UBS Claims Tokenised Fund Workflow First

UBS says it has partnered with DigiFT to complete what it says is the first-ever subscription and redemption request of a tokenised fund, leveraging the Chainlink Digital Transfer Agent (DTA) technical standard.

The bank says the completion of the first on-chain subscription and redemption request of the UBS USD Money Market Investment Fund Token (UMINT), a money market investment built on Ethereum distributed ledger technology, proves how fund operations can be seamlessly automated on-chain for increased efficiency and utility gains.

In the live transaction, DigiFT functioned as the on-chain fund distributor and leveraged the DTA standard to successfully request and process a subscription and redemption order. The bank says the new end-to-end tokenised fund workflow can cover every stage of the fund lifecycle, including order taking, execution, settlement, and data synchronisation across all on-chain and off-chain systems.

“This transaction represents a key milestone in how smart contract-based technologies and technical standards enhance fund operations and the investor experience,” claims Mike Dargan, group chief operations and technology officer at UBS. “As the industry continues to embrace tokenised finance, this achievement illustrates how these innovations drive greater operational efficiencies and new possibilities for product composability.”

Sergey Nazarov, co-founder of Chainlink, adds, “This enables secure, compliant, and scalable end-to-end workflows for tokenised assets, setting a new benchmark for institutional finance on-chain. As one of the most significant financial institutions worldwide, UBS is now leveraging Chainlink to expand their digital asset capabilities while maintaining the highest levels of regulatory and operational standards. This major milestone demonstrates how traditional finance can transition into on-chain environments with the reliability and efficiency the traditional industry requires.”

Henry Zhang, founder and group CEO of DigiFT, says, “As the authorized on-chain fund distributor for UMINT, we demonstrated in collaboration with UBS how fund operations can be executed and reconciled on-chain with real-time visibility. Leveraging the Chainlink DTA technical standard enables seamless subscription and redemption workflows directly integrated with institutional custody.”