Settlement giant Euroclear backs blockchain infra startup Marketnode

Singapore-based blockchain infrastructure startup Marketnode has secured funding from European clearinghouse giant Euroclear to expand services in the Asia-Pacific region.

Marketnode, a blockchain infrastructure startup based in Singapore, has announced a strategic investment from European clearinghouse Euroclear, aimed at expanding its services across the Asia-Pacific region.

In a blog announcement on Oct. 17, the Singapore-based startup, which specializes in blockchain-based financial infrastructure and tokenization asset management, highlighted that the funding aligns with Euroclear’s global funds strategy. While the specific financial details of the investment were not disclosed, the partnership is expected to enhance Euroclear’s one-stop-shop fund offering in the region, the announcement reads.

Marketnode chief executive Rehan Ahmed commenting on the funding said the investment “will catalyze the growth of Marketnode’s platforms,” adding that the firm is looking forward to building the “next generation of financial market infrastructure out of Asia, working together with Euroclear, HSBC, Temasek and our clients to realize our mission and vision.”

Euroclear has previously ventured into blockchain technology, having partnered with the World Bank to launch a tokenized securities issuance service, which included a €100 million digital bond issuance.

Founded by SGX Group and Temasek in 2021, Marketnode serves as Asia-Pacific’s distributed ledger-powered financial market infrastructure. The startup offers a platform that includes issuance, data, workflow, and tokenization capabilities, as well as blockchain-based fund settlement infrastructure. In May, Marketnode closed its Series A investment round led by HSBC alongside contributions from existing shareholder Temasek to scale its platform in an effort to develop a multi-asset ecosystem.