The Client

Mizuho Information & Research Institute (MHIR) is a strategic arm of Mizuho Financial Group, one of Japan’s largest banks.

The Objective

To remain competitive, MHIR must identify the latest breakthrough technologies in Japan as well as internationally.

The Solution

Our team provides MHIR a significant edge over their competitors by acting as an extension of their team to identify the latest breakthrough technologies outside of Japan. We have worked on 16 different projects with a wide range of focus areas including:

• GenAI

• FinTech

• Health Tech

• Food Waste

• Sustainability

• Employee Happiness

The Outcomes

MHIR has conducted 13 pilots with partners we have identified in each project and 4 commercial partnerships to scale the technology solutions across Japan.