“Can Nomura build the regulated, multi-jurisdiction institutional trust layer for tokenised and digital assets?”
Founded 2022 as Nomura's dedicated digital-assets arm to bridge traditional finance and crypto markets for institutional clients. Built out a multi-jurisdiction regulated footprint — VARA (UAE), FCA appointed representative (UK) and JFSA registration (Japan) — before pursuing a US national trust bank charter in 2026 to add custody and tokenised-asset administration under OCC supervision. Increasingly moving from OTC trading and asset management toward regulated custody, stablecoin issuance and structured financing infrastructure.
Laser Digital has applied for a national trust bank charter for Laser Digital National Trust Bank with the OCC. Status: conditional approval (2026-05-29).
Laser Digital's lending and capital products are provided by Laser Digital (in-house).
Laser Digital's crypto products run on Laser Digital (in-house) and Laser Digital National Trust Bank (in-house, conditionally approved).
The Embedded Finance Index 2026 maps 2 layers in Laser Digital's stack: Lending (Laser Digital (in-house)); Crypto (Laser Digital (in-house) and Laser Digital National Trust Bank (in-house, conditionally approved)).
Laser Digital is founded in 2022 and headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland.
Laser Digital's acquisitions include Elysium Technology Group (2024).
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