Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. brief
Meeting prep · TYO: 8411 · Mega Diamond · Hideki.Jin

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.

Global CIB push (Greenhill acquired) alongside domestic recovery and IT stability after past outages

Masahiro Kihara

CEO · Executive on file
Relationship
Not mapped
Likely agenda
Enterprise-wide priorities
Account health
40 Build · Mega Diamond account; about $63M of planned deals (est.); 3 plans not yet started

Their priorities

  • Masahiro Kihara's plan grows global CIB (Americas investment banking via Greenhill, 2023), retail and wealth through partnerships (Rakuten Card and Rakuten Securities stakes), and higher ROE. unverified
  • IT stability and resilience after the 2021 outages (FSA business improvement orders, now lifted). unverified

Recent news

No dated news on file. Check the brief's signals before the meeting.

Talking points

  • Resilience is a board topic after the outages. Pair resilience engineering with AI-driven operations.

Plays to raise

  1. Operational resilienceCyber & resilienceIdentified
    Why now: Global CIB push (Greenhill acquired) alongside domestic recovery and IT stability after past outages.
    Ask: A 4-week resilience assessment against the client's main regulatory regime (for example DORA, the UK operational resilience rules or FFIEC): important business services, impact tolerances, and a prioritized remediation plan.
    Deal range (est.) $5M–$15M · proof points
  2. Americas CIB platform scalingCloud & coreIdentified
    Why now: Global CIB push (Greenhill acquired) alongside domestic recovery and IT stability after past outages.
    Ask: An 8-week modernization blueprint: application portfolio scan, target architecture, migration waves and a self-funding business case, using Accenture tooling for code and dependency analysis.
    Deal range (est.) $20M–$60M · proof points
  3. Retail partnership digitalCloud & coreIdentified
    Why now: Global CIB push (Greenhill acquired) alongside domestic recovery and IT stability after past outages.
    Ask: A 6-week digital proposition sprint: customer research, a clickable prototype of the priority journey, and a release plan with acquisition and cost-to-serve targets.
    Deal range (est.) $6M–$20M · proof points

Watch-outs

  • Other firms at the account: IBM, NTT Data, Fujitsu, Hitachimentions unverified
  • IT resilience, rates and conduct.

Sourcing. Built from the account brief, outreach plans, tracked intel and the relationship file. Items without a source link come from model knowledge and are unverified, and deal ranges are estimates. Confirm names and roles before the meeting.