Jun 8, 2022

The company credits him with creating the group. Idei was appointed Chairman of the Advisory Board in 2006. Wednesday, 08/06/2022 | 21:19 GMT Finance Magnates In the note, Matsumoto highlighted that without Idei, Monex would not have been born, and he was pivotal in the conception stage of the company during the all of 1998. “In the fall of 1998, I explained Monex, which was still in the conception stage, to Mr. Idei, who was then President of Sony Corporation, and he became the first person to understand the financial services on the Internet, which were still in the unknown stage of development. In the spring of 1999, Monex, Inc. (later to become Monex Group) was born as a venture-funded 50% each by Sony Corporation (at the time) and Oki Matsumoto,” he said. “My company and I have always respected Mr. Idei’s thinking and actions. And we are deeply grateful to have had his guidance. I and all the members of our group will continue to hold Mr. Idei’s progressive, open, global, and innovative thinking in our hearts and minds so that we can become a company that will please Mr. Idei,” Matsumoto added. Keep Reading 'Idei Award' In 2005, the Board of Directors of Monex Group established the ‘Idei Award’ to recognize the employee or team within the company that has made the most innovative efforts within the Monex Group that year, and every year up until the end of last year, Idei selected the winners. In the note, Matsumoto highlighted that without Idei, Monex would not have been born, and he was pivotal in the conception stage of the company during the all of 1998. “In the fall of 1998, I explained Monex, which was still in the conception stage, to Mr. Idei, who was then President of Sony Corporation, and he became the first person to understand the financial services on the Internet, which were still in the unknown stage of development. In the spring of 1999, Monex, Inc. (later to become Monex Group) was born as a venture-funded 50% each by Sony Corporation (at the time) and Oki Matsumoto,” he said. “My company and I have always respected Mr. Idei’s thinking and actions. And we are deeply grateful to have had his guidance. I and all the members of our group will continue to hold Mr. Idei’s progressive, open, global, and innovative thinking in our hearts and minds so that we can become a company that will please Mr. Idei,” Matsumoto added. Keep Reading