Growth and scale Celent is a mid-sized research services firm with revenue in the $10M-$25M range and over 50 employees, now part of GlobalData. This combination suggests a potential upsell opportunity for GlobalData’s broader data and analytics offerings, as well as strategic partnerships to scale client engagements and cross-sell additional research and advisory services.

Regulatory and risk focus Recent activity highlights awards and programs around model risk management, risk innovation, and operational resilience. This indicates a strong buyer interest in governance, risk, and compliance technologies and services, presenting a path to offer advanced risk analytics, regulatory technology (RegTech) solutions, and implementation support.

AI and tech enablement Celent has launched AI-enabled intelligence and tokenization research, signaling a demand for technology assessment, vendor benchmarking, and practical implementation guidance. Sales opportunities exist to provide decision-support platforms, vendor comparison tools, and advisory services around emerging technologies.

Vendor landscape guidance With the ABC methodology for comparing vendors on technology, functionality, and customer support, Celent is positioned to consult on sourcing strategies, vendor selection workflows, and enterprise-wide tech roadmaps, offering advisory engagements and workshop-based services.

Strategic partnerships Partnerships and collaborations, including a recent nCino partnership, point to a network-driven growth model. This creates opportunities to co-create research, sponsor studies, or provide integrator services that connect Celent’s insights with fintech and banking platform ecosystems.