HSBC Expands Tokenized Deposit Service in Middle East via Ant International
What happened
Ant International announced an expanded collaboration with HSBC to improve real-time treasury management services across the Middle East. The partnership utilizes HSBC’s Global Tokenised Deposit Service (TDS). Pilot transactions were successfully completed in the United Arab Emirates, including intra-UAE dirham transfers and cross-border US dollar payments to international markets like Hong Kong and Singapore. This marks Ant International as HSBC’s first client in the Middle East to use the TDS service.
Why it matters
The collaboration enhances the efficiency of treasury operations by leveraging real-time, tokenized deposit transactions across new payment corridors. This expansion establishes a new operational use case for HSBC’s TDS service within the Middle East region.
Who's involved
- HSBCProviding the Global Tokenised Deposit Service (TDS) for treasury management.
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The entities involved
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HSBC
British multinational bank
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Middle East
geopolitical region encompassing Egypt and most of Western Asia, including Iran
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