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Ecosystem
Cedar IBS Intelligence Cedar Hill Capital Cedar-IBSi FinTech Labs
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FinTech vendors tracked globally
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Countries covered across system types
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Participants in the annual Sales League Table
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Companies hosted by the FinTech Labs
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Years of Cedar Consulting, since 1985
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Years of IBS Intelligence, since 1991
Who We Are

One Platform Built on Two Powerhouses of Financial Services.

Cedar-IBSi brings together Cedar Management Consulting International and IBS Intelligence — a strategy consulting & research alliance that has spent decades at the centre of the global banking and FinTech ecosystem.

Around that core sit the Cedar-IBSi FinTech Labs, accelerating technology companies into new markets, and Cedar Hill Capital, backing the AI-first founders building what comes next. Together they convene the summits, awards and conversations that move the industry forward.

At a Glance

  • Global Financial Services focus
    Banking, payments, digital finance
  • 75+ years
    Combined sector experience
  • Summits, Awards & Acceleration
    Across the UK, MENA, India & APAC
  • Recognised for the Balanced Scorecard & Sales League Table
    Cedar’s strategy-deployment lineage & IBSi’s global FinTech vendor benchmark
The Group

Four Parts of One Story

Cedar

Strategy Consulting · Research · Analytics

Cedar Management Consulting

Global strategy consulting, research & analytics with a 40-year Financial Services track record.

Since 1985Balanced Scorecard
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IBS Intelligence

FinTech Research · Advisory · Media

IBS Intelligence

The world’s only pure-play FinTech research, advisory & media firm — 35+ years of independent insight.

Since 19915,000+ vendors
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FinTech Labs

Market-Entry Accelerator

Cedar-IBSi FinTech Labs

A market-access accelerator hosting global tech firms into EU, MENA & Indian markets.

Since 201770+ companies
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Cedar Hill Capital

Early-Stage Venture Capital

Cedar Hill Capital

Early-stage VC backing AI-first enterprise technology for Financial Services.

AI-first VCEarly-stage focus
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Where It All Comes Together

Cedar-IBSi Summits & Awards is where the sector's leaders, capital, and ideas meet. Six summits, a boardroom round table, and four awards across 2026.

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