MUFG to test real-time blockchain settlement for Japanese government bond trades
Mitsubishi UFJ Monetary Group (MUFG) plans to make use of blockchain know-how to offer faster settlement of Japanese government bond (JGB) transactions, in a transfer paying homage to comparable initiatives by banks in different nations.
MUFG is making ready a proof-of-concept for onchain JGB transactions utilizing the Canton community to expedite the settlement, which generally takes 1-3 days by conventional means.
The Tokyo-based financial institution expects to enhance the operational and capital effectivity of repo transactions — the acquisition of securities as a type of short-term borrowing and lending — by real-time 24/7 onchain settlement.
MUFG famous that monetary establishments in Europe and the U.S. have expanded proof-of-concept initiatives to realize this precise purpose. Blockchain-based intraday U.S. Treasury-bond repos have existed for a number of years by JPMorgan’s Kinexys community, which went dwell in 2020.
“Given their excessive credit score worthiness and liquidity, JGBs are broadly used as collateral for repo transactions by market individuals in Japan and abroad, and momentum for bringing them onchain is rising,” MUFG mentioned on Wednesday.
The venture kinds a part of a broader array of MUFG initiatives exploring the usage of blockchain know-how in conventional monetary capabilities. Most lately, the financial institution teamed up with two of the most important Japanese banks, Sumitomo Mitsui Monetary Group (SMBC) and Mizuho Monetary Group, to discover itemizing a collectively issued stablecoin by March 2027.
