Amundi, Europe’s largest asset manager, along with asset servicing specialist CACEIS and global financial technology firm Ant International, announced significant progress in their joint efforts to develop blockchain-powered investment and treasury management solutions.
The partnership has resulted in the successful launch of tokenized share classes for the Amundi Money Market Fund – Short Term. The newly introduced share classes, available in both euro and U.S. dollar denominations, were specifically designed for Ant International. The development follows a memorandum of understanding signed by the companies in November, under which they agreed to explore blockchain applications for real-time treasury management and tokenized investment products.
The newly launched tokenized share classes are designed to enable real-time treasury management capabilities while bringing blockchain technology into traditional money market fund investments.
As the first participant in the initiative, Ant International worked closely with Amundi to create an investment solution tailored to its internal liquidity management requirements. CACEIS contributed to the project by serving as both transfer agent and tokenization agent. Through this three-way collaboration, the companies have enhanced operational efficiency and strengthened Ant International’s ability to manage treasury activities through blockchain-based infrastructure.
Focus on Real-World Tokenization Applications
Fannie Wurtz, Deputy General Manager, Head of Client Group, and Chair of Asia at Amundi, indicated that the company was pleased to support what it viewed as a pioneering initiative. She suggested that the project represented another step toward expanding practical applications of tokenization within investment products. According to her remarks, the collaboration united major financial institutions seeking to capitalize on opportunities emerging from digital assets while addressing the evolving needs of sophisticated clients. She also noted that the effort aligned with Amundi’s broader objective of helping shape the future of financial services.
Kelvin Li, General Manager of Platform Tech and Senior Vice President at Ant International, explained that the company’s long-term vision centered on enabling instant and borderless movement of money. He stated that Ant International had been utilizing blockchain technology for internal treasury operations since 2019 and believed that blockchain, combined with artificial intelligence, could deliver real-time solutions for corporate treasury functions worldwide. He added that cooperation with Amundi would support the creation of secure, compliant investment products that could be accessed globally around the clock.
Jean-Jacques Barbéris, Deputy Chief Executive Officer of CACEIS, said that the company welcomed the collaboration and viewed it as an opportunity to help develop innovative investment solutions based on blockchain and tokenization technologies. He suggested that the initiative demonstrated CACEIS’s ability to adapt to the ongoing transformation occurring across the global financial industry.
Next Phase Targets Blockchain Treasury Platform Integration
Building on the project’s initial success, the three organizations are now evaluating the possibility of making the Amundi Money Market Fund – Short Term available through Whale, Ant International’s blockchain-based treasury management platform.
The partners are exploring the integration of Amundi’s money market fund onto Ant International’s Whale platform, creating a more seamless blockchain-enabled treasury ecosystem for corporate users.
The companies believe that combining Amundi’s investment management expertise, CACEIS’s digital asset capabilities, and Ant International’s blockchain infrastructure could facilitate the onboarding of additional Amundi funds while supporting the development of new money market fund products for treasury professionals.
The collaboration also includes plans to expand tokenized investment solutions into additional currencies and markets, subject to the necessary legal and regulatory approvals.
The latest milestone highlights growing institutional interest in tokenization as financial firms seek to modernize liquidity management, improve operational efficiency, and broaden access to digital investment solutions.
