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Po-Huan Lin is the Founder and CEO of Tokenz, a Merchant of Record platform in Northeast Asia that handles cross-border payments, local payment methods, fraud prevention, and tax compliance for game publishers and digital businesses, and which closed a ¥1B Series A led by Headline Asia. He previously worked for over 15 years in fintech and consumer tech, serving as Founding CTO of Smartpay, an engineer at Paidy through its acquisition by PayPal, and Principal Engineer at HTC. A Taiwanese founder based in Tokyo, he focuses on payments, tax, and compliance infrastructure for digital products across international markets.
Founder at Tokenz
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Experience
- TokenzFounder & CEOcurrent2024 — present
- SmartpayAdvisor2025 — 2026
- SmartpayCTO2023 — 2025Tokyo, Japan
- SmartpayDirector, Product & Engineering2023 — 2024Japan
- SmartpayProduct | Head of Front-end & Mobile Engineering2021 — 2023
- PaidyHead of Front-end & Mobile Engineering2020 — 2021Within 23 wards, Tokyo, Japan
- PaidyCX Engineering Manager2019 — 2020Within 23 wards, Tokyo, Japan
- PaidyLead Frontend Engineer2018 — 2019Within 23 wards, Tokyo, Japan
- RakutenSenior Frontend Engineer2017 — 2018Within 23 wards, Tokyo, Japan
- cnYes 鉅亨網股份有限公司Principle Frontend Engineer2015 — 2017Taipei City, Taiwan
- HTCPrincipal Frontend Engineer2013 — 2015Taiwan
- HTCSenior Frontend Engineer2011 — 2013Taiwan
- TGKSoftware Engineer2008 — 2012Japan
- Gamebase Digital Media CorporationWeb Frontend Consultant2010 — 2011Taiwan
- SunFun Info Co., Ltd.PHP Developer2009 — 2010Taiwan
Skills & more
Web PerformanceFront-end17Programming8Web Applications7Web Development6Software Engineering3Front-end Development2OOP1Mobile Applications1User Interface1User Interface Design1Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
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ScrumSoftware Project ManagementAgile MethodologiesPerformance ImprovementMVCProof of ConceptWeb ConsultancyMobile Application DevelopmentLeadershipAmazon Web Services (AWS)Team ManagementManagementLanguages Chinese · English · Japanese · Korean · Taiwanese
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Po-Huan Lin?
- Po-Huan Lin is the Founder and CEO of Tokenz, a Merchant of Record platform in Northeast Asia that handles cross-border payments, local payment methods, fraud prevention, and tax compliance for game publishers and digital businesses, and which closed a ¥1B Series A led by Headline Asia. He previously worked for over 15 years in fintech and consumer tech, serving as Founding CTO of Smartpay, an engineer at Paidy through its acquisition by PayPal, and Principal Engineer at HTC. A Taiwanese founder based in Tokyo, he focuses on payments, tax, and compliance infrastructure for digital products across international markets.
- Where does Po-Huan Lin work?
- Po-Huan Lin is Founder of Tokenz.
- What companies did Po-Huan Lin found?
- Po-Huan Lin founded Tokenz.
- Where did Po-Huan Lin go to school?
- Po-Huan Lin studied at Western Sydney University (Master, Information and Communications Technology); Yuan-Ze University (Master, Information Management); Yuan-Ze University (Bachelor's degree, Information Management).
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Also attended Western Sydney University19
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Also attended Yuan-Ze University3
Shared employers
Also worked at Paidy4
Also worked at Rakuten23
Nguyen Minh Tuanベトナム法人代表 (Vietnam Office Representative) at CyberAgent CapitalSae NurukiInvestor at Inception Studio CapitalAndy DuongInvestment Director at Samsung NextAdam NguyenExecutive Director, Southeast Asia at Sora VenturesMarc VicenteVenture Partner - E-commerce & Marketplaces at Encomenda VCHidemasa IkedaPrincipal / Executive Officer, Head of Japan at Rebright Partners
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Also worked at HTC7
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