Marriott International (USA)
The first place among the innovative companies in the Russian market occupies Marriott International Inc., specializing in the hospitality industry. The company owns nearly 4,500 hotels in 87 countries around the world. Marriott's profit for the past financial year amounted to more than $14 billion.
Visa Inc. (USA)
The second place in this ranking is taken by Visa Inc., the multinational company from US, providing services of payment transactions. With the help of Visa cards you can pay for purchases in more than 200 countries. The company keeps abreast of developments in relation to the new payment products and technologies. The turnover on Visa cards reaches $4.8 trillion annually.
MasterCard (USA)
The third place among the innovative companies in the Russian market is given to the international payment system MasterCard. It is a transnational financial corporation, as part of which there are 22 thousand financial institutions in 210 countries.
Adobe Systems (USA)
In the fourth place in the list of cutting-edge companies represented in Russia is located the Adobe Systems software developer from the US. The company provides its customers with a wide range of software solutions, including Adobe Photoshop Mix, Adobe Photoshop Sketch and others.
Starbucks (USA)
The fifth place in the list goes to Starbucks, the American coffee selling company with the coffeehouse chain, consisting of over 22.5 thousand institutions in 67 countries around the world. It is the world's largest coffee company.
«Magnit» (Russia)
The Russian company "Magnit" is on the sixth place in the ranking. The company specializes in retail trade and has a chain of grocery stores. It consists of 12,089 stores, including 9,594 places in the format of "shop at home" and 375 hypermarkets in 2,363 settlements of the Russian Federation. In the world ranking, compiled by Forbes, «Magnit» takes the 46th place.
Experian (Ireland)
The last one in the list of top 7 Russian innovation market companies is Experian, the global market leader in information services. The company assists organizations in managing credit risk in marketing and automation of decision-making. Its jurisdiction also includes assistance in checking the credit history and the protection of personal data from hackers and fraudsters. The Experian employs approximately 17 thousand people in 37 countries.
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