Coconala Inc. (Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Ayumu Suzuki; TSE Growth: 4176; hereinafter "our company") announces that its subsidiary, Mizuho Coconala Inc. (hereinafter "Mizuho Coconala"), has been selected as a partner to solve the "labor shortage" challenges faced by companies within the comprehensive financial services for corporations, [UPSIDER BANK by MIZUHO], which Mizuho Bank, Ltd. (hereinafter "Mizuho Bank") will begin offering today. Furthermore, effective today, the collaboration between Mizuho Bank and Mizuho Coconala has been strengthened from a "referral" to a "brokerage" system, with Mizuho Bank representatives now providing more detailed information about Mizuho Coconala's various services. This will expand our touchpoints with Mizuho Bank's numerous corporate clients and maximize business opportunities. ■ Background to the Enhanced Collaboration Labor shortages are one of the most serious management challenges for companies, with difficulties in hiring, siloed operations, and insufficient internal accumulation of know-how hindering productivity improvements and DX promotion. Mizuho Bank's comprehensive financial services for corporations aim to solve the fundamental management issues of corporations, not just financial functions such as accounts, payments, and accounting. Within this framework, Mizuho Coconala, with its industry-leading number of registered professionals, was selected as the partner responsible for the "labor shortage" domain. ■ Key Points of Enhanced Collaboration This enhanced collaboration will enable us to propose professional human resources tailored to the challenges and needs of each company to Mizuho Bank's numerous corporate clients. 1 Introduction into Corporate Financial Services In Mizuho Bank's comprehensive corporate financial service "UPSIDER BANK by MIZUHO," launched today, Mizuho Coconala will be responsible for the "matching service with specialized human resources." Alongside financial functio