Deutsche Bank and Accenture Throw Weight Behind Taurus and Parfin—Institutional Crypto Adoption Heats Up in EU and LatAm
Wall Street’s old guard is finally playing catch-up. Deutsche Bank and Accenture-backed Taurus and Parfin are bulldozing roadblocks to institutional crypto adoption—because nothing screams ’trust us’ like legacy finance giants elbowing into the space.
Europe and Latin America are the battlegrounds. Taurus—Switzerland’s crypto infrastructure darling—is scaling its custody and tokenization tech for risk-averse institutions. Meanwhile, Parfin’s stitching together Brazil’s fragmented digital asset markets with enterprise-grade rails.
The irony? Banks that spent years dismissing crypto now need it to stay relevant. Expect more ’strategic partnerships’ as TradFi scrambles to monetize the blockchain wave it failed to stop.
We have partenered with @parfin_io to help accelerate the institutional adoption of digital assets.Our full product suite, Taurus-PROTECT for secure custody and Taurus-CAPITAL for tokenization, is now integrated directly into the Parfin Platform.https://t.co/9AHZazrYKz pic.twitter.com/OolID63ot0 — Taurus (@taurus_hq) May 27, 2025
Per the teams, “this collaboration marks a significant step forward in the consolidation of an interoperable infrastructure ready to meet the demands of regulated markets on a global scale.”
Moreover, as part of the deal, Parfin’s institutional platform will integrate Taurus’s full product suite, includingand. These will provide custody, governance, compliant token issuance, and asset lifecycle management. Therefore, they’ll FORM “a comprehensive end-to-end solution for digital asset management,” the team says.
At the same time, Parfin Platform, a custody-agnostic solution, will utilize support for hardware security module (HSM), to provide institutions with “diverse security and architectural requirements.”
Lamine Brahimi, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Taurus, commented that the two companies are “providing a scalable, high-performance solution that supports institutions as they expand their digital asset capabilities.”
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Parfin and Taurus claim that their integrated infrastructure supports “a broad range of digital asset use cases.” These include crypto, digital currencies, and tokenized securities.
Among the benefits for institutional clients, the announcement highlighted cheaper ownership as the collaboration lowers dependence on fragmented third-party systems. Also, the partnership enables real-time wallet visibility and settlement execution through the Parfin interface. The integrated infrastructure provides access to liquidity via Parfin’s execution infrastructure.
At the same time, Taurus handles policy enforcement, custody, and tokenization.
The companies also claim that the operational and settlement risk is lower thanks to the fully integrated custody and trading workflows. Additionally, the collaboration enables faster deployment leveraging API-based architecture.
“This partnership is an important step for institutions seeking global-standard infrastructure,” said Marcos Viriato, Co-Founder and CEO of Parfin. The integration allows clients to “choose the solutions that best meet their needs in a secure and compliant environment.”
Meanwhile, founded in 2019, Parfin is a financial technology company that builds software products to allow financial institutions to adopt blockchain rails. It’s also the Core developer of the blockchain banking platform.
At the same time, Taurus is a securities firm regulated and supervised by, founded in 2018. It offers services for issuing, storing, and trading cryptocurrencies, tokenized assets, NFTs, and digital currencies. It also operates a marketplace for private assets and tokenized securities.
In March, Taurus announced a strategic partnership with Turkish digital bankand opened an office in Istanbul.
In April, it partnered with, and it launched its, an interbank digital asset network. Its goal is to enhance institutional collaboration, collateral mobility, and settlement efficiency across cryptocurrencies, tokenized securities, and central bank digital currencies (CBDCs).
Taurus and @StateStreet have won Digital Asset Partnership of the Year at the 2025 "Leaders in Custody" Awards!
This prestigious honor from @globalcustodian recognizes the most impactful collaboration in the digital asset space.https://t.co/aSDF7G2Pjn pic.twitter.com/qfuuEKGbF1
In May, Taurus and US-based financial services giantwon Digital Asset Partnership of the Year at the 2025 ‘Leaders in Custody’ Awards.
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