State Street Announces Agreement with Taurus to Deliver Full Service Digital Platform for Institutional Investors
August 20 2024 - 7:30AM
Business Wire
- Agreement will add tokenization and digital custody services to
firm’s existing Fund Administration and Accounting capabilities for
Digital Assets
State Street Corporation (NYSE: STT) and Taurus SA (“Taurus”), a
global leader in digital asset infrastructure, today announced a
strategic agreement that will deliver trusted and reliable digital
assets capabilities for State Street Bank and Trust Company
clients. The agreement will further enhance State Street Digital
Asset Solutions, which seeks to provide an integrated business and
operating model that supports the digital investment lifecycle.
“The collaboration with Taurus underscores our ongoing
commitment to further establishing ourselves as leaders in this
growing asset class, and this important announcement only enhances
our ambition to deliver to our clients an amazing digital asset
experience,” said Donna Milrod, State Street’s chief product
officer and head of Digital Asset Solutions. “We are excited to be
working with Taurus as we continue to elevate our digital asset
capabilities and deliver the innovative solutions our clients have
been seeking.”
Taurus is an industry-leading digital asset infrastructure
provider that specializes in serving large financial institutions.
Subject to receipt of applicable regulatory approvals, State Street
will leverage Taurus’ fully integrated, custody, tokenization and
node-management solutions to automate the issuance and servicing of
digital assets, including digital securities and fund management
vehicles, in accordance with applicable institutional
standards.
The collaboration comes at a time when institutional interest in
digital assets is at an all-time high. State Street remains
committed to providing its clients with best-in-class solutions for
this emerging space.
State Street will be leveraging three of Taurus’ industry
leading products including, Taurus-PROTECT, Taurus-CAPITAL, which
streamlines the process of creating and managing tokenized assets
throughout their lifecycle, and Taurus-EXPLORER, which provides
blockchain connectivity to dozens of different blockchain
protocols.
“We are thrilled to have been chosen by State Street as a
strategic partner for custody and tokenization and are excited
about our collaboration and the opportunity to introduce innovative
digital asset products and services to the industry,” said Lamine
Brahimi, co-founder and managing partner of Taurus.
State Street’s digital custody product offering is subject to
regulatory approval.
To learn more about State Street’s digital assets capabilities,
visit here.
About State Street Corporation
State Street Corporation (NYSE: STT) is one of the world's
leading providers of financial services to institutional investors
including investment servicing, investment management and
investment research and trading. With $44.3 trillion in assets
under custody and/or administration and $4.4 trillion* in assets
under management as of June 30, 2024, State Street operates
globally in more than 100 geographic markets and employs
approximately 53,000 worldwide. For more information, visit State
Street's website at www.statestreet.com.
*Assets under management as of June 30, 2024 includes
approximately $69 billion of assets with respect to SPDR® products
for which State Street Global Advisors Funds Distributors, LLC
(SSGA FD) acts solely as the marketing agent. SSGA FD and State
Street Global Advisors are affiliated.
© 2024 State Street Corporation
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Taurus: Victor Busson victor@taurushq.com
Katie Olver katie@clpr.agency
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