Expansion into the Security, Fintech, AI, and AR/VR Sectors

「ショーケースLLM Labs has been working on initiatives including the addition of a function that automatically creates training data using generative AI such as LLMs for the AI-powered unmanned chatbot service, one of the functions in "おもてなしSuite." In June 2024, it released the beta version of "Associate AI Hub for kintone," an AI assistant supporting operations in "kintone."」

「At "ショーケースLLM Labs (Note 5)," launched in May 2023, the Company jointly developed with プラップノード株式会社 a function that uses OpenAI GPT-4 to generate effective, high-quality press releases. It began the second round of demonstration testing in March 2024.」

「In May 2023, the Company launched "ショーケース LLM Labs," which develops new products, conducts proof-of-concept (PoC) projects with partner companies, and provides consulting for LLM implementation using LLMs trained on large volumes of text data.」

「Against the backdrop of the rapid development of generative AI, in May 2023 the Company launched "ショーケース LLM Labs," which develops new products, conducts proof-of-concept (PoC) projects with partner companies, and provides consulting for LLM implementation using LLMs trained on large volumes of text data.」

「At a Board of Directors meeting held on 20 July 2023, the Company resolved to terminate its capital and business alliance with AI inside株式会社.」

「The online identity verification/eKYC service ProTech ID Checker has continued to grow steadily, including its first integration with Synergy!, the domestic CRM service of シナジーマーケティング株式会社, and achieved a 165% year-on-year increase in the number of implementation accounts.」

「Within the ProTech series, the online identity verification/eKYC system ProTech ID Checker ranked first in all 3 categories in a site-comparison image survey conducted by General Research Co., Ltd.: “eKYC solution considered easy to implement,” “ease of use of identity verification services chosen by consumers,” and “price satisfaction with eKYC solutions.” Adoption is also progressing across a wide range of industries, including 株式会社レオパレス21 in real estate and 株式会社NOVASTO, which develops POS systems specialising in the reuse industry. In addition, ProTech AI Masking, an AI-powered automatic health insurance card masking service, received a large order from a leading domestic food manufacturer. Sales of ProTech MFA by SMS, which prevents impersonation and unauthorised logins through SMS authentication, have also begun. In response to growing demand for online transactions driven by digital transformation, we have strengthened webinars and advertising, while focusing on acquiring new customers, resulting in a 720% year-on-year increase in the number of accounts held by companies using ProTech ID Checker.」

「The ProTech series, including the online identity verification/eKYC system ProTech ID Checker, has been increasingly adopted by clients across a wide range of industries, including banks, credit card companies, cryptocurrency exchanges, secondhand dealers and judicial scrivener offices. Adoption has also expanded into the real estate industry through implementation at 株式会社レオパレス21, making a significant contribution to business performance. For this highly growth-oriented area, we have released ProTech AI Masking, an AI-powered automatic health insurance card masking service, and ProTech MFA by SMS, which makes it easy to add SMS authentication to websites to prevent impersonation and unauthorised logins, and will pursue further expansion.」

「The ProTech series, including the online identity verification/eKYC system ProTech ID Checker, has been increasingly adopted by clients across a wide range of industries, including banks, credit card companies, cryptocurrency exchanges, secondhand dealers and judicial scrivener offices. Adoption has also expanded into the real estate industry through implementation at 株式会社レオパレス21, making a significant contribution to business performance. During the quarter, we successively released new products for this highly growth-oriented area, including an AI-powered automatic health insurance card masking service, and will pursue further expansion.」

「We believe that the capital and business alliance with AI inside株式会社, launched on 30 November 2020, will strengthen both companies' products and increase the added value of their services by using its advanced AI-OCR and automatic document classification technologies in new product development and DX initiatives, while providing the Company's accumulated website improvement expertise for use in its products and services.」

「For the ProTech series, the online identity verification/eKYC system ProTech ID Checker, released last year, has been increasingly adopted by banks, card-loan providers, secondhand dealers and law firms, and continues to increase the number of accounts and contribute to business performance. In addition, the service lineup has expanded to include features such as automatic masking of health insurance cards, and we will continue promoting sales to a wide range of industries.」

「For the ProTech series, ProTech ID Checker, an online identity verification/eKYC system released last year, has been adopted by clients in banking, card loans, second-hand goods businesses and law firms. We are continuing to increase the number of accounts and contribute to results. We will also expand the service lineup and pursue sales to a diverse range of industries.」

「For the ProTech series, we developed high-growth products, including ProTech ID Checker, an online identity verification/e-KYC system released in the third quarter, which won the Security Award in the Semi-Grand Prix category at the Nikkei xTECH EXPO AWARD 2019, and have already decided to deploy the product at multiple companies.」

「In April 2019, we also entered into a business partnership with 株式会社バルクホールディングス and released ZEIJAX, a vulnerability assessment service using machine learning and AI.」

「In April 2019, we also entered into a business partnership with 株式会社バルクホールディングス and released ZEIJAX, a vulnerability assessment service using machine learning and AI.」

「In addition, the new fraud prevention-related business launched in the second quarter made a significant contribution to sales growth.」

「株式会社アクル, which provides solutions specialising in the Fintech field, entered into a business partnership during the first quarter with Interfactory,Inc., which provides the cloud EC platform "ebisumart." In addition, customer numbers and sales continued to grow during the first quarter as a result of business partnerships entered into last year with numerous payment service providers.」

「While continuing to make website optimisation services its core business, we will expand services in the security and Fintech fields and develop and provide high-value-added services using technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), AR (augmented reality) and VR (virtual reality).」

「株式会社アクル, which provides solutions specialising in the Fintech field, entered into a business partnership in fraud prevention with ソフトバンク・ペイメント・サービス株式会社, which provides payment services, following its collaboration in the previous quarter with 株式会社イーコンテクスト, a payment services company. It will continue to actively pursue collaboration with many payment services companies to increase its customer base and expand sales.」

「In Fintech, one of its stated areas of focus, the Company proceeded with the merger of its subsidiaries 株式会社アクル and イープロテクト株式会社. In the VR field, it acquired the VR business from 株式会社オープンランウェイズ. In AI and big data, it also entered into a partnership with Shiga University for AI-based analysis and research using practical big data.」

「In the first quarter, we made proactive development investments, including the use of offshore development and outsourcing, to develop security-related services and other new services for the financial industry, our customer base, including services intended to prevent damage from unauthorized access.」

「While continuing to make website optimisation services its core business, we will expand services in the security and Fintech fields and develop and provide high-value-added services using technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), AR (augmented reality) and VR (virtual reality).」