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Ridge-i Inc. , a company that provides consulting and development services for AI and deep learning technologies, is pleased to announce that it will play a central role in building a cross-group engineering system and promoting development and operation of the company-wide AI transformation (AX) project, the first of its kind for a Japanese financial group, utilizing the generative AI platform “Claude,” which is being promoted by SBI Holdings, Inc. and Anthropic PBC.
In this initiative, Anthropic will provide SBI Group and Ridge-i with priority access to security features and generative AI equipped with the latest models and functions, early sharing of the product roadmap, and individualized support for engineer training.
The role of the ridge eye
Business reform through the use of Claude across the entire SBI Group
Ridge-i will support the SBI Group’s company-wide deployment of Claude, helping to create an environment where executives and employees, regardless of their work area or job type, can routinely utilize cutting-edge generative AI.
- The use of AI in the system development process
- Providing customer-facing AI agent services compatible with MCP
- Hybrid business operations combining humans and AI agents for tasks such as inquiry handling, data analysis, UI/UX improvement, and demand forecasting.
- AI and data utilization for corporate sales and relationship management
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Early access to and demonstration support for Anthropic’s cutting-edge AI security model
Ridge-i will support the verification of an AI-generated chat service currently under development with SBI Securities, using Anthropic’s latest security technology, “Claude Security,” making it the first financial institution in Japan to do so.
Leveraging the latest models, features, and AI security expertise provided by Anthropic, we will support the implementation of high-level security required in the financial sector and aim to establish a standard model for secure AI implementation through joint demonstrations.
Support for joint experiments on AI access infrastructure and AI agents for the Japanese financial market.
We will support a joint experiment combining SBI Group’s comprehensive access to and knowledge of the Japanese financial market, its data assets, and Anthropic’s AI agent service for financial knowledge currently under development. We will also promote the realization of SBI Group’s global financial concierge service through implementation support for accessing information on Japanese financial markets and financial products, as well as payment infrastructure, from Claude, and through the design of AI agents.
Improving the customer experience by integrating Claude into SBI Group’s customer services
Ridge-i will support the integration of Claude into the cross-platform being developed by the SBI Group, which spans banking, securities, insurance, asset management, cryptocurrency, and media. This will facilitate the realization of personalized financial AI agents that provide asset management advice, household financial analysis, and insurance proposals to end users and partner companies.
“As Anthropic’s technology has made a global impact and AI performance is evolving at an accelerating pace, the SBI Group has quickly adopted AI-driven initiatives as a strategic goal and has been actively utilizing AI. Especially for financial institutions, whose mission is to provide safe and secure services to customers, it is essential to develop a security system that can handle the world’s most advanced AI, looking ahead to the future. We are extremely pleased to have this opportunity to partner with a top player possessing world-leading technology and expertise.” Yoshitaka Kitao, Representative Director, Chairman and President, SBI Holdings
“Finance is a vital foundation supporting people’s lives and socioeconomic activities. Implementing generative AI in this financial domain requires extremely high levels of safety, reliability, and accountability. Since its founding, Anthropic has placed research on AI safety at the core of its business, and its mission has been to provide AI that is trusted by society. We are very pleased to be able to collaborate with the SBI Group, which has led Japan’s financial services for many years, toward the safe and responsible implementation of AI in society. We will continue to work to contribute to Japan’s financial industry and society as a whole.”Hidetoshi Tojo, President and CEO of Anthropic Japan
“We are honored to be able to lead the implementation of AI in Japanese finance together with SBI Group and Anthropic, both strong partners in terms of scale and technological capabilities.” Naofumi Yanagihara, President and CEO of Ridge-i
Ridge-i has always pursued the social implementation and transformation of AI and cutting-edge technologies. While generative AI has entered the practical application stage, meeting the safety and regulatory compliance standards required by the financial sector is not easy. Through this collaboration, we are confident that by receiving the latest models and technical knowledge from Anthropic, we can deliver AI that functions in the field more quickly and reliably while meeting regulatory and societal requirements. Now that generative AI and AI agents are poised to fundamentally change financial services, we aim for this tripartite collaboration to become a model for financial AX in Japan.
SOURCE: PRTimes
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