A decade in the making, we have published an ISO standard for blockchain interoperability.
This is a milestone I've been working towards since 2015, Remitt was founded with the conviction that blockchains could transform financial services but only if the industry solved interoperability and harmonised around global standards. Without that, blockchain would remain fragmented, siloed, and locked out of mainstream institutional adoption.
In April 2016, we published what was the world's first proposal for a blockchain standard (https://t.co/SL83Yl4Ejr) a bold move at a time when the industry was still largely focused on proofs of concept and competing protocol narratives, not standardisation.
The idea was simple but ambitious: if blockchains were going to serve global markets, they needed a common framework that transcended any single protocol or vendor.
Central to this thinking from the very beginning was the concept of a multi-gateway architecture, leveraging the know-how of 20 years of experience in cybersecurity to frame the principle that interoperability shouldn't depend on a single bridge or point-to-point connection, but on a layered gateway model that could abstract away the differences between underlying DLTs and connect them through a common interface. This was the architectural foundation of what would become Overledger, and it was also the design philosophy we brought to the standards process.
The belief was that a viable international standard for blockchain interoperability had to be protocol-agnostic and gateway-driven, enabling any DLT to communicate with any other DLT (any-to-any) and with existing networks, without requiring those ledgers to change how they operate. The standard and the technology were born from the same insight.
That same year, I worked closely with the team from @standardsaus (Standards Australia), who had the foresight in 2015 to champion the initiative at the international level. Together, we pushed for ISO to establish a dedicated Technical Committee for blockchain and not to be absorbed into an existing committee, but to stand on its own as a recognition that this technology warranted its own global standards programme. The industry demand was there, the use cases were multiplying, and the fragmentation was becoming a real barrier.
In September 2016, the New Work Item Proposal (NWIP) received global approval, and ISO formally gave the green light to establish a new Technical Committee (https://t.co/7biJjvHRk9). TC 307 — Blockchain and Electronic Distributed Ledger Technologies — was born (https://t.co/5SsFPIw0HH). The inaugural meeting was held in Sydney in April 2017, and from that moment the real work began.
As the standards work progressed internationally, the mission at Remitt was evolving too. What started as an effort to use blockchains for financial services and solve interoperability grew into something far larger, a full enterprise infrastructure platform for connecting any blockchain to any network. Remitt became Quant, and we built Overledger, the world's first blockchain operating system to deliver on that original vision. The multi-gateway architecture that informed the standards thinking became the core of Overledger's design: a technology layer that sits above all blockchains, providing institutions with a single integration point to access any DLT, any network, and any existing system. The interoperability challenge that drove the standards work was the same challenge we set out to solve commercially and the two efforts reinforced each other throughout.
For close to a decade since TC 307's formation, subject matter experts across the world have contributed their time and expertise to Working Group 7 — Interoperability is the committee I chair.
International standards are not built quickly they are built through consensus, technical debate, and relentless refinement. The same methodology and rigour that created the Internet, through publishing standards. The result is a published international standard for blockchain interoperability.
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A huge thank you to @isostandards as the international standards developing organisation, to the team at @standardsaus who started the initiative in 2015 and worked tirelessly to get TC 307 approved and established globally, and to every subject matter expert who contributed to Working Group 7 over the years. This would not exist without that collective effort.
From a blog post proposing the world's first blockchain standard in 2016, to a published ISO standard in 2026 and from Remitt to Quant, from an architectural concept of multi-gateway interoperability to Overledger and a global standard, this has been a decade-long journey of building both the standards and the technology to make blockchain interoperability a reality for institutions worldwide.
There is still much more work ahead. More standards to develop, more to evolve, and more to build. But today, we mark a significant milestone.
#Blockchain #ISO #Interoperability #Standards #TC307 #DLT #Quant #Overledger
Some shifts in finance are loud.
Others are quiet, but far more important. Today, Quant is announcing a partnership with @dentsusoken in Japan.
Over recent years, our work done in the UK has shown that digital money doesn’t have to sit outside the financial system to innovate. Tokenised deposits and programmable settlement can be designed inside regulation, inside banks, and at institutional scale. What’s interesting now is what happens next.
Japan is approaching these questions in its own way, within its own regulatory and market context. But the direction of travel is clear: major economies are beginning to think seriously about how programmable money fits into real-world financial infrastructure.
This partnership is about building that foundation with institutions at the centre.
#TokenisedDeposits #ProgrammableMoney #Stablecoins #Blockchain
I'm delighted to announce that @quantnetwork has been selected to create the new payments infrastructure and bank technology of the UK's Tokenised Sterling Deposits (GBTD), a groundbreaking financial market infrastructure initiative led by UK Finance, in collaboration with major commercial banks including Lloyds, Barclays, HSBC, NatWest, Santander and Nationwide.
Our technology has been chosen for its proven capabilities in interconnecting and interoperating diverse systems and enabling #programmability across different forms of money, building on our successful delivery during the #RLN's initial experimentation phase.
This milestone goes beyond improving #payments, it's about enabling new forms of #programmablemoney that will fundamentally transform how value is moved and managed.
Learn more about the project here: https://t.co/ReAp0lIQpX
Announcement: https://t.co/ao1OdwsEs1
News: https://t.co/frhfU5tnqP
#GBTD #TokenisedDeposits
$QNT is finally getting to a point it can no longer be ignored. $QNT's is positioning itself as an integral part of the future of blockchain interoperability. Below I will list out just some of the accomplishments $QNT has achieved to position itself at the core of the future of finance:
Confirmed Strategic Partnerships
Oracle: $QNT's’s Overledger has been integrated into Oracle's Blockchain Platform Digital Assets Edition (OBP DA) to enable cross-ledger interoperability and support the development of secure, programmable digital economies.
Nexi(via SIAChain): $QNT's Overledger is integrated into SIAChain, providing interoperability solutions for European financial institutions.
UST: In partnership with UST, $QNT's is accelerating the adoption institutional digital assets, combining Overledger's interoperability capabilities with UST's digital transformation expertise.
R3 Corda: $QNT's Overledger facilitates interoperability with R3's Corda platform, enabling seamless integration between different blockchain networks.
AWS: While not a formal partnership, $QNT's technologies are compatible with AWS infrastructure, allowing for scalable deployment of blockchain applications.
AX Trading: $QNT's Overledger is being integrated into AX Trading's platform to facilitate interoperability for regulated digital assets. This integration supports the evolution of traditional capital markets infrastructure, enabling seamless communication across different blockchain protocols.
Bank of England(BoE) & Bank for International Settlements(BIS): $QNT's was tapped by the BoE & BIS to explored how application programming interfaces could be used for central bank digital currency systems.
Constellation Network (DAG): $QNT's has partnered with Constellation Network to integrate Overledger with Constellation's HyperGraph. This collaboration aims to enable cross-platform interoperability for big data, IoT, and AI applications, enhancing secure data transmission across various networks.
https://t.co/ThJNdJ92B9: https://t.co/ThJNdJ92B9 is responsible for operating and developing the UK's retail payment systems, including Bacs, Faster Payments, and Cheque and Credit Clearing. By serving as a Guarantor, $QNT's contributes to the governance and evolution of these critical payment systems, aligning with its mission to enhance interoperability and innovation in financial services.
Embedded Integrations
LACChain: $QNT's Overledger is integrated into LACChain, a blockchain infrastructure initiative for Latin America and the Caribbean, supporting tokenized payments and cross-border transactions.
AUCloud: $QNT's collaborates with AUCloud to provide secure, sovereign cloud infrastructure for Australian government and enterprise DLT use cases.
SIAChain: As part of its partnership with Nexi, $QNT's Overledger is embedded in SIAChain, facilitating cross-platform DLT-based solutions.
Active Pilots and Collaborations
Regulated Liability Network (RLN): $QNT's is actively participating in the UK's RLN experimentation phase, collaborating with major banks/financial institutions to explore tokenized deposits and programmable payments.
Digital Pound / Project Rosalind: In collaboration with the Bank of England and the Bank for International Settlements, $QNT's contributed to Project Rosalind, focusing on API functionalities for retail CBDC transactions.
Digital Euro: $QNT's is among the vendors shortlisted by the European Central Bank for the digital euro project, indicating potential involvement in future developments.
Spunta Project: An initiative by the Italian Banking Association to streamline interbank reconciliation processes using blockchain. This project demonstrates $QNT's Overledger’s capability to enhance efficiency in traditional banking operations.
Fideiussioni Digitali: In collaboration with the Central Bank of Italy, $QNT's is involved in the "Fideiussioni Digitali" initiative, which aims to digitize the management of sureties using blockchain technology. This project underscores $QNT's role in modernizing financial guarantees and compliance processes.
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Sources:
Constellation DAG(Hypergrapgh/Overledger: https://t.co/Dtdea6gplh
Oracle Blockchain Platform Digital Assets Edition: https://t.co/e0ZfRXOJ8w
Nexi/SIAChain: https://t.co/fyGheGRqnp
R3 Corda/RLN: https://t.co/dlh4vEpFSC
UST: https://t.co/qVBcCj8f9g
AX Trading: https://t.co/gcSfOixAZi
LACChain: https://$QNT'https://t.co/x8hhbaDFPU
AUCloud: https://t.co/Qf4WGNl5N1
BIS, BoE, Project Rosalind: https://$QNT'https://t.co/pQ7rWlItHr
Digital Euro: https://t.co/KF6SNPzPAQ
https://t.co/ThJNdJ92B9:
On Monday 5 May, the European Central Bank @ecb announced that @quantnetwork has been selected to work on the ECB’s #DigitalEuro project as a pioneer partner.
We will play a key role in helping the ECB to develop a secure, trusted and private digital euro, with the #programmability and efficiency of modern #digitalpayments.
Learn more here: https://t.co/J5KdFkRVwG
#ProgrammableMoney
🏦Great progress from Bank of Japan’s CBDC.
As we’ve already confirmed, Japan’s CBDC & sandbox infrastructure are 100% inspired by Project Rosalind.
We also know Japan was the first to approve $QNT patent.
Japan’s now passed the design phase & the API architecture is their OFFICIAL choice going forward.
As we know approach Phase 3 & 4, the new focus is around
1. Implications of CBDC
2. Projects in API Sandbox
This lines up perfectly with the “Open API & SDK for external collaboration”
This is exactly what UK RLN & Rosalind did in creating a common gateway of access for FinTechs & banks to join in.
I’m sure Japan is preparing for a similar collaborative initiative.
On top of this they haven’t just quoted BoE’s Rosalind here…
They’re now also referencing Bank of Israel’s Digital Shekel Sandbox.
As we know, Hong Kong Monetary & Bank of Israel partnered for Project Sela.
Which was of course the FIRST Rosalind inspired CBDC project.
And since then the BoI has expanded on this to create their own CBDC sandbox, which now takes inspirations from both Sela & Rosalind!
Things between Quant & Japan certainly seem to be heating up!
A little over a year ago we saw Quant gain their first approved patent in Japan.
Then in April we saw both their CBDC paper directly inspired by Rosalind & their participation for Project Agora.
Keep in mind Agora will be interoperating with UK RLN… Which Quant was a critical piece for.
In fact, there’s 1 more piece to Quant x Japan which I’ll be revealing soon🇯🇵
The Big Picture’s coming together
Looking for a project already working with the largest institutions in the world?
- Bank of England
- Bank of International Settlements
- Digital Pound
- LACCHAIN
- CitiBank
- UST
- Bank of Italy
- NEXI Group
- Industry groups; ISO, IETF
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