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Resona Bank Enhances Client Engagement with TAILOR WORKS

Resona Bank has embarked on an innovative journey by implementing TAILOR WORKS, an AI-driven SaaS solution developed by Tailor Works Co., Ltd. The bank aims to enhance the empowerment of its business proposal personnel while improving overall operational efficiency for existing clients. This initiative encourages open innovation and business matching with startups, reflecting the growing trend of financial institutions expanding their services beyond traditional offerings.

Purpose of TAILOR WORKS Implementation

In today’s fast-paced business environment, financial institutions are increasingly recognizing the importance of developing and providing non-financial services. Resona Bank, particularly, is focused on facilitating business co-creation between its large and medium-sized corporate clients and startup companies. By leveraging TAILOR WORKS, the bank plans to optimize the proposal cycle that supports existing clients and enhances the value of the startups with which they collaborate.

Utilization of TAILOR WORKS

Key Applications

TAILOR WORKS serves as an operational efficiency tool designed to introduce suitable startup companies that can address the business challenges and aspirations of large corporations. This solution will enable a structured approach to open innovation strategies and foster collaborative business proposals.

1. AI-Driven Data Collection and Analysis: The platform autonomously collects, summarizes, and analyzes important business information from large enterprises and startups worldwide, creating a comprehensive database to support client decision-making.

2. Business Compatibility Analysis: The system uses AI algorithms to automatically select and generate lists of suitable startup companies that match the clients' business challenges and investment needs. This analysis helps organizations identify promising technologies and services that align well with their goals.

3. Idea Generation for Business Co-Creation: TAILOR WORKS assists in drafting specific business co-creation ideas between matched large corporations and startup firms. The tool enhances the clarity regarding collaboration and expedites the proposal details, facilitating the emergence of new business opportunities.

Expected Outcomes

The implementation of TAILOR WORKS is anticipated to yield several key performance indicators (KPIs) related to operational efficiency, including:

• - Streamlining research activities related to business engagements.
• - Enhancing the efficiency of compiling introductions for prospective partner companies.
• - Improving ideation processes for business co-creation while boosting creative capacities.
• - Allowing proposal handlers to work more efficiently.
• - Helping clients visualize concrete collaboration concepts with startups.

Future Outlook

According to Yusuke Ogawa, Group Leader of the Venture Support Group at Resona Bank, the bank is committed to generating new value beyond traditional financial services. They are focusing on supporting socially impactful startups, including their provision of venture debt. Ogawa expressed confidence in TAILOR WORKS' potential and how it can bolster new business creations that contribute to the growth of startup companies.

About TAILOR WORKS

TAILOR WORKS stands as a cutting-edge AI-driven SaaS solution aimed to minimize the extensive workloads associated with customer research and matchmaking in corporate sales. By facilitating the identification of suitable partners and proposing collaborative scenarios, TAILOR WORKS aspires to enhance the quantity and quality of matchmaking efforts while accelerating innovation across business sectors.

For more information, please visit TAILOR WORKS Website.

Related Press Releases

• - March 24, 2025: WeWork Japan fully adopts TAILOR WORKS nationwide for efficient matchmaking and accelerated business collaboration. Read more here.
• - October 1, 2024: Speeda and Tailor Works collaborate to create ideas for business co-creation with domestic startups. Read more here.

Company Overview of Tailor Works

Tailor Works aims to create connections that change the world. It supports clients in facilitating business growth by introducing partners, promoting M&A, and suggesting open innovation strategies to financial institutions, consultancies, real estate firms, and innovation departments in publicly listed companies.

• - Company Name: Tailor Works Co., Ltd.
• - CEO: Hiromasa Namba
• - Established: May 2018
• - Website: Tailor Works
• - Location: 39F Shibuya Scramble Square, 2-24-12 Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo