HSBC Partners with Ripple-Owned Metaco for Institutional Custody Platform for Tokenized Securities

HSBC has partnered with tech firm Metaco, owned by Ripple, to launch an institutional custody platform for tokenized securities. The bank aims to launch the service in 2024, in conjunction with its existing digital asset issuance platform, HSBC Orion, and its gold tokenization solution. The move was driven by increasing demand for custody and fund administration of digital assets from asset managers and owners. Metaco's Harmonize platform will be used to enable secure and unified operations of digital assets.