Expansion of New Services, Including Recruitment Placement, Paid Services and Targeted Distribution
First written in FY2018. 10 of 13 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2019. Latest entry: FY2026.
30 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「1 April 2026 (share acquisition date)」
Made digital marketing consulting company 株式会社グローバルマーケティング a subsidiary, with a 70% voting rights ratio, and carried out a new business expansion aimed at cross-selling to existing customers. The acquisition consideration was ¥250 million. - FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「March 2025 Made 株式会社経済界 and 経済界倶楽部 subsidiaries (currently consolidated subsidiaries)」
Made 株式会社経済界 and 経済界倶楽部 subsidiaries. The company has stated its policy of creating business synergies centered on its fintech transaction business by leveraging 経済界's brand and executive network. - FY2025-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「Going forward, the Company, FUNDiT, and Macbee Planet will combine FUNDiT’s business development and operating capabilities and Macbee Planet’s data-driven improvements in advertising performance with the Company’s customer referral media business, leveraging the strengths of all 3 companies to pursue growth in the customer referral business.」
For the customer referral media business, the Company decided to establish a joint venture with FUNDiT and Macbee Planet and is moving to specific initiatives combining business development and operating capabilities with data-driven improvements in advertising performance. The planned ownership interests in the joint venture are 30% for the Company, 67% for FUNDiT, and 3% for Macbee Planet. - FY2024-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Lending-based crowdfunding continued to produce projects successfully, while financial instruments intermediary and insurance agency businesses, led by 株式会社ZUU Wealth Management, which became a consolidated subsidiary in the previous fiscal year, showed steady growth.」
The development of financial instruments intermediary and insurance agency businesses centered on ZUU Wealth Management continued to grow steadily, as in the previous quarter. - FY2024-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Lending-based crowdfunding continued to produce projects successfully, while financial instruments intermediary and insurance agency businesses, led by 株式会社ZUU Wealth Management, which became a consolidated subsidiary in the previous fiscal year, showed steady growth.」
Financial instruments intermediary and insurance agency businesses grew, centered on 株式会社ZUU Wealth Management, which became a subsidiary in the previous fiscal year, indicating progress in the rollout of new financial services. - FY2023-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「At a meeting of the Board of Directors held on 27 December 2022, the Company resolved to acquire all issued shares of 株式会社ＡＷＺ, make AWZ社 a subsidiary, and borrow funds, and entered into a share transfer agreement dated 29 December 2022. The Company acquired the shares on 31 January 2023.」
As a specific measure to expand new services, the Company made AWZ社, which operates a financial instruments intermediary business and life and non-life insurance agency businesses, a subsidiary with a 100.0% voting interest. The acquisition is intended to provide asset-building services to its customer base and enable IFA professionals to acquire customers efficiently and create value across the full process. The estimated acquisition price was ¥154.5 million, with earn-out consideration of up to ¥370 million based on performance targets for the fiscal years ending March 2024 through March 2026. - FY2020AdvancedAnnual report
「With a view to entering a high-growth phase from the next fiscal year onward, we are actively pursuing initiatives including releasing an app version of ZUU online, producing content for paid members, and recruiting personnel to strengthen the organizational structure.」
The Company moved into production of paid content for members and also released an app version. The previous new service plan is described as having progressed to the stage of actual service provision. - FY2020-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「At a meeting of the Board of Directors held on 17 October 2019, the Company resolved to acquire shares of 株式会社COOL SERVICES and make 株式会社COOL SERVICES and its subsidiary 株式会社COOL subsidiaries, and entered into a share transfer agreement on the same date.」
Regarding the in-house development of financial services, previously described as being at the preparation stage, the Company resolved to make a company engaged in money lending and other businesses a subsidiary and entered into a share transfer agreement. - FY2019AdvancedAnnual report
「In connection with the transition to membership, the Company is accelerating the provision of more specialized content and more convenient services, some of which are paid, and working to strengthen its membership base. This is expected to synergistically improve the precision of targeted advertising to members and information distribution, such as email newsletters. In addition, with the following fiscal year and beyond in mind, the Company has begun preparing to develop financial services, such as crowdfunding, in-house.」
The scope of new services has expanded to include paid content for members, targeted advertising and information distribution, and preparations to develop financial services in-house. - FY2018First statedAnnual report
「In connection with the transition to membership, the Company plans to accelerate the provision of more specialized content and more convenient services, some of which may be monetized. As this user base is strengthened, the precision of targeted advertising to members and information distribution by companies, such as email newsletters, is expected to improve synergistically.」
In addition to recruitment support for financial institutions, the Company positions paid services for members, targeted advertising, and information distribution by companies as new service areas.