Cedar Management Consulting International

Cedar Management Consulting International is a global strategy consulting, research, & analytics firm with a 35-year track record & clients across multiple industry sectors. The firm provides assistance in strategy, process innovation, strategic human capital, & business technology, with a strong focus on the Financial Services sector. As a full-suite management consulting firm, Cedar assists clients in an integrated fashion – from strategy formulation to execution & implementation.

The firm’s heritage includes being part of the former US$1bn Renaissance Worldwide, whose leadership included the creators of the Balanced Scorecard – the world’s leading strategy deployment & performance management tool used by global organizations.

Cedar’s specialist Financial Services practice offers innovative advisory, research, & accelerator capabilities to the global Financial Services players, covering all business models. The firm’s unit, UK-headquartered IBS Intelligence (IBSi), is a leading global pure-play financial technology research, news analysis, & advisory firm with clients across the financial services universe.

IBSi’s annual Sales League Table (SLT) is the global industry barometer ranking leading banking tech suppliers. The firm also runs the Cedar-IBSI FinTech Lab, a BankTech/B2B FinTech accelerator, home to 35+ successful FinTechs since 2017.

In 2023, Cedar announced an independent Venture Capital fund leveraging the knowledge & intelligence backbone of Cedar-IBSi’s 30+ year track record in global financial services, tech research & consulting. The $30-50 million fund aims to build a portfolio of 15-20 companies with a strong focus on BankTech & B2B FinTech space, creating value for founders in multiple strategic areas beyond capital.