The bank said its latest capability marks a step forward in its ambition to tokenize bank deposits. It aims to enable real time, on chain settlement between industry participants.
This launch enables an on chain, mirrored view of client deposit balances on BNY’s Digital Assets platform. The deposits themselves stay at the bank. What changes is how they can be used, tracked, and moved in modern market workflows.
BNY Brings Deposits On Chain for Markets
At the core, BNY is creating digital book entries on a private, permissioned blockchain. These entries represent a client’s existing demand deposit claim against the bank. The reflection moves on chain, but the real cash remains recorded in BNY’s traditional systems for reporting and regulation.
The first use cases focus on collateral and margin. These are processes where firms must post cash quickly to manage risk in trading. Today, this often involves cut off times and delays. With tokenized deposits, eligible balances can be referenced and used on chain in near real time.
Today, our partners at @BNYglobal launched tokenized deposit services for institutional clients – bringing the promise of digital assets directly into the banking system – with Ripple Prime as an early adopter.
We’re proud to expand our longstanding, strategic collaboration with… https://t.co/K07aSJn8g1
— Ripple (@Ripple) January 9, 2026
Importantly, this system runs under BNY’s existing risk, compliance, and control frameworks. Early participants include major financial institutions and digital native firms, showing interest from both sides of the market.
Carolyn Weinberg, BNY’s Chief Product and Innovation Officer, said the goal is to help define how cash moves across the modern financial system. By extending trusted bank deposits onto blockchain infrastructure, BNY aims to give clients speed, certainty, and scale. This is without sacrificing regulatory alignment.
More About Ripple
Ripple said the future of regulated digital asset payments in the UK has arrived after it officially secured both an Electronic Money Institution license and a Cryptoasset Registration from the Financial Conduct Authority.
The future of regulated digital assets payments in the UK has arrived! 🇬🇧
Ripple has officially secured approval of both an EMI license and Cryptoasset Registration from the UK’s FCA.
Who better to explain what it means than our UK and Europe Managing Director @CraddockCJ.… pic.twitter.com/q2xyeJQXEF
— Ripple (@Ripple) January 9, 2026
This approval allows Ripple to operate digital payments and crypto services within a clear regulatory framework, giving businesses and institutions more confidence to use blockchain based payments in the UK.
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