Mitsubishi Corporation will begin using JPMorgan Chase’s Kinexys blockchain payment platform to move funds across its global operations, a significant corporate endorsement of institutional blockchain infrastructure. Kinexys offers near-instant, around-the-clock transfers that cut dependence on traditional banking rails.
JPMorgan aims to grow Kinexys to about $10 billion in daily transaction volume, up from an average near $7 billion today. Launched in 2020, the network has processed more than $3 trillion cumulatively, reflecting rising institutional demand for blockchain-based settlement systems. The platform has already attracted large clients, including Qatar National Bank Group, which has reported payments clearing in as little as two minutes.
Mitsubishi — one of Japan’s largest trading and industrial conglomerates, with broad exposure to energy, manufacturing and logistics — brings notable scale and geographic reach to Kinexys’ client base.
Beyond payments, JPMorgan is expanding Kinexys into tokenization with a planned product called Kinexys Fund Flow, targeted at tokenizing asset classes such as private credit and real estate, with a rollout expected this year. The push into tokenized assets continues even as JPMorgan’s CEO, Jamie Dimon, has expressed skepticism about cryptocurrencies.
Other major institutions are pursuing tokenization as well: BlackRock has introduced tokenized funds, Franklin Templeton operates a blockchain-based money-market fund, and Siemens has issued digital bonds on blockchain rails. In the U.S., clearer regulation and improving infrastructure have led exchanges like Nasdaq and the New York Stock Exchange to incorporate tokenization into alternative trading systems, signaling a broader shift toward blockchain settlement rails.
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