Quant has been selected by UK Finance and a consortium of commercial banks to provide the technology underpinning the UK’s new tokenized sterling deposits (GBTD) project, a financial market infrastructure initiative running until mid-2026.
The initiative, led by UK Finance in collaboration with Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds Banking Group, NatWest, Nationwide and Santander, will test how tokenized commercial bank deposits can improve payments, settlement, and fraud protection across the economy. Tokenized deposits are a digital representation of sterling commercial bank money. They retain the trust and regulatory protections of conventional deposits, while offering programmability, enhanced speed, and stronger fraud protection.
Building on its successful delivery in the first phase of the Regulated Liability Network (RLN) in 2024, Quant will provide the programmable money infrastructure for live transactions of tokenized deposits. This includes advanced programmable payments and interoperability across bank ledgers, RTGS, Faster Payments, Open Banking and tokenized deposit platforms. The foundation of the GBTD platform will be built with compliance with ISO 20022 international standards to provide a secure, interoperable and scalable solution designed for regulated financial environments.
Three use cases will be tested:
- Online marketplace payments – programmable payments designed to reduce fraud and boost confidence between buyers and sellers.
- Remortgaging processes – streamlining property transactions, improving transparency and mitigating conveyancing fraud.
- Wholesale bond settlement – accelerating clearing and settlement of digital assets through instant delivery-versus-payment (DvP) with a single pool of liquidity.
Gilbert Verdian, founder and CEO of Quant, said in a statement: “Being selected for GBTD marks a pivotal step in the UK’s financial evolution. This milestone goes beyond improving payments – it’s about enabling new forms of programmable money that will fundamentally transform how value is moved and managed. Our involvement underscores Quant’s leadership in digital finance, as we work alongside the UK’s leading institutions to build the infrastructure powering tomorrow’s economy.”
Jana Mackintosh, managing director at UK Finance, said in a statement: “This project is a powerful example of industry collaboration to deliver next-generation payments for the benefit of customers and businesses – and an opportunity for the UK to lead globally in setting standards for tokenized money.”