Taurus Collaborates With Temenos to Bring Crypto Custody to Core Banking Software

Swiss cryptocurrency custody specialist Taurus is collaborating with Temenos, a firm that provides core banking software to many of the world's largest financial institutions

Swiss cryptocurrency custody specialist Taurus is teaming up with Temenos, a firm that provides core banking software to many of the world’s largest financial institutions, to allow those banks to quickly and easily create crypto wallets and transfer a wide range of digital assets.

This collaboration is significant because Geneva-headquartered Temenos is huge: The firm has 67 offices in 40 countries and serves over 3,000 banks and financial institutions. Taurus, whose crypto custody clients include the likes of Deutsche Bank and State Street, says it is the first digital asset custody platform to fully integrate with Temenos.

The integration will allow banks using Temenos to have one-click crypto wallets that seamlessly connect with traditional accounts, as well as automated deposit, transfer and withdrawals, and real-time booking, reconciliation and regulatory reporting for digital assets, according to a press release.

“It means banks using Temenos can have exposure to any type of digital assets they want,” Taurus co-founder Lamine Brahimi told CoinDesk in an interview. “That could be cryptocurrencies, tokenized securities, stablecoins, even memecoins if they wish and their risk department is open to it.”

It’s good timing, Brahimi said, given the imminent arrival of a pro-crypto administration in the U.S., as well as Europe going live with the markets in crypto assets (MiCA) regulation.

“Everybody is preparing for regulatory clarity in the U.S.,” Brahimi said. “America is a big market for Temenos and they have a lot of their C suite there. So, we are making ourselves ready, not just in the U.S., but everywhere; hopefully to start in Q1 of next year.”