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HQLAx, a provider of digital collateral mobility solutions, has secured strategic minority investments from Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc. and Digital Asset in its Series C-1 funding round to enhance its platform and integrate with major industry networks. The investment aims to accelerate the use of distributed ledger technology (DLT) in the global securities finance and repo industry by connecting HQLAx with Broadridge’s high-volume Distributed Ledger Repo (DLR) platform and the Canton Network.
"This strategic investment marks a key milestone for HQLAx as we continue to build critical market infrastructure for collateral mobility," Guido Stroemer, CEO of HQLAx, said. "The backing from Broadridge and Digital Asset reflects growing industry momentum behind interoperable, privacy-preserving blockchain solutions."
The funding will support the evolution of HQLAx's technology platform and its planned migration to the Canton Network, a privacy-enabled interoperable blockchain for institutional assets. A key part of the initiative is the collaboration with Broadridge's DLR platform, an established solution that already tokenizes approximately $354 billion in assets daily, making it the world's largest institutional platform for settling tokenized real assets.
This integration of complementary capabilities is designed to address significant inefficiencies in how collateral moves between institutions. By improving the mobility of high-quality liquid assets, the companies aim to enhance efficiency, resiliency, and capital optimization across the securities finance ecosystem. As part of the transaction, representatives from Broadridge and Digital Asset will join the HQLAx Board, pending regulatory approval from Luxembourg's Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF).
The investment from two major fintech players signals a strong commitment to building scalable, digital infrastructure for regulated financial markets. Broadridge, a global fintech leader processing over $15 trillion in daily trading, brings deep market infrastructure expertise, while Digital Asset provides the underlying blockchain technology.
"HQLAx has built a compelling solution that addresses critical inefficiencies in collateral mobility, and we see significant opportunity in combining its innovation with Broadridge's deep expertise," said Horacio Barakat, Global Head of Digital Innovation at Broadridge. "This investment reflects our commitment to accelerating the adoption of digital assets."
Digital Asset, the creator of the Canton Network, views the partnership as a way to enable more connected and efficient financing workflows. "Collateral mobility is a core requirement for modern market infrastructure, and HQLAx has demonstrated how to deliver it in a way that meets the needs of regulated institutions," said Kelly Mathieson, Chief Business Development Officer at Digital Asset.
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