New Episode 15 “Inside the Vault: Bank’s Digital Assets Journey” with Sabih Behzad, Global Head of Digital Assets & Currencies Transformation at Deutsche Bank.
With digital assets evolving from experimental efforts to a board-level priority within financial institutions, real momentum is building across the industry.
Leading financial market infrastructure players including DTCC, Nasdaq, NYSE, Clearstream, and Euroclear are advancing tokenized securities and blockchain solutions, signaling stronger institutional adoption.
In our latest episode of CryptoReg Insights, Sabih Behzad, Global Head of Digital Assets & Currencies Transformation at Deutsche Bank, offers practical insights into the operational, cultural, technical, and risk realities banks face when moving digital assets into core business lines.
Sabih highlights key risks financial institutions must address — including technology and cybersecurity challenges, regulatory navigation, anti-financial crime controls, and the often-underestimated complexity of integrating new digital asset capabilities with legacy core banking systems.
He emphasizes that while regulation, such as Europe’s MiCA, is viewed as an enabler for scale rather than a blocker, the lack of full regulatory alignment across jurisdictions continues to pose challenges. Better standardization and interoperability across chains remain critical missing links for wider adoption.
The conversation also covers high-potential use cases such as tokenized money, tokenized collateral, and intraday markets, along with the importance of partnerships in building scalable, global products.
If you’re a banking leader or an expert in a financial institution advancing your digital asset strategy, this episode provides valuable, grounded perspectives from inside a major bank.
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