Anchorage Partners with Visa, First Boulevard on Crypto APIs Pilot
Anchorage Digital is pleased to be working together with Visa and First Boulevard Bank in their pilot of a new set of crypto-related APIs to enable neobanks and financial institutions to connect to Anchorage’s crypto services and capabilities and increase crypto access and usability. This pilot, which is anticipated to launch later this year, represents an important milestone in allowing banks, neobanks, and other financial institutions to easily and securely integrate digital asset products into their own offerings.
Recent months have seen unprecedented demand for exposure to crypto assets on the part of institutions and consumers alike. And while demand is high, the kind of plug-and-play tools many institutions need to provide those services are in very short supply. Through this partnership, Visa and Anchorage will explore ways to lower the barrier to entry for institutions looking to provide digital asset services to their customers.
From a technical perspective, this pilot will enable Visa clients to easily connect to Anchorage infrastructure, allowing banks, neobanks, and other financial institutions to maintain their own unique user experiences on the front end, while securely tapping into the digital asset ecosystem on the back end. Through the pilot program, First Boulevard clients will be able to buy, hold, and sell digital assets held in Anchorage Digital Bank, the first federally chartered digital asset bank.
This pilot program is a significant step forward both for the proliferation of crypto as an asset class, and for accessibility and inclusion in payments and financial services. We’re thrilled to be working alongside Visa and First Boulevard to build the infrastructure for a more secure and equitable financial future, and proud to offer institutions easy, secure solutions for enabling crypto products and services.
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About Anchorage Digital
Anchorage Digital is the proven infrastructure layer for modern financial markets that gives institutions a single platform to participate in digital assets, including prime services, tokenization, stablecoins, and the governance framework for agentic finance. Home to Anchorage Digital Bank N.A., America’s first federally regulated digital asset bank, Anchorage Digital also serves institutions through Anchorage Digital Singapore, licensed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore; Anchorage Digital NY, which holds a BitLicense from the New York Department of Financial Services; and self-custody wallet Porto by Anchorage Digital. Anchorage Digital Bank also offers fiat custody services through an FDIC-insured, licensed sub-custodian. Anchorage Digital is funded by leading institutions including Andreessen Horowitz, GIC, Goldman Sachs, KKR, and Visa, with a valuation of $4.2 billion. Founded in 2017 in San Francisco, California, Anchorage Digital has offices in New York, New York; Porto, Portugal; Singapore; and Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Learn more at anchorage.com, X, YouTube, and LinkedIn.
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This post is intended for informational purposes only. It is not to be construed as and does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to purchase any securities in Anchor Labs, Inc., or any of its subsidiaries, and should not be relied upon to make any investment decisions. Furthermore, nothing within this announcement is intended to provide tax, legal, or investment advice and its contents should not be construed as a recommendation to buy, sell, or hold any security or digital asset or to engage in any transaction therein.
Anchorage Digital Bank National Association offers fiat custody services through the use of an FDIC-insured, licensed sub-custodian.
