Cedar Management Consulting International (www.cedar-consulting.com) is a global boutique Management and Technology Consulting firm with offices globally. Since 1985, Cedar's team has been assisting clients in the area of strategy, process, strategic human capital, and business technology, across industries, with a strong focus on the Financial Services sector. Its heritage includes being part of the former $1 Billion Renaissance Worldwide, whose leadership included the creators of the Balanced Scorecard –a leading strategy-deployment and performance management tool in today’s World. As a general Management Consulting firm, it is able to assist clients across these areas in an integrated fashion – from strategy formulation to execution and implementation. For more information, please visit our website. Cedar’s group unit, IBS Intelligence (www.ibsintelligence.com), has been the definitive source for independent, in-depth news, research and analysis of the Financial Technology market globally. Headquartered in the UK with offices around the World, IBSI has an integrated offering which includes a comprehensive research report portfolio, an active news platform, a range of value-added-services, and the iconic IBS Journal which has been a key publication for the overall Financial Services industry globally. Its research covers all key areas of banking technology systems, and over 350 suppliers – both in terms of legacy banking systems, and also new age Fintechs. This strong Fintech proposition adds immense value to the Technology Consulting practice of Cedar, where clients appreciate in-depth research offerings on their industry from IBS Intelligence. For more information please visit the IBS website. The group also runs Cypress Analytica, a Business-Intelligence unit that provides innovative analytical solutions to clients across industry sectors, Cedar Ventures, a Seed/Venture-Capital fund focused on the Consumer and Fintech space, and the CedarIBSI Lab in Dubai