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Mizuho Information & Research Institute is a reliable IT specialist company that provides solutions to help customers to realize their visions.

Website http://www.mizuho-ir.co.jp/english/index.html
Trade Name Mizuho Information & Research Institute, Inc.
Date of Establishment May 11, 1970 (consolidated on Oct 1, 2004)
Location of Head Office 2-3, Kanda-Nishikicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-8443, Japan
Capital JPY 1.6 billion
Representative Naomi Inoue, President & CEO
Number of Employees 4,345
Business
  • Consulting services
    • Consulting services for development and execution of corporate / business strategies, consolidated group strategies, HR / organization / finance strategies, process level reforms, functional strategies such as marketing strategies
    • Consulting services for broadly defined IT matters, such as construction / assessment of IT strategies and IT governance, as well as IT system consulting for data storage / distribution / utilization
    • Consulting services for establishment of design controls of IT security and IT security audit, assessment of IT operational / general internal controls, business continuity management and ISO27001 certification
  • Solutions for financial institutions
    • Supporting IT-based improvement of business efficiency, such as liquidation of receivables, credit ratings and self-assessments, financial ERP, CRM (SFA), computational finance, EIP, ALM, market risk management, operational risk management.
    • IT solutions for the insurance industry, the credit card industry and the leasing industry.
    • Supporting IT-based improvement with changes in laws like the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Basel II and IFRS.
  • IT-based solutions for companies
    • Supporting IT-based improvement of business efficiency such as finance and accounting, personnel management and payroll, payment and settlement, core corporate task.
    • ERP / accounting system selection, introduction (construction), maintenance
    • HR Payroll system selection, introduction (construction), maintenance and outsourcing of payroll accounting
    • Provision of solutions to treasury related matters, such as multi-payment services, invoice reconciliation and fund / debt management
    • Provision of solutions to specialized industries, such as media of mass communication, real estate, manufacturing industry
    • Cloud based services, Project Management Support
    • Others: company specific IT system development
  • IT-based solutions for public institutions
    • IT system development in the medical insurance field, including IT systems for medical service fee payment, health care cost moderation and receipt computing, as well as commissioned calculation work.
    • Development of IT systems for the national health insurance system, the care insurance system and pension systems, as well as commissioned calculation work.
    • Project management services on system introduction for the central government and local authorities.
    • IT system solutions for local authorities, independent administrative institutions and schools.
  • Research services
    • Research and consulting services regarding socio-economical fields, i.e. social security (medical care / pension system / public welfare system), socio-industrial issues (urban / regional issues, disaster prevention, employment related matters)
    • Research and consulting services on environmental issues, such as global warming, emissions trading, energy issues, chemical material management, and environmental management strategy.
    • Research and development / consulting services for IT strategies, IT security assessment, multimedia / web technology
    • Research services in the advanced science and technology field, development of simulation software and data analysis.

(As of Mar 31, 2011)

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Mizuho Financial Group

  • Mizuho Bank
  • Mizuho Corporate Bank
  • Mizuho Trust & Banking
  • Mizuho Securities

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