AccountantsAccountants

CEO / CFO /

Accountants

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Uniquely Positioned as a Highly Flexible Cloud-based ERP

Flexibly accommodates changes in operation flows and systems of growing companies with rapidly

transforming businesses.

Our strength lies in enabling phased or partial implementation without largely altering customers’

existing operations.

Wide Range of

Product Line-up

Phased or Partial

Implementation High Scalability

Covers end-to-end back-office operations,

including areas of accounting and finance,

HR, and legal affairs. Ranging from

processing contracts, issuing invoices, and

managing receivables, to accounting.

Adopts an architecture that allows

partial or phased system

implementation, for example, starting

with only expense module, or only

payroll and attendance modules.

Is highly scalable due to seamless

integration among modules

and API connections with third-party

services.

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Our Customers (1/2)

Money Forward Cloud Accounting Plus users increased steadily.

Corporates using Money Forward Cloud Accounting Plus(Examples)

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Our Customers (2/2)

Expanding the client base that includes listed companies, medium-sized companies, and companies

preparing for IPO.

Lis

ted

Co

mp

an

y

Medium-sized,

Pre IPO

TSE

1st / 2nd

TSE

Mothers

Corporates using cloud payroll, attendance, expense, social insurance, V-ONE Cloud etc.(Examples)

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* As of September 30, 2021. Calculated by Money Forward, Inc. based on “Top 500 Accounting Firms” in 2019 by Monthly ProPartner.

Expansion of Partnerships with Accounting Firms

Focusing on helping accounting firms and their clients succeed, working through branches across

Japan. 70%* of Japan's top 100 accounting firms have already introduced our cloud accounting

modules.

Hokkaido

Tohoku

Area

Kanto

Koshinetsu

Area

Tokai

Hokuriku

Area

Kansai

Area

Chugoku

Shikoku

Area

Kyushu

Area

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Hosting an Online Event “Forward Day 2021” on November 2

Will hold various sessions based on the theme of "moving businesses forward and encouraging

challenges that drive society." "Forward Award" awards those who have taken on difficult challenges

and driven the society forward.

Kazuo HiraiSony Group Corporation

Senior Advisor

Yosuke TsujiMoney Forward, Inc.

Representative Director,

President and CEO

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Promoting “#Invoice Forward” Project Toward Invoice Digitization

Promoting various initiatives with a view toward the enforcement of the invoice system from October

2023.

• Enables creating registration applications

by simply filling in a form

• Enables issuing eligible invoices by using

Money Forward Cloud Invoice

Special site for various initiatives "Application for Registering to Invoice System”

• Shares image of the future back office, free of

paper-based invoicing

• Offers continuous promotional campaigns for

invoice digitization, and provides information

on the latest services and the invoice system

https://biz.moneyforward.com/pr/invoice-forward/ https://biz.moneyforward.com/invoice/qualified-invoice-registration/

(Japanese only) (Japanese only)

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Providing Payments as a SaaS and Fintech Services to offer Value that

Goes Beyond Efficiency

B2B Payment

Money Forward

(future)Money Forward Pay for Business

• Promotes operational efficiency and cashless

payments through offering various means of

payment

• Launched Money Forward Business Card, a

prepaid business card for sole proprietors

and corporates

Accounting

Factoring

Invoice

AR management

Accounting

Invoice

OCR

Factoring

AR management

Accounting

Invoice

OCR

Typical competitor:

Pure SaaS Company

Money Forward

(current)

Money Forward Early PaymentOnline factoring by JV with MUFG(Japan’s largest bank)

Money Forward Cloud Invoice

Money Forward Cloud AccountingMoney Forward Cloud Accounting Plus

STREAMED

V-One Cloud

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*1 Payments of up to ¥50 million per transaction can be made only to stores certified by preliminary screening (e.g., payment of cloud system subscription fee). The maximum amount is set to ¥1 million by

default, and can be raised to ¥5 million by users. *2 Includes Money Forward Cloud Accounting, Money Forward Cloud Tax Return, and Money Forward Cloud Expense.

*3 Normally, 1% of the payment amount is rewarded as points (excluding certain cases), while for Money Forward Cloud and Money Forward ME, 3% of the payment amount is rewarded.

Released Money Forward Business Card

Started offering businesses with prepaid cards that do not require credit screening and that allow

high-volume payments of up to ¥50 million yen*1 per transaction.

Connecting with Money Forward Cloud *2 enables acquiring real-time data and streamlining

accounting operations.

(1) Cards can be issued without credit screening

(2) Enables high-volume payments of up to

¥50 million*1 per transaction

(3) Consolidates its data to Money Forward Cloud*2

in real time

(4) Deferred payment function has been released as

closed β (to be officially released this winter)

(5) Rewards 1-3%*3 of the payment amount as

"Money Forward Points"

Features of Money Forward Business Card

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Released Money Forward IT Management

Leveraging our core account aggregation technology, centrally manages IDs of SaaS implemented by

companies or used by each employee, including issuing, tracking usage, and deleting such IDs.

Find/

Consider subscribingPurchase Start using Renew contract Unsubscribe

Connects with 100+ services and centrally

manages companies’ internal systems

IT Management Cloud

Cloud Store

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*1 SaaS that are introduced and used at the discretion of employees or departments and thus not noticed or managed by the management or system administration departments.

*2 The Biggest SaaS Trends in 2020 | The Blissfully Report https://www.blissfully.com/saas-trends/2020-annual-report *3 Based on research by HENNGE K.K. on November. 14, 2019.

*4 Total number of companies with 1 or none information system staff in the "IT Investment Trends Survey", conducted by Dell Technologies among approximately 1,300 medium-sized companies (100 to

1,000 employees) between Dec. 9, 2019 and Jan. 24, 2020.

*5 Based on research by Money Forward, Inc. A survey on the "usage of cloud services" conducted by an Internet-based questionnaire, through March 22 to March 31, 2021. The survey targeted 120 managers

and staff in charge of information system.

Issues That Money Forward IT Management Tackles and Its Solutions

Reduce unnecessary costs by visualizing the usage of each SaaS for each employee and identifying

retirees and external partners. It also reduces risks by preventing shadow IT*1.

Reduce unnecessary

management cost of SaaS

Prevent overlooking of

shadow IT*1

• Recognizes the usage status of SaaS

of each member

• Identifies retirees and external

partners

• Visualizes the costs of SaaS (to be

released this autumn)

• Automates account creation and

deletion (to be released next year)

• Recognizes SaaS usage by

login and payment

information

As SaaS usage expands, burden of

information system staff increases

Average usage # of SaaS

per company in the US*2

Mid-sized companies with 1 or

less information system staff*4

37.4%

Companies that shadow

IT *1 exist*5

76.5%

Average usage # of SaaS

per company in Japan*3

110Approximately

14 times from 2015

7Same as US in 2015

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110 128 139

158 174 199 213 226

244 263 274 287

304 332 345

364 379

426 431

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

400

450

*1 As of Aug. 31,2021

Net Sales from Premium Charges

Grew by 25% YoY.

Number of paying customers increased steadily, exceeding 350,000*1.YoY

+25%

( Thousand users )

(¥ mn)

□ Net Sales from Premium Charges

■ Number of Paying Customers

Introduced Annual Plan

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3

FY11/17 FY11/18 FY11/19 FY11/20 FY11/21

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HOME domain39

62 83 73

153

92 105

86

172

126 140

103

235

147 146

111

146

181 187

220

0

50

100

150

200

250

* Net sales from media/advertising include: 1) advertising sales from MONEY PLUS – lifestyle and finance online magazine, 2) sales from events (Money Expo) and seminars, and 3) sales from other PFM

services including Money Forward Money Consultation.

*1 Includes partial revenue from development of Money Forward Cloud Fixed Assets.

Net Sales from Media/Advertising

Net sales grew 98% YoY*1. New services, including Money Forward Fixed Cost Review, contributed to

the revenue increase.

YoY

+98%

Money EXPO 2017

Money EXPO 2018

Money Forward Week

Money EXPO 2019

(¥ mn)

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3

FY11/17 FY11/18 FY11/19 FY11/20 FY11/21

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Hosting “Money Forward Week” in November

Offering a three-day webinar by financial professionals with an aim to alleviate individuals’ financial

anxieties, which are rising in the COVID-19 era.

Naoki ShibataCo-founder of

AppGrooves Corporation

and SearchMan

Kohei MorinagaCEO of Manene, Inc. and

economic analyst

Toshiya ImuraRepresentative Director of Zeppy Co., Ltd.

and investor

Tetsuro IiRepresentative Director, President, and

Chief Investment Officer of

Commons Asset Management, Inc.

Kazushige OkunoFund manager of Obune

Let’s participate in a week-long event to

boost your financial literacy!

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Added Badge Icon Function to Drive Users’ Actions in Money Forward ME

Encourage users to continue enjoying the app through exploring its various functions and to

appreciate improvements in their financial balance and assets.

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See next page

Enhance Value Proposition by Encouraging Action to Resolve Issues

VisualizeGet

knowledge

Learn about

finance

Take action

to change

Automated PFM Service (Money Forward Sensei)

Advising tool on saving and asset

management based on the data of

Money Forward ME

(Money Forward Financial Planning)

Platform for connecting Money Forward ME user with financial

planners

Practical Economic Media

Enhance value proposition

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*1 Including TAM of PFM services (¥200 billion). TAM of tax return service is not included as it’s included in that of Business domain.

Collaborate with Partners to Solve Users’ Issues

TAM has expanded to over ¥800 billion*1 due to the expansion of service areas.

FP/ IFAConsultation¥

70 billion

Insurance¥200 billion

Real

Estate¥80 billion

Asset

Management¥150 billion

Electricity¥100 billion

Tax Return¥70 billion

User

Operates cowcamo, a distribution

platform for existing and refurbished

homes, with over 270,000 registered

users.

Online provider of life insurance, with over

470,000 contracts

The number of assessments conducted for

reviewing insurance has exceeded 16,000

Provides Japan's first fully pay-

for-performance automated

asset management service

SUSTEN.

Through the collaboration, users can

subscribe for electricity 3% cheaper

than the standard prices offered by

incumbent utility companies.

Enables tax return via

smartphone app

Seamless data integration with

Money Forward ME.

Cloud Tax Return

Connected IFAs (i.e., asset management

advisers) in addition to FPs to Money Forward Financial Planning to provide

free consultation ranging from

life planning to asset management

IFA

FP

New!

Update

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45X domain

49 55 64 71 79 84 82 79 84 93 99 107 112 125 139 153 155 163 178

17

71 54

103

23

94

15

118

42

170 150

223

123

316

105

300

202

444

192

65

126 117

173

102

178

97

197

125

263 250

330

235

441

244

453

357

607

370

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

Net Sales from Money Forward X

Net sales increased 52% YoY. Recurring revenue increased steadily.

* Non-recurring revenue from initial development are recorded at the time of acceptance by clients, and not necessarily at the time of service launch.

+28%

YoY

+52%

+83%

(YoY)

(¥ mn) ■ Recurring Revenue

□ Non-Recurring Revenue

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3

FY11/17 FY11/18 FY11/19 FY11/20 FY11/21

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46X domain

Collaborative Development of NTT Finance’s Ending Note Application,

"Rakkura Life Note”This app provides centralized support for end-of-life concerns such as household and asset

management, nursing care, and inheritance preparation. Contributed to UI/UX design, account

aggregation technology, and development of this app.

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*1 As of Sep 30, 2021.

Money Forward Fintech Platform

Platform that can accumulate and analyze asset data and settlement data for corporate financial

services and link them to third parties. Introduced at Bank of Yokohama.

Money Forward Fintech Platform

ID/Authentication platform

Linked partner Service

Database

Account aggregation platformSecurities

Electronic

MoneyCredit

Card

Bank

Account

EC

2590+*1

Linked services

ServicesLinked Services

Data analysis platform Passbook App

Asset Management App

Corporate Portal

Money Forward for X

Business Financial

Management

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Money Forward for X

Developing customized PFM service for

financial institutions’ customers.

Passbook Apps

Developing passbook apps for financial

institutions’ clients.

Asset Monitoring Unit・

PFM Unit

Offering PFM tools within financial

institutions’ apps.

SBI Sumishin Net Bank / Yamaguchi FG /

Shizuoka Bank / Toho Bank / Gunma Bank /

Shiga Bank / Okazaki Shinkin Bank / Tsukuba

Bank / Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Himawari

Life Insurance / Tochigi Bank / Mizuho Bank /

JA Bank / Tokushima Taisho Bank / Aflac Life

Insurance

Gunma Bank / Tochigi Bank / Taiko Bank /

Tsukuba bank / Michinoku Bank / Hokuriku

Bank / Kyoto Shinkin Bank / JA Bank / Shiga

Bank / Labour Bank / Saikyo Bank / Tokushima

Taisho Bank

JAL card / Taiko Bank / Kyoto Shinkin Bank /

Hokuriku Bank / Awa Bank / Akita Bank /

Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities /

Michinoku Bank / Hokkoku Bank

CustomersCustomers Customers

Partnership with Financial Institutions, etc. (B2C)

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Partnership with Financial Institutions, etc. (B2C)

Jointly developed a function for managing accounts information

in the au PAY app

au PAY “Money Management"

Enables monthly calculation of estimated fund shortage by

grasping deposit balances, withdrawals/deposits, debiting of

card use

Participating in the development of "Chiba Bank My Post," a

service that allows users to check information such as mortgage

loan repayment plans on the web

Chiba Bank My Post

Jointly developed passbook apps exclusively for the TSUBASA

shared core banking system.

Provided to Chiba Bank, North Pacific Bank, Daishi Hokuetsu Bank,

Chugoku Bank, and Toho Bank, Ryukyu Bank (New!)

Passbook app (for banks participating in TSUBASA Alliance)

Offering the account aggregation function to their official app.

Support UI/UX design to meet customer needs.

Providing asset management function of the app that has such

functions as investment service, insurance and pensions

Asset management app that supports users' future asset formation

through visualization of asset lives, centralized asset management

and asset diagnosis functions.

Co-developed a PFM app linked to various NTT DOCOMO services

Jointly developed an advising function of the app for customers

registered for loan service

Helped design UI and UX of the official app of the bank's online

branch, making it closely address customer needs.

Shizugin WebWallet app

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Partnership with Financial Institutions, etc. (B2B)

Corporate portal

Membership portal site for corporate and sole-

proprietor customers; jointly developed with NTT

DATA

Advantages for financial institutions:

• Centralized management of information on

deposits and withdrawals/deposits in multiple

accounts

• Ability to conduct wide-ranging transactions,

including the review of electronic documents

• Creates customer contact points online

Clients:

Bank of Yokohama, Hokuriku Bank, and Nishi-

Nippon City Bank, Senshu Ikeda Bank (New!)

BFM(Business Financial Management)

Service for corporate customers of financial

institutions

Advantages for financial:

• Centralized management of information on

deposits and withdrawals/deposits in

multiple accounts

• Automatically updates account balances and

statements

• Enables download of statements in CSV

format

Clients:

Okazaki Shinkin Bank, Kyoto Shinkin Bank

Providing a data aggregation technology of

multiple financial institutions.

Values of the function :

• Corporations and sole proprietors who do

not have an account with the Bank of

Fukuoka can apply for loans.

• Businesses will be able to raise their funds

smoothly online.

Client:

(Online Service of THE BANK OF FUKUOKA)

In-house / Joint Development Unit

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2 3 7

17 36

48

74 93

125 147

227

193 176

190 198 190

0

50

100

150

200

250

Net Sales from Money Forward Finance

Net sales -2% YoY. Continuing to tighten credit control.

YoY

-2%

Q1 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3

FY11/18 FY11/19 FY11/20 FY11/21FY11/17

(¥ mn)

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*1 As of Sep. 2021. The cumulative amount of receivables that Money Forward Kessai Inc. has acquired through its services, Money Forward Kessai and Money Forward Early Payment.

Cumulative Receivables*1 in Money Forward Kessai Exceeded ¥50 Billion

Services are provided to a wide range of users, from sole proprietors to large enterprises.

Wantedly, Inc.

Accompanying the increase in business partners, the

number of payments we handle rose to several

thousand per year, which increased the workload for

our employees. By implementing Money Forward Kessai, we were able to significantly reduce the

workload of payment management, including 2

person-months worth of invoicing operations. Also,

the speed of credit screening, which we place

emphasis on, is fast, while the pass rate has been 99%

or more, enabling us to provide our services to

customers without having to keep them waiting.

Voice of a Customer

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* Shareholders are Money Forward, Inc. (51%) and MUFG Bank, Ltd. (49%).

Jointly Establishing* Biz Forward, Inc. with MUFG Bank, Ltd.

Planning to launch online factoring and invoicing BPO services for SMEs by the end of 2021.

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Other Strategic

Initiatives /

Policy on Growth

Investment

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6,000

6,500

7,000

7,500

8,000

8,500

9,000

9,500

2021/7 2021/8 2021/8 2021/9

Raised ¥31.5 Billion Through International Offering in August 2021

Conducting some 60 interviews in two days and captured demand equivalent to approximately ten-fold

the allocated amount, including from numbers of long-only investors.

Successfully reached investors with in-depth understanding of our business.

Primary Purposes of Offering Stock Price Since Launch

Aug 2 (date of issuance resolution): ¥6,370

Aug 5 (pricing date): ¥6,790

Price appreciation: +6.6%

Distribution of Issued Shares

• Accelerate growth in the domestic SaaS and

Fintech realm and solidify business

foundation

• Secure a financial base for future M&As to

achieve exponential growth

• Raise share liquidity and expand investor base

◀ Aug 2

◀ Aug 5• More than half of the shares were allocated

to long-only investors

• A number of U.S. institutional investors

participated

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Key Areas of Investment

Sales & Marketing

Product Development

Strategic M&As

• Net increase of paying customers accelerated in the first half of this fiscal year.

• Accelerate ARR growth

• Aggressive upfront investment based on appropriate payback month.

• Expand flexible ERP line-up for medium to large-sized companies

• Invest in innovation: AI, UI/UX, and Natural Language Processing

• Leverage existing assets for new business: AP/AR automation

• Disciplined M&As with strategic rationale

• Proven PMI track records

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Policy for Growth Investment and Profitability

Investment Policy for Future Growth

• Focus on maximizing medium-to-long term cash flow based on the subscription business

model.

• In accordance with purpose of the international offering, expand investment for growth

acceleration in Business domain (SaaS business).

• Investment for future growth to be executed as long as unit economics metrics are

reasonable and sound, with an eye on external environment as well as competitions.

Policy for M&A

• Selectively pursue strategically meaningful M&A opportunities with emphasis on financial

discipline.

• Continue to strengthen partnership with our existing investment partner, Mekari Group which

is a leading company in the cloud accounting and HR market for SMBs in Indonesia.

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Business

2.4trillion*2

Home

0.8trillion*3

X

0.5trillion*4

Finance

0.6trillion*5

4.3trillion

* All footnotes are described on page 60.

TAM Continued to Expand, Driven by Expansion of Business Areas and Services*1

Continue to develop business in a huge TAM and aim for further growth.

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Definition of Total Addressable Market (TAM)

*1 Total Addressable Market. Potential market size for four domains of Money Forward is estimated, by using certain assumptions,

based on third party research, publication as well as Money Forward historical data.

*2 Total sum of Back office SaaS TAM and Domestic SaaS marketing TAM. Back office SaaS TAM is calculated based on total annual

expenditure when the Group’s all potential customers introduced Money Forward Cloud in Japan. The total number of potential

customers is the sum of sole proprietors and corporates with less than 1,000 employees. Created by Money Forward based on

National Tax Agency 2017 Survey and MIAC June 2016 Economic Census Activity Survey. Domestic SaaS Marketing TAM is estimated

based on 24% of the total investment in business systems in the domestic software market in FY 2020 by Fuji Chimera Research

Institute, Inc., “2019 New Software Business Market” and the potential market size of back-office SaaS described above. Average

advertising costs to net sales ratio of domestic major listed SaaS companies which was calculated by Money Forward based on

financial reports and presentation documents of Money Forward, RAKUS, User Local, kaonavi, Chatwork, Sansan, freee, Cybozu, and

TeamSpirit.

*3 See P.91 for details.

*4 Calculated for potential market size that is related to service provided by Money Forward X within domestic contract development

software market. Data based on Information and Communication Basic Survey in 2020 as well as company historical data and

estimates.

*5 Calculated by annual required working capital for corporate under revenue of ¥500 million multiplied by ratio of post payment

settlement usage as well as annual fee potentially charged by Money Forward Kessai for its service. Working capital = receivable +

inventory - payable. Data based on Small and Medium Enterprise Agency's report on basic survey on SMEs in FY2019 as well as

company estimates.

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Money Forward. Move your life forward.

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Appendix

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About Us

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Members of Board of Directors (CEO)

Yosuke TsujiRepresentative Director, President and 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 an executive committee

member of Silicon Valley Japan Platform.

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

Dec. 2016 Selected by Nikkei Business magazine as one of “The 100 Most Influential People for

Japan 2017”

Dec. 2017 Ranked in Forbes Japan’s “Japan’s Top 10 Entrepreneurs”

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

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Internal Directors

Management team has in-depth expertise in finance and technology.

Naoya KanesakaDirector, Executive Officer and CFO

Representative Director of Money Forward Synca, Inc.Representative Director of Money Forward Ventures Partners, Inc.

・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.

・Joined Money Forward, Inc. in 2014. As CFO, led IPO,

domestic and global financing, M&A and alliance.

・Appointed as CEO of Money Forward Synca, Inc. in Sept

2019.

Masanobu TakedaDirector, Executive Officer and COO of Money Forward

Business Company

・Served as Director at Macromill Group, in charge of

corporate planning and led the company’s corporate and HR

strategic planning, M&As, and new business development,

・Served as Director and Head of Corporate Planning at eole

Inc.

・Joined Money Forward, Inc. in 2017 by M&A of Klavis Inc.,

where he served as Director and CFO since 2016.

Takuya NakadeDirector, Executive Officer and CTO

D&I Head

・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.

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External Directors

Highly experienced leaders in the Japanese economy are appointed as external directors.

Ryoko UedaExternal Director

Associate Professor, SBI Graduate School

After joining Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd., was seconded to Japan

Investor Relations and Investor Support, Inc. (J-IRIS). Served as

Special Research Fellow of Financial Research Center, Financial

Services Agency (FSA), worked at Mizuho International plc

(London), and was then appointed Senior Researcher at J-IRIS.

Holds current position since March 2020. Holds a PhD in policy

research.

Nobuaki KurumataniExternal Director

Chairman of the Board, First Advisers Inc.

Served as Representative Director, Deputy president and

Executive Officer of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation,

as well as President of Japan of CVC Capital Partners.

Former Director, Representative Executive Officer,

President and Chief Executive Officer of Toshiba

Corporation.

Masaaki TanakaExternal Director

Vice Chair, Board of Councilors, US-Japan Counsel

Former Chairman, President & CEO,

Nippon Paint Holdings Co., Ltd.

Former Director and Deputy President at Mitsubishi UFJ

Financial Group. Appointed as Executive Chairman of the

Board of Nippon Paint Holdings Co., Ltd. in March 2019.

Serving as Vice Chair of the Board of Councilors of US-Japan

Counsel from 2013.

Akira KurabayashiExternal Director

Managing Director & Head of Japan, 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.

Etsuko OkajimaExternal Director

CEO, ProNova Inc.

Founded ProNova Inc in 2007, and currently serves as CEO of

the company. Worked at Mitsubishi Corporation, McKinsey &

Company, and Globis Group, where she served as President of

Globis Managment Bank Inc. Holds an MBA from Harvard

University.

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Executive Officers

Management members who have key roles in the growing group.

Toshio TakiExecutive Officer, Sustainability Head

CoPA(Chief of Public Affairs)

Head of Money Forward Fintech Institute

・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 of

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.

Takashi IchikawaExecutive Officer 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.

Tatsuya KantoExecutive Officer and CSO, Money Forward Home Company

CSO

Representative Director and CEO. Klavis, Inc.・Worked in a software development company and was involved in

project management and launched overseas bases.

・Joined Macromill, Inc, in 2006 and engaged in M&A and foundation

of JV.

・Founded Klavis, Inc in 2012 and serves as Representative Director

and CEO.

・Joined Money Forward group in 2017 by M&A.

Hirokazu BanExecutive Officer and CLCO(Chief Legal and Compliance

Officer)

・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.

Daisuke Sergio ItoExecutive Officer and CDO

Head of Design Strategy Office

・Joined FreeBit Co., Ltd. in 2003 and engaged in PR, corporate

branding and business strategy in CEO Office.

・Moved to the US to learn art in 2006 and became a freelance

designer and came back to Japan in 2010.

・Has been representing AN INC.

・Appointed as CDO in 2020.

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Other Key Management Members (1/2)

Management members who have key roles in the growing group.

Ryo ShibuyaExecutive Officer and Money Forward Business

Company VPoE

・Joined Adways Inc. in 2007 and was in charge of developing

advertising system.

・Joined GREE, Inc. and experienced the development of

advertising system and new business.

・Joined Money Forward, Inc. in 2014 and was involved in

development of invoice and accounting / tax return modules.

・Experienced the launch of payroll and MyNumber modules.

・Currently serves as VPoE and Head of Development of B2B

services.

Kazuya YamadaExecutive Officer, Money Forward Business Company CSO

・Passed Japanese CPA examination and joined Deloitte Touche

Tohmatsu LLC, in 2016.

・Served as Executive Officer and CFO in a startup.

・Joined Money Forward, Inc. in 2014 and served as Head of CEO

office, Head of MF Cloud development before being appointed as

Money Forward Business Company CSO.

Naoki KurodaExecutive Officer, Fukuoka Office Head

・Joined Monex, Inc. in 2008,

・From 2012, developed bulletin board system and other web services

and offered marketing consulting.

・Joined Money Forward, Inc. in 2013 soon after its foundation.

・After engaged in the development of Money Forward ME and

Money Forward Cloud series, serves as PO of Money Forward Cloud

Expense and Money Forward Pay for Business.

Kiminobu TahiraExecutive Officer, Money Forward Business Company Head of

Sole-proprietor Department

・Involved in business development of systems for the distribution

industry at NEC Corporation.

・At Rakuten, Inc., experienced setting up marketing division of Rakuten

Ichiba, constructing reward program and facilitated business alliance.

・Joined Money Forward, Inc. as Head of marketing department after

leading retail marketing at Monex, Inc.

Daisuke MotokawaExecutive Officer, Alliance Strategy Head,

Money Forward X Company CSO

・Joined NTT DOCOMO, INC. in 2003 and engaged in solution sales for

large corporations.

・Transferred to FeliCa Networks, Inc. and in charge of business planning

of mobile wallet and newly set up big data business.

・Returned to NTT DOCOMO, INC. and experienced NFC/Fintech.

・Joined Money Forward, Inc. in 2016.

Shun MatsuokaExecutive Officer and Accounting Department Manager

・Joined Sony Corporation in 1998 and engaged in accounting

and tax operations, including projects for early closing of

accounts and adoption of new system and new accounting

standards.

・Passed Small and Medium Business Consultant, Certified Public

Tax Accountant, and Certified Public Accountant examinations

while in Sony. Registered as a CPA in 2020.

・Joined Money Forward, Inc. in April 2019 as Co-Accounting

Department Manager.

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Other Key Management Members (2/2)

Management members who have key roles in the growing group.

Naomichi TomiyamaExecutive Officer. Money Forward, Inc.

Representative Director, Money Forward Kessai, Inc.

Representative Director, Biz Forward, Inc.

・Joined KPMG AZUSA LLC and engaged in financial and internal

control audit.

・Involved in many voluntary and legal liquidation projects in a

consulting company.

・Joined Money Forward, Inc. in 2014 and was involved in strategy

planning and new business development.

・Appointed as Representative Director in Money Forward Kessai, Inc. in

2017.

・Appointed as Representative Director in Biz Forward, Inc, in 2021.

Hidetsugu KunimiRepresentative Director, Knowledge Labo, Inc.

・After engaged in financial audit and consulting at Deloitte

Touche Tohmatsu LLC, experienced many M&As and

turnarounds at Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Financial Advisory LLC.

・Founded Knowledge Labo, Inc. in 2013 and serves as

Representative Director.

・Joined Money Forward group in 2018 by M&A.

Youkou TakanoCIO

・Joined Yahoo Japan Corporation in 2006 and engaged in

development and maintenance of internal systems and infrastructures.

・Led engineering team and executed cyberattack countermeasures

and information system strategy.

・Joined Money Forward, Inc in 2019.

Seiko HaradaExecutive Officer, Cross-functional Business Head

Representative Director and CEO, ADXL, Inc.

・After graduating from university, engaged in marketing and PR

in an entertainment industry.

・Joined GREE, Inc. in 2011 as PR. After engaged in setting up an

industry group, was transferred to business development and

creative department of social game. After 2016, engaged in

setting up social media marketing business.

・Joined Money Forward, Inc. in 2018.

Satoshi FuruhashiExecutive Officer. Money Forward, Inc.Representative Director and Chairman, SMARTCAMP Co., Ltd.

Representative Director of Money Forward Venture Partners, Inc.

・Engaged in institutional sales at Mizuho Bank, Ltd.

・Experienced business development and customer acquisition at Speee,

Inc.

・Founded Smartcamp Co.,Ltd, which offers several services including

BOXIL and was appointed as Representative Director.

・Joined Money Forward group by M&A in 2019.

・Engaged in the foundation of HIRAC FUND and was appointed as

Representative Partner.

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Money Forward Group Structure

* As of Oct. 15, 2021.

Ownership Main Services

Money Forward, Inc.

MF KESSAI, Inc. 100%

ADXL, Inc. 100%

BPO and factoring service: MF KESSAI

Klavis, Inc. 100% Automated bookkeeping service: STREAMED

Money Forward i, Inc. 100%SaaS management service Money Forward IT Management

PFM service and Money Forward Cloud service

Knowledge Labo, Inc. 51% Manageboard and consulting service

Money Forward Synca, Inc. 100%Financial advisory service and

management consulting for growing companies

SMARTCAMP Co., Ltd. 100%SaaS Marketing platform BOXIL and supporting

Inside Sales by BALES and BALES CLOUD

Money Forward, Inc.

Klavis, Inc. Automated bookkeeping service: STREAMED

PFM service and Money Forward Cloud service

BPO and factoring service: Money Forward KessaiMoney Forward Kessai, Inc. 100%

MONEY FORWARD VIETNAM CO., LTD.

100%

Product development center

R&AC Co.,Ltd. 100%Specialized in cash reconciliation and receivable

management : V-ONE Cloud

Money Forward Venture Partners, Inc. 100%HIRAC FUND, the entrepreneurs’ fund that supports

seed-stage and early-stage startups

100%

Digital marketing support for SaaS companies

Biz Forward, Inc. 51% Online factoring business and billing agency business

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-

1,000

2,000

3,000

4,000

5,000

6,000

7,000

8,000

9,000

10,000

0

1,000

2,000

3,000

4,000

5,000

6,000

7,000

8,000

9,000

2017/9 2017/12 2018/3 2018/6 2018/9 2018/12 2019/3 2019/6 2019/9 2019/12 2020/3 2020/6 2020/9 2020/12 2021/3 2021/6 2021/9

* As of October 8, 2021.

*1 Conducted a 2-for-1 split for each common share held by shareholders written or recorded in the closing shareholder registry on the record date, November 30, 2020.

Share Price and Trading Volume Since IPO (Adjusted Stock Split*1)

Oct 8, 2021

Close ¥7,800

(¥) ━ Share Price(LHS) ■Trading Volume(RHS)

IPO

Offering Price ¥1,550

(Considering of Stock Split,

the price was ¥775)

(’000 Shares)

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Product Development / New Business Investments

• Basic policy is to start with minimal investment to achieve product market fit, followed by the decision to

invest further.

• Constant launch of add-ons and new businesses contribute to ARPA increase, customer base expansion and

product competitiveness.

• M&A is also considered as an effective means of entering new business, adding functions and/or customers.

Investment in Sales, Marketing and Customer Success

• Investment in sales, marketing and customer success to be accelerated as long as unit economics metrics are

reasonable and sound.

• Investment decisions to be made based on the unit economics metrics described in next page.

Continuous Review and Revision of Product/Business

• Businesses are assessed by growth, market opportunities/competition and profitability every quarter to make

appropriate decisions such as withdrawal.

Disciplined Investment Execution

* See p.74 for definitions of and churn rate (based on MRR).

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Unit Economics-Driven Investment

Unit economics per product and per customer channel are taken into account when

making investment decisions, metrics which are commonly used by global SaaS companies.

* For illustrative purpose only and not to size.

Average Revenue

per Account

(ARPA)

Marginal Costs

per Paying User• Expenses required to

retain existing

paying users

Customer

Acquisition Cost

(CAC)

MRR Churn Rate• We have negative churn as the MRR gained from up-

or cross-selling is more than the MRR lost due to

cancellation

Payback Period (month)• Period required for recovering the cost

of acquiring each new customer

Cumulative Earnings

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Definition of KPIs

MRRMonthly Recurring Revenue

Total recurring revenue as of the end of a particular month

ARRAnnual Recurring Revenue

Calculated by multiplying the MRR as of the end of a particular period by 12

SaaS

ARR

Calculated by multiplying SaaS MRR of a particular period by 12. SaaS MRR includes: 1) net sales from

premium charges in Home domain, 2) recurring revenue from sales of Money Forward Cloud and other

cloud services such as STREAMED, Manageboard ,V-ONE Cloud, and Money Forward Certified Membership, 3) recurring revenue in X domain. In order to adjust for seasonal factors of STREAMED in Q1,

MRR is calculated as one-third of the billing revenue of STREAMED in Q1 of each fiscal year.

Non-recurring revenue of each business and net sales of Smartcamp are not included.

CustomerPaid subscribers in the Business domain, which is a total of (1) accounting firms and their clients, and (2)

sole-proprietors and direct-sales corporates subscribed via the web channel etc.

ARPAAverage Revenue per Account.

Calculated by dividing ARR as of the end of a particular period by the number of Customers

Customer

Churn Rate

Average monthly churn rate of a particular period.

Calculated as: [number of customers churn during (N) month] / [number of customers as of the end of (N-

1) month]

MRR

Churn Rate

Average monthly churn rate based on MRR of a particular period.

Calculated as: 1 – [MRR as of the end of (N) month from customers as of the end of (N-1) month / MRR as

of the end (N-1) month.

Negative amount (Negative Churn) refers to the status when the revenue increase for existing customers

by upselling/cross-selling exceeds the revenue decrease due to customer churn.

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Initiatives

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Sustainability / User Forward

Helping improve productivity and solve accounting and finance issues of accounting firms and their

clients through Money Forward Cloud.

Issue before introductionProductivity was low with conventional installing-style software, which required troublesome

transfers of data and time-consuming data entry work.

Scale of introductionThe number of clients that have introduced Money Forward Cloud Accounting roughly tripled

over two years.

STREAMED, an automated bookkeeping service, was introduced in 2019 to respond to demand

for bookkeeping outsourcing service.

Impact of introduction“Full-fledged introduction is underway as productivity is improved by using data linkage function

and accessing the cloud simultaneously."

"Demand for BPO has increased recently, and Money Forward Cloud has become essential to

expand the BPO business."

"Customers who have introduced Money Forward Cloud were able to prepare monthly financial

statements without a hitch even amid the COVID-19 pandemic."

"Many young customers are considering introducing a cloud accounting service, meaning that

there is a strong positive impact for attract young potential customers.”

Masami Mishima, representative member

Tax Accountants' Corporation

CROSSROAD

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* Based on a 2020 survey regarding financial awareness conducted on 5,874 Money Forward ME users who said they felt the service helped improve their household accounts.

Sustainability / User Forward

Changing personal behaviors and improving financial position through provision of Money Forward ME.

Perceived monthly saving*Change in behavior and awareness

toward money*

I'm wasting less money.

I've gotten into the habit

of studying about money

and collecting related

information.

I have reviewed my

fixed costs.

or about ¥330,000 in

annual saving!

Average

¥27,848

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*1 Number of accountants who use our services as of end of Sep 2021. Previous disclosure, 4,600+ members, were the number of accounting offices who have introduced our services.

*2 As of Oct. 14,2021. Counting financial institutions (including Shinkin Banks, Labor Banks and Agricultural and Fishery Cooperative Savings Insurance Corporations) that have API connections or web

scraping connections with contracts.

Sustainability / Society Forward

Contribute to DX of society with diverse partners.

No. of Certified Members: (Accounting firms and

certified social insurance and labor consultant offices)

18,000 +*1

No. of Chambers of Commerce and

Industry (CCI) that We Partner with

112*1

No. of Financial Institutions (FI)

Served with Our Products:

42*1

# of API connections with FIs

1,072*2

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Sustainability / Talent Forward

Focus on creating environment with diversity and various opportunities for growth.

"TERAKOYA" one-on-one sessions in

Japanese for overseas new graduates hired

as engineers

"Leadership Forward Program"

to groom leaders

One-on-one sessions to help participants learn Japanese

language and culture, conducted by volunteers

Program to train next leaders, conducted by

management members and external instructors

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Products and

Services

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Money Forward Cloud – SaaS Platform for Back Office

Money Forward Cloud provides various products for back-office operations.

Cloud

Cloud Accounting

Cloud Payroll

Cloud Attendance

Cloud Tax Return

Cloud Expense

Cloud Invoice

Cloud My Number

Cloud Accounting Plus

Cloud Box

Cloud Social Insurance

Cloud Payable ManagementCloud Payable Management

Cloud Receivable Billing Cloud Fixed Assets

Cloud Contract

Cloud HR Database

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Providing a Paradigm Shift - Integrated Back Office

Plans to facilitate a shift from a world filled with cumbersome manual back-office

operations to one which automatically connects back-office functions through cloud.

Invoice

Payroll Statement

Attendance Sheet

My Number

Expense Statement

Conventional Back Office- Manual entries based on paperwork

- Integration of back-office functions

Attendance

Payroll

Invoice

Expense

Cloud

Manual Entry to

Accounting

Software My Number

Accounting

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*1 Based on the results of the internet survey "Money Forward Cloud Accounting and Tax Return user Questionnaire“ in September 2019.

*2 When company has 100 employees, their hourly rate is ¥1,500 and 50 of them claim expense reimbursement on a monthly basis.

Why Money Forward Cloud is the Right Choice (1/2)

Automated operations enable users to reduce cost and time for back office operations

significantly.

*1 *2

Reduced the time spending

on monthly accounting operations

by approximately 50%*1

Saved ¥1 million per year*2

in expense reimbursement

Manual input

Ave 19 hours/month

Automated input

Ave 9 hours/month

Submit/Approve by

Paper

Ave ¥1.6 million

Submit/Approve by

Smartphone

Ave ¥0.3 million+Cloud Expense fee

(¥ 0.3 million)

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Why Money Forward Cloud is the Right Choice (2/2)

CloudConventional Software

Access from

multiple devices

Automated

journal entry

Easy to co-work with

accountants

Co-work on accounting

operations

Automated Software

Update

Initial Cost

Introduction

Risk of Data

leakage/loss

HR/Invoice Tools

Need to send data

Charges additional fee or manual

update

Need installation

Loss with PC malfunction or storage failure

Need to manage with Excel or install other

software

Automated input and suggestion of journal

entry classification

No initial Cost

No need to install

Automated backup almost reduced the risk to

Zero

Various software can be used and able to

connect to accounting software

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Business Domain – Price Table

* All listed prices are excluding tax.

Accountants

& their clientsSole Proprietors SMEs Corporates

Distribution Field sales WEB marketingField sales/

Inside sales

Price

(Example)

Small Business

Monthly: ¥3,980

Annual: ¥35,760

(¥2,980/month)

Business

Monthly: ¥5,980

Annual: ¥59,760

(¥4,980/month)

STREAMED min ¥10,000

Manageboard min ¥9,800

Personal Mini

Monthly: ¥980

Annual: ¥9,600

(¥800/month)

Personal

Monthly: ¥1,280

Annual:¥11,760

(¥980/month)

Personal Plus

Annual: ¥35,760

(¥2,980/month)

Small Business

Monthly: ¥3,980

Annual: ¥35,760

(¥2,980/month)

Business

Monthly: ¥5,980

Annual: ¥59,760

(¥4,980/month)

Accounting Plus

Inquiry Price

V-ONE Cloud

Min ¥33,000

Contract Inquiry Price

Receivables Billing

Inquiry Price

Expense ¥500/employee

Payroll

¥300/employee

Attendance

¥300/employee

Social Insurance

¥100/employee

My Number

¥100/employee

Tax Adjustment

¥100 /employee

Payable Management

¥300/transaction

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29%

27%

33%

11%

*1 Definition of annual/monthly pricing ratio at the end of 11/18 is based on the number of Money Forward Cloud Accounting paying accounts.

*2 ARPA is average revenue (annualized) per corporate account of Money Forward Cloud through web channel.

*3 Average basic charge (annualized) is weighted average by number of accounts of each plan. Please refer to P85 for the detail of each plan.

Money Forward Cloud-Sales Mix for Corporates(web marketing)

Annual pricing ratio has steadily increased at +7% YoY, resulting in a stable customer churn rate.

End of FY11/20 Q3 End of FY11/20 Q3

25%

38%

22%

15%

Annual

63%*1

Monthly

37%

End of FY11/18

Average Basic Charge*3

¥55,871(+43% from end of FY11/18)

Average Basic Charge*3

¥51,480(+32% from end of FY11/18)

ARPA*2

¥39,078

Annual

56%

Annual

63%ビジネス年額

5% スモールビジネス年額

9%

ビジネス月額

79%

スモールビジネス月

額…

ビジネス年額 スモールビジネス年額 ビジネス月額 スモールビジネス月額Business Plan

(Annual)

Small Business Plan

(Annual)

Business Plan

(Monthly)

Small Business Plan

(Monthly)

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*1 Created by Money Forward, Inc. based on National Tax Agency 2017 Survey, MIAC June 2016 Economic Census Activity Survey, MIAC 2017 Labor Force Survey. Total annual expenditure when the Group’s

all potential customers introduced Money Forward Cloud in Japan. The total number of potential customers is the sum of sole proprietors and corporates with less than 1,000 employees.

*2 Defined as “Small enterprise” for a corporate with less than 20 employees, “Medium enterprise” for a corporate with between 20 and 999 employees.

Back Office SaaS Potential Market Size

Potential market size of back-office SaaS, Group’s current area of focus, is estimated to be

about ¥1.45 trillion*1.

Sole Proprietors

Small

Enterprise*2

Medium

Enterprise *2

4.5mn

1.5mn

0.3mn

Potential customers TAM*1

¥70 billion

¥144 billion

¥1.23 trillion

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*1 Estimated based on 24% of the total investment in business systems in the domestic software market in FY 2020 by Fuji Chimera Research Institute, Inc., “2019 New Software Business Market” and the

potential market size of back-office SaaS described in the former page.

*2 Average advertising costs to net sales ratio of domestic major public SaaS companies. Created by Money Forward, Inc. based on financial reports and presentation documents of Money Forward, RAKUS,

Uzabase, User Local, kaonavi, Chatwork, Sansan, freee, Cybozu, and TeamSpirit available as of December 1, 2020.

Domestic SaaS Marketing Potential Market Size

Domestic SaaS marketing potential market size is estimated to expand to about ¥0.95

trillion, along with the expansion of SaaS market in Japan.

SaaS potential market size*1

¥6.1 tn

Advertising costs

to net sales ratio*2

15.6% ¥0.95 tn

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* As of October 2019

BOXIL - SaaS Marketing Platform

BOXIL connects its 10+ million PV* monthly users (potential SaaS customers) with 1,000+

SaaS products, receiving fees from the SaaS vendors for every document request made by

the potential customers.

SaaS Providers

Potential Customers

Post Service Detail

ProvideService Info

RegisterContact Info

IntroducePotential

Customers

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HOME domain90

*1 Survey by Macromill, Respondents: 1,034 PFM app users in their 20s-60s / 1,036 asset management app users in their 20s-60s; Survey period: October 11, 2021 - October 12, 2021; Survey method:

Internet survey. PFM apps refer to apps that allow users to manage their household budget using a smartphone or tablet, while asset management apps refer to apps that allow users to centrally manage

multiple assets using a smartphone or tablet.

*2 Based on research by Money Forward, Inc. as of Sep 2021.

Money Forward ME - Automated PFM Service

Money Forward ME is the No.1 PFM and asset management app in Japan*1, reaching 12 million users.

Number of financial services that can be connected is also No.1*2.

Manage your financial services easily by aggregating

your financial data and visualize your expenditure,

you can find unnecessary costs.

No. 1*1 in terms of usage and recognition

as a PFM app and asset management app

Integrates 2,590+*2 financial

services and automatically creates

household accounting books

PFM App

Asset Management App

Usage & recognition

Usage & recognition

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*1 Net banking users. Calculated by the Company by estimating the total number of Internet banking users in Japan based on the number of Internet banking accounts at five metropolitan banks, and the

“White Paper on Financial Information Systems 2016”. *2 Annualized premium charge for Money Forward ME. *3 The total amount of financial assets in the accounts linked to the personal services

provided by Money Forward ME and Money Forward X as of the end of May 2021.

*4 Commission rate the Company receives, estimated based on other companies' services.*5 Market size of new electric power companies. Estimated by Money Forward, Inc. based on "Population,

Demographics and Households Based on the Basic Resident Ledger" by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, "Progress in Total Liberalization of Electricity and Gas Retailing" by the Ministry of

Economy, Trade and Industry, "General Contact Points for Government Statistics (e-Stat)," and "Household Income and Expenditure" by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. *6 New

subscription fee for individual insurance contracts. Calculated by the Company based on The Life Insurance Association of Japan's 2020 "Trends in Life Insurance” and the FY2019 Survey on "Life Insurance

Coverage (preliminary version)”. *7 Market size of the existing condominium market in Tokyo. Based on "Trends in the Tokyo Metropolitan Area Real Estate Market (2020)" by the East Japan Real Estate

Information Network. *8 Of the number of new individual insurance contracts purchased, annual premiums paid by those who purchased through insurance agents. Based on the Life Insurance Association

of Japan's 2020 "Trends in Life Insurance" and the Life Insurance Culture Foundation's "National Survey on Life Insurance (Preliminary Version)" for FY 2008.

TAM of Home Domain

Approaching to ¥800 billion TAM related to personal financial services through business development

and business alliances.

PFM

Asset management

Real estate

Electricity

FP consultation

¥200 billion

¥150 billion

¥100 billion

¥80 billion

¥70 billion

Insurance

Total

¥200 billion

¥800 billion

33 million people *1 ¥6,000 *2 =×

¥15 trillion *3 1% *4 =×

¥5 trillion *5 2% *4 =×

¥4 trillion *6 5% *4 =×

¥4 trillion *7 2% *4 =×

3.5 million people*8 ¥20,000 *4 =×

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* Only when the prescribed conditions by Money Forward Kessai, Inc. are met.

Money Forward Kessai BPO and Online Invoicing Service

Offers total invoicing service. Takes only a few seconds at the shortest for approval process with 100%*

payment guarantee. Enables corporate to easily and safely introduce deferred payment.

Approve Send Invoice Collect ReceivableCheck Payment

StatusSend Reminder

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Money Forward Early Payment Accounts Receivable Financing

Enables corporates to improve cash flow by selling their accounts receivable before the payment due

date.

Check of

PaymentTransfer after Approval

Early

Payment

Remittance

of

Receivable

Application

Client

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