#tokenized settlement

➤ Broadridge's Distributed Ledger Repo (DLR) platform experienced significant growth, processing $7.2 trillion in May, a 220% year-over-year increase in daily average volume. ➤ This growth highlights the increasing institutional adoption of tokenized settlement and distributed ledger technology for capital markets. ➤ Broadridge is expanding its tokenization capabilities to support various asset classes, aiming to modernize market infrastructure and enhance liquidity and operational efficiency.

➤ The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) is testing Project Agorá, a blockchain-based system using real money and tokenized settlement to modernize cross-border payments. ➤ The system aims to make international transfers cheaper and faster through a shared 'unified ledger' and 'atomic settlement' in a single step. ➤ Major central banks and financial institutions, including the Federal Reserve, ECB, Mastercard, and Visa, are participating in the testing phase.

➤ Japan is piloting the tokenization of Japanese Government Bonds (JGBs) on the Canton Network, aiming to move its $9 trillion collateral system on-chain for 24/7 settlement. ➤ This initiative, involving major financial institutions like JSCC, Mizuho, and Nomura, seeks to address the inefficiencies of traditional, business-hour-bound collateral transfers and prevent JGBs from losing their 'premium collateral' status to tokenized US Treasuries. ➤ The move signifies a major upgrade in financial infrastructure, enhancing market efficiency and reducing settlement risk, though it reinforces the role of existing financial gatekeepers rather than diminishing their power.

➤ Broadridge's Distributed Ledger Repo (DLR) saw a significant 268% year-over-year growth in April, processing an average of $368 billion daily. ➤ This growth highlights increasing institutional adoption of tokenized settlement and the role of distributed ledger technology in modernizing funding and collateral markets. ➤ Broadridge is expanding its digital asset capabilities to integrate traditional and digital assets, improving capital efficiency and liquidity management.

➤ Broadridge's Distributed Ledger Repo (DLR) platform experienced significant growth in April 2026, with average daily volumes reaching $368 billion, a 268% year-over-year increase. ➤ This growth reflects strong institutional adoption of tokenized settlement, funding, and collateral flows, highlighting the increasing role of distributed ledger technology in modernizing financial markets. ➤ Broadridge also made a strategic investment in HQLAX to enhance digital collateral mobility and integrate on-chain and off-chain activities, further solidifying its position in the digital asset infrastructure space.

➤ Broadridge's Distributed Ledger Repo (DLR) platform saw a 268% year-over-year increase in April 2026, processing an average of $368 billion daily. ➤ This growth highlights strong institutional adoption of tokenized settlement and distributed ledger technology in modernizing funding and collateral markets. ➤ The platform facilitates efficient, real-time collateral mobility and integrates digital and traditional assets within regulated frameworks.