Orico Wins 'Data Utilization Award' at FDUA Award 2026

Orient Corporation (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President and Representative Director: Makoto Umemiya; hereinafter 'Orico') announced that it has received the 'Data Utilization Award' at the 'FDUA Award 2026' hosted by the Financial Data Utilization Promotion Association (hereinafter 'FDUA'). The award recognizes Orico's 'company-wide data utilization initiatives that promote use case creation, human resource development, and external sales business as a trinity.'

■ Reasons for the Award

'Company-wide data utilization promoting use case creation, human resource development, and external sales business as a trinity'

- Orico was highly evaluated for simultaneously promoting three pillars: 'expansion of use cases,' 'human resource development and infrastructure improvement,' and 'expansion of the data business,' achieving results in both internal digital transformation (DX) and external value creation.

- Internally, Orico has created over 100 data utilization use cases. Through the complete in-sourcing of machine learning models and cross-company ideation, they have established data utilization as a corporate culture.

- In addition, the deployment of analytical know-how cultivated internally as an external sales business, expanding to over 100 client companies, represents a clear achievement as a non-interest business. This demonstrates new possibilities for data utilization in financial institutions.

- The degree of perfection in applicability, sustainability, and organizational reform is extremely high. Evaluated as a comprehensive initiative, the Data Utilization Award was granted.

In its medium-term management plan, Orico aims to refine its 'strengths' with technology to become a financial group of choice. The company's goal for the next five years is to 'enhance technological organizational capabilities and build a new financial model.' Encouraged by this award, Orico will continue to further promote data utilization both internally and externally, striving to improve value delivery to its customers.

■ About the 'FDUA Award 2026'

The FDUA Award is a system that selects and honors companies practicing exemplary activities in promoting the utilization of financial data, serving as a model for other financial institutions. The purpose of this award is to widely publicize the importance of financial data utilization in financial institutions and to raise the standard of data utilization across the entire financial industry by sharing advanced initiatives and know-how.

- Grand Prize: Awarded to the financial institution evaluated as having the most outstanding initiative in financial data utilization.
- Data Utilization Award: Awarded to financial institutions evaluated as having excellent initiatives in financial data utilization.
- Special Award: Granted separately when notable achievements are recognized, even if they do not fall under the above awards.

■ About the 'Financial Data Utilization Promotion Association (FDUA)'
Name: Financial Data Utilization Promotion Association
Location: Kayabacho 1-chome Heiwa Building, 1-8-1 Nihonbashi Kayabacho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
Representative Director: Takuro Okada
Website: https://www.fdua.org