TOKYO – October 17, 2011 – Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. (NRI), a leading provider of consulting services and system solutions, today announced their ranking on the FinTech 100, an annual evaluation of the top 100 global service and data providers in the financial services market that derive more than one third of their revenue from this industry as named by American Banker, Bank Technology News and IDC Financial Insights. For the second consecutive year, NRI was ranked 9th on the list of financial technology companies that were judged according to their global revenues.
NRI has had sustained success delivering solutions that meet market demand in 2011. With a continued focus on cloud solutions, such as T-MONOLIX, enhanced business continuity planning with additional data centers, as well as a commitment to business process outsourcing (BPO), NRI is well positioned to remain a global leader.
“Our continued presence as a top performer on the FinTech 100 underscores NRI’s significance to our clients and the industry,” said Shin Kusunoki, Financial and Asset Management Solution Division Manager, NRI. “It is a substantial accomplishment to be listed in the top ten for a second year and we look forward to expanding our offerings to meet the ongoing needs of our clients in such a volatile market.”
Each fall, American Banker, Bank Technology News and IDC Financial Insights publish a comprehensive Fortune 500-style ranking of the hardware, software and service providers to the financial services industry. The ranking of the top vendors is categorized and evaluated based on calendar year-end revenues and the percentage of revenues exclusively attributed to financial services. Data is gathered from surveys completed by vendors, as well as original research and market analysis conducted by IDC Financial Insights.
For more information about the rankings, visit www.financial-insights.com/fintech.
To view the FinTech Special report, visit http://www.americanbanker.com/fintech100/.
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ABOUT NRI
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Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. (NRI) is an independent, global IT solutions and consulting services provider with annual sales of 326.3 billion yen as of FY ended March 2011. With front-to-back support for the buy- and sell-side, NRI’s tradition of innovation has positioned them as a trusted international market leader. Leveraging NRI’s global consulting business NRI is able to provide innovative financial IT solutions for investment banks, asset managers, banks and insurance providers. For more information visit www.nri.com.