JRI America, Inc., is a subsidiary of the Japanese IT financial services company, Japan Research Institute Ltd ("JRI"?), which is the specialist IT subsidiary of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group ("SMFG"?). SMFG which owns Japan's second-largest bank, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation ("SMBC"?) by asset size and a Fortune Global 200 company offers a broad range of financial services, primarily banking-related. The group is also engaged in leasing, securities, credit cards, mortgage securitization, venture capital and other credit related businesses and employs 63,000 people worldwide and has a stated strategic objective of further global expansion.