SGX CDP makes available Marketnode’s DLT-enabled direct-to-depository service for debt issuers
OCBC Bank’s US$100 million Euro Commercial Paper was successfully digitalised from issuance to settlement on Marketnode’s platform
Marketnode’s platform offers efficiencies through automation and digitalisation across the entire bond lifecycle from issuance, clearing and settlement to asset servicing, bringing benefits to diverse participants within the ecosystem
SGX CDP has made available to market participants a blockchain-enabled bond issuance platform by Marketnode, an SGX Group-Temasek digital asset venture, that allows debt issuers to shorten the settlement time for new-issue bond offerings to two days, in line with the typical settlement period for the secondary bond market.
Marketnode’s issuance platform, which connects debt issuers into SGX CDP, facilitates the digitalisation of manual processes in bond issuance and allows the full elimination of paper trail with a 60% reduction in settlement time (from T+5 to T+2) for issuers using the platform.
OCBC Bank’s US$100 million Euro Commercial Paper issuance is the first transaction on Marketnode’s “direct-to-depository” platform. OCBC Bank joined Marketnode as a partner bank in December 2021 and worked with SGX CDP and Marketnode on the maiden issuance. OCBC Bank also acted as the sole dealer for the issuance on the platform.
Kenneth Lai, Head of Global Treasury, OCBC Group, said, “The opportunity to work on a digital collaboration with both SGX Group and Marketnode was a timely one, especially given the rapid digitalisation that took place during the pandemic. This latest automation and digitalisation across the entire bond lifecycle from issuance, clearing, and settlement to asset servicing is a culmination of efforts and alignment of strategic direction from all involved parties to modernise existing processes. Asia has progressed significantly in its digital securities journey since SGX Group’s announcement of its digital bond pilot two years ago. We look forward to even more future collaborations with SGX Group and Marketnode to help develop the capital issuance infrastructure through new technologies.”
Using new technologies such as distributed ledger technology, artificial intelligence and machine learning tools, Marketnode’s platform offers streamlined documentation and ESG bond data, while its tokenisation capabilities enable issuers to widen its bond distribution to include digital asset channels.
Read the full announcement here: https://corp.sgx.com/media-centre/20220601-sgx-cdp-makes-available-marketnodes-dlt-enabled-direct-depository