Deutsche Borse’s Clearstream has launched a tokenised securities platform, designed to handle issuance and management.
D7 DLT facilitates the issuance of central securities depository regulation (CSDR)-compliant securities on distributed-ledger technology (DLT).
“We’vve realised that the digital space is going from digitisation to tokenisation, and this is what DLT is bringing,” Sam Riley, head of Clearstream securities services, said during the company’s Media Day.
Extending the existing D7 digital issuance platform, Clearstream clients will now be able to choose between digital and tokenised issuance.
“Clients will be able to move as quickly or as slowly as they like through the motions,” added Thilo Derenbach, head of sales and business development for digital securities services.
The platform will initially be available to issuer clients of Clearstream Banking, with the first issues expected to be commercial papers and medium-term notes. The firm believes that these two securities will particularly benefit from faster issuance, allowing treasurers to generate intraday funding.
D7 DLT was developed in partnership with Google Cloud, and was first successfully used during European Central Bank trials in 2024.
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