{"id":3379921,"date":"2026-01-14T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/?post_type=nw_announcement&#038;p=3379921"},"modified":"2026-02-20T17:53:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T22:53:09","slug":"quant-and-dentsu-soken-partner-to-support-japans-adoption-of-tokenised-deposits","status":"publish","type":"nw_announcement","link":"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/newswire-announcements\/quant-and-dentsu-soken-partner-to-support-japans-adoption-of-tokenised-deposits\/","title":{"rendered":"Quant and Dentsu Soken Partner to Support Japan\u2019s Adoption of Tokenised Deposits"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>LONDON &amp; TOKYO \u2013 14 January 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Quant and Dentsu Soken have entered a strategic partnership to support Japanese financial institutions in adopting programmable digital money and modernising their settlement infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>Quant provides interbank programmable settlement and orchestration infrastructure already deployed in regulated pilots with the Bank of England\/BIS Project Rosalind, the European Central Bank, the UK Regulated Liability Network, and the Great Britain Tokenised Deposit (GBTD) projects.<\/p>\n<p>Dentsu Soken has developed payment and settlement systems for Japan\u2019s leading financial institutions. The company has built solutions including StreamR\u2122, a settlement management system compatible with BOJNET (the Bank of Japan\u2019s Real-Time Gross Settlement system), alongside global core banking platforms, cash management solutions, SWIFT reconciliation, and CLS settlement infrastructures. Dentsu Soken has also engaged in R&amp;D involving decentralised identifiers (DID) and cryptoasset-compatible wallets.<\/p>\n<h3>Partnership Focus<\/h3>\n<p>According to Lenna Russ, Chief Commercial Officer at Quant, the collaboration addresses priorities emerging from industry and policy discussions: programmable settlement and orchestration to coordinate money and asset flows across legacy systems and emerging tokenised deposit and stablecoin rails; tokenised deposit and bank-issued stablecoin logic, including conditional payments, synchronisation with bank ledgers, and audit-ready event records; liquidity and treasury automation to help banks optimise intraday liquidity and reduce manual reconciliation; and interoperability and payment technology tailored for Japan, using Quant\u2019s proven architecture and ISO 20022-native capability.<\/p>\n<p>Tokenised financial ecosystems have accelerated as banks, payment networks, and regulators evaluate how digital money operates within existing settlement, compliance, and liquidity frameworks. This partnership combines Dentsu Soken\u2019s local implementation capabilities and institutional networks with Quant\u2019s programmable settlement infrastructure, delivered through a joint go-to-market plan.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Gilbert Verdian, Founder &amp; CEO of Quant<\/strong>, said:<br \/>\n\u201cJapan is at a turning point in the evolution of its financial infrastructure. Banks are preparing for tokenised deposits, new forms of digital money, and more interoperable settlement systems. Partnering with Dentsu Soken lets us support Japan\u2019s transition to digital assets and tokenised money with technology that is proven, compliant, and designed for institutions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chie Ito, Executive Officer and Head of Business Development at Dentsu Soken Inc.<\/strong>, said:<br \/>\n\u201cWe are honoured to collaborate with Quant, an organisation with a proven track record through projects such as the UK\u2019s GBTD initiative. The year 2026 is viewed across the industry as pivotal in the evolution of stablecoins. We support the safe and flexible social implementation of programmable payments using the expertise in interbank settlement cultivated through our BOJ-NET RTGS-compatible StreamR\u2122 system and fintech networks developed through FIBC and FINOLAB.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>About Quant<\/h3>\n<p>Quant is the infrastructure of money, connecting traditional banking systems with blockchain networks to enable programmable, automated, and interoperable financial flows. Trusted by central banks, commercial banks, and payment networks, Quant\u2019s ISO 20022-native architecture and open-source PayScript\u00ae language deliver compliance and scale.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.quant.network\"><strong>quant.network<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>About Dentsu Soken<\/h3>\n<p>Under its corporate vision, <em>\u201cHUMANOLOGY for the future; bringing people and technology together to shape what lies ahead,\u201d<\/em> Dentsu Soken combines system integration, consulting, and think tank capabilities to support innovation and progress across business, government, and society.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dentsusoken.com\"><strong>dentsusoken.com<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quant and Dentsu Soken Partner to Accelerate Japan&#8217;s Adoption of Tokenised Deposits and Programmable Settlement 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