Dawn of a New Era in Japanese Capital Markets Technology

We present the results of our Japanese Capital Markets Next-Generation Technology Survey, including IT trends and an outlook for market participants.

Market Participant Initiatives

To understand the state of next-generation technology trends in capital markets, Celent continuously conducts online surveys and interviews with financial institutions and IT vendors. More than 30 financial services and IT professionals participated in the Japan Securities Market Next-generation Technology Survey conducted in the summer of 2018. What follows is an overview and analysis of those survey results.

Japan Securities Market Next-Generation Technology Survey 2018

	QUESTION	Description of survey items
1	What are the drivers behind change in Japan’s capital market andasset management firms?	Drivers of innovation. IT spending motivation and objectives. Expected role of technology.
2	Where are market participants in their response, and what challenges do they face?	IT spending areas and means of achievement. Developments in response to cloud. Adoption of emerging technologies (AI/ML, RPA, DLT/blockchain).
3	What are Medium- to long-term IT spending initiatives?	Methods to procure new IT skills. Medium- to long-term IT spending areas and challenges.