{"id":570730,"date":"2025-11-04T10:05:14","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T09:05:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibsintelligence.com\/?post_type=ibsi_news&p=570730"},"modified":"2025-11-04T10:05:14","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T09:05:14","slug":"sgb-partners-with-fireblocks-to-advance-digital-asset-banking","status":"publish","type":"ibsi_news","link":"https:\/\/ibsintelligence.com\/ibsi-news\/sgb-partners-with-fireblocks-to-advance-digital-asset-banking\/","title":{"rendered":"SGB partners with Fireblocks to advance digital asset banking"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Singapore Gulf Bank<\/a> (SGB), a fully licensed digital wholesale bank regulated by the Central Bank of Bahrain, has selected Fireblocks<\/a> to power its digital asset wallet and treasury infrastructure.<\/p>\n

The partnership marks a key milestone in SGB\u2019s digital transformation strategy, as the bank advances its mission to bridge traditional and digital finance for institutional and retail clients across global markets. Leveraging Fireblocks\u2019 enterprise-grade platform, SGB will deploy secure wallet infrastructure to support treasury management, custody operations, and automated liquidity optimisation across multiple accounts and venues.<\/p>\n

Over time, SGB plans to expand its use of Fireblocks\u2019 infrastructure to enable digital asset on- and off-ramps, as well as support the issuance of stablecoins initiatives that will enhance access to new financial products and unlock additional value for its clients.<\/p>\n

Founded by Whampoa Group, a privately held Singaporean investment firm, and backed by Mumtalakat, the sovereign wealth fund of the Kingdom of Bahrain, SGB provides a unified platform that allows clients to manage both conventional and digital assets seamlessly. The bank\u2019s partnership with Fireblocks underscores its commitment to regulatory compliance, operational resilience, and delivering a trusted digital banking experience.<\/p>\n

By integrating Fireblocks\u2019 secure and scalable infrastructure, SGB will be able to simplify treasury operations, strengthen compliance controls, and enhance customer experience. Fireblocks\u2019 multi-layered security architecture combines Multi-Party Computation (MPC) cryptography with secure hardware protection, offering institutional-grade defences against internal and external threats, including cyberattacks and human error.<\/p>\n

Shawn Chan, CEO of Singapore Gulf Bank, said, <\/strong>\u201cWe exist to make regulated banking work for the digital asset economy. By using Fireblocks, we\u2019re able to automate processes, reduce operational risk, and most importantly, offer clients faster, safer access to digital asset services such as crypto treasury, on- and off-ramps, and stablecoin transactions. This supports trading firms, exchanges, and payment providers with the type of banking experience they need to operate in a regulated environment.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":35851,"featured_media":570732,"parent":0,"template":"","categories":[11395,11381,41779,11385,11396,11384,11397],"tags":[12663,11864,37446,11649,12004,11438,11409,12472,11769,11549,11515],"class_list":["post-570730","ibsi_news","type-ibsi_news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-analytics","category-artificial-intelligence","category-banktech","category-blockchain","category-cryptocurrency","category-payments","category-saas","tag-ai","tag-apac","tag-apac-news","tag-digital-banking","tag-digital-lending","tag-digital-payments","tag-digital-transformation","tag-financial-inclusion","tag-financial-institutions","tag-financial-services","tag-fintech"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nSGB partners with Fireblocks to advance digital asset banking - IBS Intelligence<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Singapore Gulf Bank (SGB), a fully licensed digital wholesale bank regulated by the Central Bank of Bahrain, has selected Fireblocks\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/ibsintelligence.com\/ibsi-news\/sgb-partners-with-fireblocks-to-advance-digital-asset-banking\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"SGB partners with Fireblocks to advance digital asset banking\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"IBS Intelligence (IBSi) is the world\u2019s only pure-play Financial Technology focused research, advisory, and fintech news analysis firm, with a 30-year track record and clients globally. 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