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Goldman, Nomura tap Meta Llama AI models

Goldman Sachs and Nomura are among the companies using Meta's Llama open source artificial intelligence models.

30 August 2024

Company announcement/crypto

Laser Digital taps 4OTC for low-latency connectivity to exchanges worldwide

4OTC, the provider of low latency connectivity services for Digital Assets and FX, today announced that Laser Digital, Nomura’s digital asset subsidiary, has integrated 4OTC’s 1API service for ultra-low latency connectivity to multiple exchanges globally.

10 July 2024

News/crypto

Institutional players back digital asset clearing house ClearToken

ClearToken, a London-based clearing house for global digital assets, has secured a $10 million funding round with support from Laser Digital, the digital asset subsidiary of Nomura, several global liquidity providers including Flow Traders and GSR, and leading digital asset firms LMAX Digital and Zodia Custody.

13 March 2024

News/markets

Nomura backs new asset management tokenization platform Libre

Nomura’s Laser Digital and fintech hub the WebN group are set to launch Libre, a tokenization platform for the asset management industry.

10 January 2024

Company announcement/crypto

Laser Digital makes Metaverse debut

Laser Digital Holdings AG, in cooperation with Nomura Holdings, Inc., is delighted to announce its debut of the ‘Nomura & Laser Digital Botanical Garden’ in The Sandbox metaverse.

30 October 2023

Company announcement/people

Laser Digital opens Japan office, appoints Hideaki Kudo as head

Laser Digital, Nomura’s digital asset subsidiary, is pleased to announce the appointment of Hideaki Kudo as a Representative Director and head of Laser’s new office in Tokyo.

02 October 2023

Company announcement/crypto

Nomura's digital asset arm launches Bitcoin Adoption Fund

Nomura's digital assets subsidiary, Laser Digital, today announces the launch of their Bitcoin Adoption Fund. The fund, which provides a seamless way for institutional investors to access the digital asset class, will be the first in a range of digital adoption investment solutions that Laser Digital Asset Management will bring to the market.

19 September 2023

Company announcement/wholesale

Nomura Trust & Banking Co. goes live on nCino platform

nCino, Inc. (NASDAQ: NCNO), a pioneer in cloud banking for the global financial services industry, today announced that The Nomura Trust & Banking Co., Ltd. (Nomura Trust), a Japanese trust bank and wholly-owned subsidiary of Nomura Holdings, Inc., has successfully implemented and is live on the nCino Cloud Banking Platform.

13 September 2023

Company announcement/crypto

Nomura's Laser Digital receives approval in Dubai

Laser Digital Middle East FZE, Nomura’s Dubai-based digital asset subsidiary, announces today that it has received operating licence approval from Dubai’s Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (VARA) completing the final stage in VARA’s licensing process.

01 August 2023

Company announcement/wealth

Nomura opens international wealth office in Dubai

Nomura today announced the expansion of its International Wealth Management business with new premises in Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), the leading global financial hub in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA).

20 July 2023

Company announcement/crypto

Webn Group picks up investment from Laser Digital, Nomura’s digital asset subsidiary

Webn, an incubation hub for fintech and Web3 innovators, backed by Alan Howard, today announces an investment from Laser Digital, Nomura’s digital asset subsidiary.

19 July 2023

News/markets

JPX takes stake in Nomura-led blockchain business Boostry

Japan Exchange Group (JPX) is taking a stake in Nomura-led blockchain project Boostry as part of a deal to push the development of the security token market.

04 April 2023