Avalanche Disrupts Finance: FIS & Intain Launch Blockchain Gateway on the High-Speed Network
Avalanche just bulldozed another wall in TradFi’s fortress. FIS—the $40B payments giant—and Intain, a structured finance heavyweight, are launching a blockchain gateway on Avalanche’s subnet. No more 3-day settlements or $50M middleman fees—just instant, transparent transactions.
Why Avalanche? Try 4,500 TPS and sub-2-second finality. The network’s custom subnets let FIS and Intain bypass Ethereum’s gas wars while keeping compliance teams happy. Intain’s already tokenized $800M in assets—imagine that scaling across FIS’s 2,000+ institutional clients.
Of course, Wall Street will still take a 30% cut for ‘advisory services.’ Some habits die harder than others.
Modernizing credit markets
The Digital Liquidity Gateway connects directly with FIS’s core banking infrastructure and uses AI to automate verification, record-keeping, and compliance. Deals are logged on Intain’s Avalanche LAYER 1 network for real-time validation and programmable settlement, reducing friction and counterparty risk.
“Rebuilding trust in asset-backed finance is critical,” said Siddhartha, CEO of Intain Markets, citing recent loan management scandals. “We’re automating manual processes and delivering transparency for all participants.”
By digitizing the securitization process, banks can recycle capital faster while investors gain clearer insight into the underlying assets. FIS’s John Omahen described it as “a fundamental shift in how regional and community banks can manage their balance sheets and serve their communities.”
Avalanche’s expanding institutional footprint
Built on Intain’s Avalanche L1 and powered by AvaCloud, the platform underscores Avalanche’s growing role in real-world finance. Ava Labs President John Wu said the project shows how blockchain “can help institutions offer better rates and expand credit access while maintaining full transparency.”
This marks another institutional milestone for Avalanche. In Japan, payment processor TIS Inc. recently deployed its Multi-Token Platform on AvaCloud to run stablecoins and tokenized assets across a $6T network.
Routescan data shows Avalanche’s smart contracts have exploded, tripling to more than 44 million in a year. Developers are clearly betting big, turning the network into a hotspot for DeFi, gaming, and tokenized assets.
According to CoinMarketCap, AVAX currently hovers around $17 with a $7.4 billion market cap.
Why it matters
Avalanche’s growing roster of institutional partners shows how blockchain is quietly moving from crypto hype to real financial infrastructure. By powering regulated systems like FIS’s loan markets and Japan’s payments network, Avalanche is proving its tech can handle the scale and scrutiny of traditional finance.
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