{
  "id": 8841013,
  "title": "Hana Bank taps Euroclear blockchain for $100M bond issuance: Report",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/hana-bank-taps-euroclear-blockchain-for-100m-bond-issuance-report",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-21T04:27:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Cointelegraph",
    "slug": "cointelegraph",
    "url": "https://cointelegraph.com/news/hana-bank-euroclear-blockchain-100m-bond"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Hana Bank, a South Korean financial institution, has reportedly issued a five-year, $100 million digital bond utilizing Euroclear's blockchain-based platform. According to Yonhap News Agency, the transaction marked the first of its kind in South Korea to directly employ Euroclear's blockchain infrastructure for bond issuance, registration, and settlement. The innovation reportedly reduced the settlement time from three to five business days to the same day. The bond, which connects to Euroclear's existing global settlement network, enables investors to trade it through their existing accounts and trading systems. Euroclear launched its Digital Securities Issuance service in October 2023, utilizing the technology to issue a $106 million digital bond for the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development.",
  "summary": "The five-year digital bond reportedly shortened settlement from three to five business days to the same day using Euroclear’s blockchain infrastructure.",
  "key_points": [
    "Hana Bank issued $100M digital bond using Euroclear's blockchain platform.",
    "Transaction marked first of its kind in South Korea with Euroclear's blockchain.",
    "Settlement time reduced from 3-5 days to same day with blockchain technology."
  ],
  "editors_take": "This development signals a significant step in streamlining bond issuance and settlement processes in South Korea, allowing for same-day settlement and integration with existing global trading systems.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}