Societe Generale completes first digital bond issuance in the US
18 November 2025 US
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Societe Generale has completed its first digital bond issuance in the US using Broadridge Financial Solutions鈥� new tokenisation capability.
The digital bonds were registered by Societe Generale-FORGE, the subsidiary of Societe Generale dedicated to digital assets.
The transaction highlights how institutions can use tokenisation and permissioned blockchain technology to unlock the benefits of instant settlement and transparency, while adhering to traditional capital markets practices and requirements.
Broadridge鈥檚 tokenisation capability enables firms to issue, trade, and manage securities in digital form with embedded privacy, credential management, and direct investor ownership capabilities, the firm says.
Broadridge and Societe Generale-FORGE utilised IntellectEU鈥檚 Catalyst Blockchain Manager to operate their nodes on the Canton Network.
Commenting on the completion, Horacio Barakat, head of digital innovation at Broadridge, states: 鈥淏roadridge is uniquely positioned to lead the tokenisation of corporate and structured bonds, given its proven track record of leveraging blockchain technology and delivering innovative solutions for our clients.
鈥淭he expansion of tokenisation beyond treasuries into corporate and structured bonds is an exciting step 鈥� one that will help increase the liquidity and utility of these assets across financing and collateral use cases.鈥�
The tokenisation capability complements the Broadridge Distributed Ledger Repo (DLR) platform 鈥� an institutional platform for settling tokenised real assets, incorporating tokenisation and smart contracts to accelerate collateral velocity, improve liquidity management, and reduce trade processing costs.
DLR is interoperable within both traditional and blockchain-based market infrastructure.
The digital bonds were registered by Societe Generale-FORGE, the subsidiary of Societe Generale dedicated to digital assets.
The transaction highlights how institutions can use tokenisation and permissioned blockchain technology to unlock the benefits of instant settlement and transparency, while adhering to traditional capital markets practices and requirements.
Broadridge鈥檚 tokenisation capability enables firms to issue, trade, and manage securities in digital form with embedded privacy, credential management, and direct investor ownership capabilities, the firm says.
Broadridge and Societe Generale-FORGE utilised IntellectEU鈥檚 Catalyst Blockchain Manager to operate their nodes on the Canton Network.
Commenting on the completion, Horacio Barakat, head of digital innovation at Broadridge, states: 鈥淏roadridge is uniquely positioned to lead the tokenisation of corporate and structured bonds, given its proven track record of leveraging blockchain technology and delivering innovative solutions for our clients.
鈥淭he expansion of tokenisation beyond treasuries into corporate and structured bonds is an exciting step 鈥� one that will help increase the liquidity and utility of these assets across financing and collateral use cases.鈥�
The tokenisation capability complements the Broadridge Distributed Ledger Repo (DLR) platform 鈥� an institutional platform for settling tokenised real assets, incorporating tokenisation and smart contracts to accelerate collateral velocity, improve liquidity management, and reduce trade processing costs.
DLR is interoperable within both traditional and blockchain-based market infrastructure.
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