Masato Takamura

SBI Benefit Systems Co., Ltd. provides record keeping and management of pension contributions. It also offers payroll accounting and welfare benefit services. The company was founded in March 2001 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

SBI Securities Co., Ltd. is the broker/dealer subsidiary of SBI Financial Services Co. Ltd., itself a subsidiary of SBI Holdings, Inc. (TYO: 8473) in Japan. The firm was founded in 1944 as SBI eTrade Securities Co., Ltd. and changed their name to SBI Securities Co., Ltd. in 2008. Headquartered in Tokyo, SBI Securities provides securities trading, underwriting and private placement services, which are offered through the Internet and call centers. Besides domestic stocks, the product lineup extends to investment trusts, foreign stocks, futures and options, FX (foreign exchange margin trading), domestic and foreign bonds, etc. to meet the various needs of investors, supporting efficient fund management of individual investors.

Albert, Inc. engages in the data solutions business. It offers AI (artificial intelligence), data analysis, and research & development support services. Its products include Sugures, a chatbot service equipped with AI; and Takuminome, an AI construction support service for companies wanting to use image-recognition technology, and also provides training support for data scientists. The company was founded by Yoshisuke Yamakawa and Takashi Uemura on July 1, 2005 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

SBI Financial Services Co., Ltd. operates as an intermediary holding company that engages in the financial service business. The company was founded in June 2012 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

SBI Liquidity Market Co., Ltd. engages in the provision of market functions and services related to foreign exchange margin trading. The company was founded on July 8, 2008 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.