Ripple-backed BCG study says institutions want custody integrated with settlement, payments
Institutional custody decisions are shifting: buyers assess governance, interoperability and operational integration in addition to asset security. A Boston Consulting Group report commissioned by Ripple, discussed on October 21, positions security as a baseline requirement rather than a differentiator.
What institutions now evaluate
- Policy controls: role-based approvals, auditability, and reporting aligned with internal risk and compliance.
- Interoperability: compatibility across chains and with enterprise systems.
- Operational integration: connectivity between custody, settlement, payments and treasury workflows.
Market sizing
BCG estimates that more than 30% of digital assets held outside centralized exchanges are under institutional custody models. This is an inferred estimate from the commissioned research, not a direct count of wallets.
Why this matters for stablecoins and tokenized securities
Technically secure wallets can still be unusable if approval procedures, reporting or system compatibility are absent. Deployment models vary: some institutions may adopt multiple custodians under a shared orchestration layer, while others may select an integrated provider.
Vendor context
Ripple sells custody infrastructure. The findings reflect vendor-commissioned research and should be interpreted with that context.
Bottom line
The custody model most likely to scale enables conventional institutional controls while preserving on-chain settlement advantages that motivated adoption of blockchain systems.
Authors credited by the source: NewsBTC Editorial Team
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