Citi supports Hana Bank's first $100 mil. digital bond issuance

Citi supported Hana Bank’s first $100 million digital bond issuance on Euroclear’s D-FMI platform on Wednesday. The deal was the first time a Korean bank issued a foreign-currency bond on the platform and settled it the same day. It also became the first digital bond listed on the Singapore Exchange.

Citi acted as issuing and paying agent for the transaction and coordinated issuance, settlement and delivery of the digitally native notes to the dealer for distribution to investors through Euroclear’s settlement bank.

Citi said it has served as issuing and paying agent for most transactions completed so far on Euroclear’s D-FMI platform.

Dirk Jones said Citi’s role in the Hana Bank deal reflects the commercial scale it is building in digital debt markets and called it a milestone for digital capital markets across Asia.

Elodie Norman said the issuance could encourage other banks in the region to explore digital capital markets and highlighted the value of bridging digital and traditional market infrastructure.

Published Sep 30, 2026 1:44 pm KST

Citibank Korea headquarters in central Seoul / Courtesy of Citibank Korea

Citi has supported Hana Bank’s first $100 million digital bond issuance on Euroclear’s Digital Financial Market Infrastructure (D-FMI) platform, serving as issuing and paying agent, the global lender said Wednesday.

The transaction marked the first time a Korean bank issued a foreign-currency bond on the platform and settled it on the same day, known as T+0 settlement, according to Citi. The bond also became the first digital bond listed on the Singapore Exchange.

Citi coordinated issuance, settlement and delivery of the digitally native notes (DNN) to the dealer for distribution to investors through Euroclear’s settlement bank.

The deal adds to Citi’s digital debt business. The lender said it has acted as issuing and paying agent for most transactions completed to date on Euroclear’s D-FMI platform.

“Citi’s role in Hana Bank’s landmark issuance reflects the commercial scale we are building in digital debt markets, having supported similar transactions across diverse issuers and markets globally,” said Dirk Jones, head of Issuer Services at Citi Services. “This is a first for the Korean financial sector and is also a milestone for digital capital markets across Asia.”

He noted that the growing use of distributed ledger technology is changing how debt is issued and settled, increasing the need for services that work across traditional and digital market infrastructure.

“Citi is committed to supporting our clients through that transition, operating across both traditional and digital financial market infrastructures as the two continue to converge,” he added.

Elodie Norman, Euroclear’s chief commercial officer for Asia Pacific, said Hana Bank’s issuance could encourage other banks in the region to explore digital capital markets.

She said the transaction brings together the operational benefits of digital issuance and the investor access provided by established market infrastructure.

“As adoption accelerates, the ability to bridge digital and traditional markets will be critical to scaling digital securities and unlocking their full potential for issuers and investors alike,” she said.

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花旗银行周三支持韩亚银行在欧洲清算银行（Euroclear）的D-FMI平台上发行了首笔1亿美元的数字债券。这是韩国银行首次在该平台上发行外币债券并当日完成结算。同时，该债券也成为首笔在新加坡交易所上市的数字债券。

花旗银行担任该交易的发行和支付代理，并协调数字原生票据的发行、结算和交付给交易商，以便通过 Euroclear 的结算银行分发给投资者。

花旗银行表示，迄今为止，它一直是 Euroclear 的 D-FMI 平台上完成的大多数交易的发行和支付代理。

Dirk Jones 表示，花旗集团在 Hana Bank 交易中的作用反映了其在数字债务市场建立的商业规模，并称这是亚洲数字资本市场的里程碑。

埃洛迪·诺曼表示，此次发行可能会鼓励该地区的其他银行探索数字资本市场，并强调了连接数字和传统市场基础设施的价值。

发布于2026年9月30日下午1:44（韩国标准时间）

花旗银行韩国总部（首尔市中心）/ 图片由花旗银行韩国提供

全球贷款机构花旗银行周三表示，花旗银行已为韩亚银行在欧洲清算银行的数字金融市场基础设施（D-FMI）平台上首次发行1亿美元的数字债券提供支持，担任发行和支付代理。

据花旗银行称，这笔交易标志着韩国银行首次在该平台上发行外币债券并实现当日结算（即T+0结算）。该债券也成为新加坡交易所上市的首只数字债券。

花旗银行协调数字原生票据 (DNN) 的发行、结算和交付给交易商，以便通过 Euroclear 的结算银行分发给投资者。

这项交易进一步拓展了花旗集团的数字债务业务。花旗表示，迄今为止，它已在Euroclear的D-FMI平台上完成了大部分交易，并担任了这些交易的发行和支付代理。

花旗银行发行服务主管德克·琼斯表示：“花旗银行参与韩亚银行此次具有里程碑意义的债券发行，体现了我们在数字债务市场不断扩大的商业规模。我们此前已为全球不同发行机构和市场的类似交易提供支持。这不仅是韩国金融业的首例，也是亚洲数字资本市场发展的一个里程碑。”

他指出，分布式账本技术的日益普及正在改变债务的发行和结算方式，从而增加了对能够在传统和数字市场基础设施上运行的服务的需求。

“花旗致力于支持我们的客户完成这一转型，随着传统金融市场基础设施和数字金融市场基础设施的不断融合，花旗将在两者之间灵活运营，”他补充道。

欧洲清算银行亚太区首席商务官埃洛迪·诺曼表示，韩亚银行的发行可能会鼓励该地区的其他银行探索数字资本市场。

她表示，此次交易将数字发行带来的运营优势与成熟市场基础设施提供的投资者准入便利结合起来。

她表示：“随着数字证券的普及速度加快，连接数字市场和传统市场的能力对于扩大数字证券规模、充分释放其对发行人和投资者的潜力至关重要。”

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