What firms need to put digital assets to work
Digital assets are changing how collateral moves. Represented on distributed ledgers and linked to market infrastructure, tokenised securities, tokenised MMFs and stablecoins can be pledged, substituted and settled in real-time rather than overnight. For collateral and treasury teams, the result is a larger pool of usable assets, greater mobility between venues and firmer control over collateral and liquidity.
Realising the benefits depends on something less visible: collateral infrastructure able to process digital assets end-to-end in real-time. Legacy platforms built on batch data feeds and manual processes can't keep pace.
Learn about digital assets and the five components of real-time collateral rails firms need to put digital assets to work.
Key insights
- Leverage the regulatory momentum across key markets
- Understand the five components of real-time collateral rails
- Learn how to gain an edge as an early adopter.
The case for real-time collateral rails
The challenge: legacy infrastructure
High-quality liquid assets (HQLA) sit trapped in specific accounts, systems and locations. Tokenised assets could release them, yet legacy platforms built on overnight data feeds, manual processes and rigid asset models can't classify, allocate or settle digital assets in real-time.
The case for real-time collateral rails
Real-time collateral rails combine flexible ledger connectivity, configurable asset hierarchies, real-time inventory, automated substitution processing and settlement instruction across multiple ledgers. CloudMargin delivers all five as standard.
The outcome: trapped liquidity released without re-platforming
A broader collateral pool, higher collateral velocity and trapped liquidity released. New tokenised assets, ledgers and counterparties are connected, classified, allocated and settled in real-time as they become available, with no re-platforming.
CloudMargin is digital asset ready
CloudMargin has demonstrated real-time collateral rails in a proof of concept with digital asset infrastructure provider Ownera: end-to-end connectivity, systematic instruction of digital asset movements, precision settlement across multiple chains and real-time settlement status within the platform.
CloudMargin's award-winning, cloud-native platform is trusted worldwide by +250 buy-side and sell-side institutions and named Collateral management and optimisation product of the year at the Risk Markets Technology Awards 2026 for the third time.
CloudMargin's real-time collateral rails are in place today, ready to help firms put digital assets to work.
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