he Capital Markets Company N.V., referred to as Capco, is a global business and technology consultancy based in Antwerp, Belgium with offices in financial centers across North America, Europe, Asia, and Africa. Capco is a subsidiary of FIS company based in Jacksonville, Florida.[1] Capco works only in the financial services industry, unlike the Big Four professional services firms.[2] As of the 1st November 2015, Capco had more than 3,000 employees internationally, and 23 offices.[1]
Capco specializes in six financial services sectors: banking; capital markets; finance, risk and compliance; insurance; technology; and wealth and investment management. The company claims its current and past clients include about 75% of the world’s global financial services institutions.[1]
Capco's research unit, The Capco Institute, publishes the Journal of Financial Transformation which contains industry research,[21] analysis and articles from academics, Nobel laureate economists, regulators, central bankers and industry experts. The Journal aims to advance thought leadership in the field of applied finance.[6]
The Capco Institute holds an annual conference series in the UK with London's Cass Business School,[22] and collaborates with Baruch College – The City University of New York. Articles in the Journal are peer-reviewed and submitted by financial services professionals and academics from institutions including Wharton Business School, INSEAD and Harvard Business School. The Journal is the only finance journal to be fully accredited by the American Economic Association. It has been a recipient of the Apex Awards for Publication Excellence (2002–2013),[23] as well as awards from the European Finance Association and the Social Science Research Network.[6] The Journal has also been ranked among the world’s foremost publications by the European Finance Association and the Social Science Research Network.[6]