IBM has announced the launch of Digital Asset Haven, a new platform to help financial institutions and governments securely manage and scale their digital asset operations.
The platform aims to provide an integrated system for managing the entire digital asset lifecycle, covering custody, transactions, and settlement. Simultaneously, it upholds seamless operations through rigorous adherence to compliance standards.
A Joint Effort with Dfns
Developed in partnership with Dfns, a well-known provider of digital wallet infrastructure, Digital Asset Haven combines IBM’s enterprise security expertise with Dfns’ experience in digital asset custody.
Dfns has created more than 15 million wallets for over 250 institutional clients. This milestone underscores its extensive engagement in regulated digital finance.
Clarisse Hagège, CEO of Dfns, stated that the collaboration was established to “orchestrate the full digital asset ecosystem.”
This initiative ensures that the infrastructure adheres to the same standards as those of traditional financial systems.
Built for the Next Generation of Financial Services
According to the press release, the platform aims to help institutions modernize their product offerings as tokenized assets and stablecoins become more widely adopted. Moreover, Digital Asset Haven provides the security, governance, and reliability that IBM has long been known for in mission-critical environments.
Tom McPherson, General Manager for IBM Z and LinuxONE, stated that the new offering provides clients with “the resilience and data governance they have been asking for.”
This, he explained, enables them to build the next generation of financial services on trusted infrastructure.
Comprehensive Features for Financial Institutions
IBM has highlighted several core components of the new platform:
- Transaction Lifecycle Management: Enables automation, routing, and settlement of blockchain transactions across more than 40 public and private blockchains.
- Governance and Entitlement Management: Provides unified wallet access control, policy enforcement, and configurable multi-party authorization workflows.
- Integrated Third-Party Services: Offers built-in tools for KYC, AML, and yield-generation, with open APIs and SDKs for custom integrations.
- Holistic Security and Key Management: Uses IBM’s Hardware Security Modules (HSMs) and Multi-Party Computation (MPC) for advanced cryptographic protection.
The system also integrates IBM’s Offline Signing Orchestrator for secure cold-storage operations, helping institutions comply with jurisdictional mandates.
Additionally, the platform includes quantum-safe cryptography features to prepare clients for emerging threats.
Compliance and Security as Core Priorities
IBM emphasized that the platform’s design aligns with regulatory requirements across jurisdictions. Thus, institutions will be able to generate, rotate, and manage cryptographic keys in full compliance with local mandates. Simultaneously, they will uphold rigorous operational security standards.
The system gives clients flexibility in how they deploy and scale their digital asset operations, whether through cloud-based services or on-premises infrastructure.
Launch Timeline
IBM plans to make Digital Asset Haven available as a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) and Hybrid SaaS offering on IBM Z and LinuxONE systems in Q4 2025. Meanwhile, an on-premises version is scheduled for release in Q2 2026.
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