Nippon Investment & Finance Co. Ltd. (NIF)

What Nippon Investment & Finance Co. Ltd. (NIF) does

Nippon Investment & Finance Co. Ltd., trading as NIF (legal entity: 株式会社 日本情報製作所 / Kabushiki Kaisha Nihon Joho Seisakusho), is a privately held, founder-managed IT services company incorporated in July 2006 and headquartered in Osaka, Japan (Shin-Midosuji Building 306, Nishi-Nakajima, Yodogawa-ku). The company operates three interconnected service lines: (1) System Development and Operations, covering mainframe and open systems, control systems, mobile terminal systems, network design/maintenance/operations, and help desk services; (2) WEB System Development, Construction and Operations, including general website construction, e-commerce/catalog sites, blogs, mobile sites, and web server management; and (3) Seminars and Education, comprising hosted seminars, on-demand training, and PC classroom instruction. Under Representative Director Isobe Masahiro (磯部 正浩), the company articulates a "craftsman" (職人) positioning built on five principles — Partnership, Person, Performance, Professional, and Promise — emphasizing customer-centric usability over developer preference.

The revenue model is professional services-oriented, with two distinct monetization mechanics: a contract engineering placement model that bills client-side projects at ¥300,000–¥500,000+ per engineer per month depending on project type (help desk, control systems, banking systems), and a full-time permanent employee track with twice-yearly bonuses governed by company-determined compensation. Customer engagement is entirely direct — phone and a single webmaster email address — with no marketplace, channel partner, or e-commerce distribution. Marketing presence is limited to a single corporate website (nif.co.jp); there are no social media profiles, no content marketing beyond the website, and no disclosed awards, certifications, patents, partnerships, or institutional investors.

The company serves the Kansai region of Japan as its primary market, targeting enterprise and corporate clients needing bespoke IT systems and web platforms. Registered capital stands at ¥10,000,000 (approximately USD 65,000–70,000), consistent with a small Japanese enterprise. No subsidiaries, M&A activity, or external equity investors are disclosed, and there is no observable evidence of AI/ML, proprietary technology platforms, or differentiated intellectual property — the offering is conventional IT services execution.

Name

Nippon Investment & Finance Co. Ltd. (NIF)

Legal name

株式会社 日本情報製作所

Website

https://nif.co.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Short description

NIF is a privately held Osaka-based IT services firm offering system development, web development, and IT training to enterprise and corporate clients in Japan's Kansai region, founded in 2006 and operated under Representative Director Isobe Masahiro.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

IT Services and Systems Integration

NAICS

Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Computer Systems Design Services (541512)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming Services (7371), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Systems Administration & IT Operations (Windows/Linux, Monitoring, ITSM) (EDABAFAH)

Keywords

• IT systems development
• Web development services
• IT contract staffing
• Network operations support
• IT training services

Headquarters

HQ city

Tokyo

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Systems Development Services: Custom software development including mainframe systems, open systems, control systems, mobile development, network design and maintenance, and help desk operations.
2. Web Content Development: Website development, e-commerce sites, blog platforms, mobile site development, and web server operations.
3. Education and Training: Seminars, on-demand training programs, and PC classroom instruction.
4. Contract Engineering Services: Contract-based IT engineering work with billing ranging from 300,000 to 500,000+ yen per month depending on project type (banking systems, control systems, help desk).

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

NIF (Nihon Joho Seisakusho / 日本情報製作所) is an Osaka-based IT services company that provides custom systems development (mainframe, open systems, control systems, mobile, network design and operations, and help desk), web system development and operations (websites, e-commerce/catalog sites, blogs, mobile sites, web server management), and IT education and training (seminars, on-demand training, PC classroom instruction). It also dispatches contracted IT engineers to client projects such as banking and control systems.

Product overview

NIF (日本情報製作所) is an IT services company offering a portfolio of three interconnected service lines: (1) System Development and Operations covering mainframe, open, control, mobile, and network systems plus help desk services; (2) WEB System Development and Operations including website construction, e-commerce/catalog sites, blogs, mobile sites, and web server management; and (3) Seminars and Education comprising training programs, on-demand instruction, and PC classroom services. The company targets sectors including banking/financial systems, control systems, and help desk operations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• System Development and Operations (システム開発・運用) Comprehensive IT systems development and operations services covering mainframe/offline computer systems, open system development, control systems development, mobile terminal systems, network design/maintenance/operations, and help desk/operator services. Targeted at enterprise and corporate clients requiring custom IT systems and ongoing operations support.
• WEB System Development, Construction and Operations (ＷＥＢシステム開発・構築・運用) Full-service web solutions including general website construction and operations with consulting and renewal services, web system development for shopping/catalog sites, blog website creation, mobile site construction, and web server operations. Targeted at organizations needing web presence and online sales platforms.
• Seminars and Education (セミナー・教育) IT training and human resource development services including seminar hosting, on-demand training programs, and PC classroom instruction. Targeted at organizations and individuals seeking IT skills development, including topics such as system administration.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• TechnoPro Holdings: Japan's largest IT staffing and engineering services firm, placing engineers at client sites across systems, control, and software projects — directly comparable to NIF's contract engineering placement model (¥300K–¥500K+/month contract rates).
• Internet Initiative Japan (IIJ): Japanese internet/network services and systems integration company offering network design, web solutions, and managed IT services — comparable to NIF's network design/maintenance and web development offerings.
• JBCC Holdings: Japanese IT services company providing systems integration, software development, and cloud services across enterprise clients — comparable to NIF in core systems development and integration activities.
• Future Corporation: Japanese IT consulting and services firm providing independent systems integration, ERP, and managed services for enterprises — overlapping directly with NIF's custom systems development and integration offerings.
• SRA Holdings: Japanese IT services and software development group offering custom system development, embedded/control systems, and web solutions — directly comparable to NIF's systems development and control systems work.
• TIS Inc. Mid-size Japanese IT services company offering custom systems development, web solutions, and IT staffing across financial, manufacturing, and public sectors — closely comparable to NIF's systems/web/training portfolio, though at substantially greater scale.

Broad incumbents

• BIPROGY: Large Japanese IT services provider (formerly Nihon Unisys) with deep expertise in financial/banking systems, enterprise integration, and outsourcing — overlaps with NIF's banking systems development capability but operates at much larger scale.
• NTT Data: Largest Japanese IT services firm offering enterprise systems integration, banking/financial systems, and global digital services — a major incumbent whose banking and systems integration work overlaps with NIF's stated capabilities.
• Nomura Research Institute (NRI): Large Japanese IT consulting and systems integration firm serving financial services and enterprises with custom system development and IT solutions — comparable service profile to NIF but at vastly greater scale.
• NS Solutions: Large Japanese systems integrator providing custom software development, control/industrial systems, and IT services — overlaps with NIF's control systems and custom development offerings as a much larger established competitor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments3 records

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