Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. provides consulting, financial information technology (IT) solutions, industrial IT solutions, and IT platform services in Japan and internationally. Its Consulting segment offers management, organizational reform, and system consulting for IT management. The Financial IT Solutions segment provides system consulting, development, and management, plus shared online and BPO services for financial institutions such as securities, insurance, and banking. The Industrial IT Solutions segment serves the distribution, manufacturing, service, and public sectors, while the IT Platform Services segment operates data centers and builds IT platforms and networks, also offering IT platform and information security services across industries. Founded in 1965, the company is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.