Abu Dhabi Exchange to launch digital asset wallet services through DFNS
The Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) Group, and DFNS, a digital-asset custody technology provider have partnered to offer digital asset wallet and tokenization capabilities for on-chain assets.
As per the announcement, ADX is building the market infrastructure required to support the issuance, listing and trading of digital assets in UAE and beyond. As such ADX will leverage DFNS’s enterprise grade wallet infrastructure.
DFNS builds wallet infrastructure designed for institutional financial services, enabling banks, fintech, and businesses globally to operate on-chain workflows across more than 30 blockchains and 1,000 tokens.
Clarisse Hagège, CEO and Founder of DFNS, believes that ADX is taking a significant step in advancing the infrastructure required for tokenized capital markets. He added, “As financial institutions increasingly explore digital assets and on-chain financial products, secure wallet infrastructure becomes a critical component of market integrity and investor confidence. Through this collaboration, DFNS and ADX are laying the technological foundations for a new generation of regulated digital asset services. We believe Abu Dhabi is uniquely positioned to lead innovation in this space, and we look forward to supporting ADX’s vision of building a trusted, globally competitive digital-assets ecosystem.”
With this agreement, ADX becomes the first regional financial market infrastructure to embed wallet and tokenization capability into its core.
✔️ Issuance and servicing of tokenized instruments across their full lifecycle
✔️ Wallets for a market of issuers, members, custodians, and investors
✔️ Controls enforced before anything signs with an audit log regulators expect
✔️ Sovereignty over deployment with jurisdictional control over key material
ADX recently announced initiatives with regards to digitally native bonds and tokenized equities.
Abdulla Al Nuaimi, Group Chief Executive Officer of the ADX Group, explained that tokenization is becoming a significant force in global capital markets, influencing how capital is raised, invested and transferred. He added that the collaboration with DFNS is building the infrastructure. He states, “By integrating secure digital asset wallet and tokenization technology into our ecosystem, ADX aims to establish a robust foundation for a broader range of on-chain products and services. This advances our strategy to position Abu Dhabi as a globally connected hub for the next generation of capital markets, where innovation is underpinned by robust governance, operational resilience and investor confidence.”
In 2025, Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX),started the pricing stage as an initial step towards listing the first ever DLT ( Distributed Ledger Technology)/ Blockchain digital bond in the MENA region. As per the announcement the DLT digital bond will be issued by First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) using HSBC Orion, digital asset platform. The listing on ADX is a collaboration of all three entities powered by HSBC Orion which is operated by the Central Moneymarkets Unit (CMU) in Hong Kong, and structured with support from leading international law firms, reflecting the high standard of governance.
