Greenbridge Markets Joins Centiglobe Connect to Provide On-Demand Liquidity for Tokenized Payments

Greenbridge Markets has joined the Centiglobe Connect network as a liquidity provider, offering banks and payment service providers on-demand access to fiat cash and tokenized deposits. This partnership addresses the critical challenge of capital efficiency in cross-border payments by reducing the need for extensive pre-funding, allowing institutions to manage liquidity more dynamically across blockchain-based rails.

What was announced

Greenbridge Markets has officially joined Centiglobe Connect as an independent Affiliate Member, serving as a dedicated Liquidity Provider for the network. This integration allows Network Members, including banks, Payment Service Providers (PSPs), and Electronic Money Institutions (EMIs), to exchange bank-agnostic tokenized deposits for fiat cash and vice versa on demand. The move is designed to solve the persistent issue of capital being tied up in pre-funding accounts, a common friction point in traditional cross-border settlement.

By utilizing blockchain technology and tokenization, Centiglobe Connect enables direct, instant payments between members without the need for intermediaries. Greenbridge adds a layer of flexibility to this ecosystem; as payment volumes fluctuate, members can access tokenized deposits to support outgoing payments or convert them back into fiat to replenish local liquidity. This functionality is especially critical for institutions that may face regulatory or internal policy restrictions preventing them from holding tokenized assets directly on their balance sheets. The partnership ensures that even these members can participate in the network’s high-speed settlement rails by using Greenbridge as the liquidity conduit. This addition comes as Centiglobe continues to expand its global footprint, adding new partners to its member-based network to streamline the exchange between digital and traditional currency formats.

"Greenbridge adds value to the network by improving access to liquidity for both sending and disbursing payments. This helps Members with limited access to liquidity and gives new Members faster access to the Centiglobe Connect Network. It also supports Members that, for various reasons, are unable to hold tokenized deposits on their balance sheets."

Petter Sandgren, CEO, Centiglobe

The companies involved

Centiglobe is a Stockholm-headquartered fintech that operates a global, member-based cross-border payment network. The company focuses on utilizing blockchain technology and tokenization to facilitate instant, direct payments between financial institutions, effectively removing the traditional intermediaries that often slow down international transfers. Its Centiglobe Connect platform is designed to be bank-agnostic, allowing for a more open ecosystem than proprietary bank-led stablecoin initiatives. Greenbridge Markets serves as an institutional liquidity provider specifically tailored for the tokenized payment sector. Led by CEO Svante Hedin and CFO & Deputy CEO Claes Bahri, the firm provides the necessary market depth to allow digital assets to be converted into traditional fiat currency. In the broader fintech landscape, Greenbridge acts as a critical bridge between the emerging world of programmable money and the legacy financial systems that still rely on fiat cash. By positioning itself as an independent affiliate within the Centiglobe ecosystem, Greenbridge provides the necessary liquidity that enables regulated entities like banks and EMIs to engage with blockchain-based settlement rails without overhauling their entire treasury operations.

What FF News has reported before

Centiglobe has been active in expanding its network reach through several high-profile partnerships previously covered by FF News. In 2026, the company collaborated with Bamboo and Centiglobe Partner to Simplify and Accelerate Cross-border Payments to and From Latin America, focusing on streamlining corridors into the LATAM region. This followed a significant announcement where Centiglobe and Mastercard Move Team Up to Unlock Near real-time cross-border Payments for Consumers and Businesses, a move that integrated Centiglobe’s blockchain capabilities with Mastercard’s global reach. Additionally, the network’s growth was bolstered by an earlier agreement where Centiglobe and Zimpler partner to improve innovative cross-border payment solutions, highlighting the company's ongoing strategy to integrate with diverse payment providers to enhance its cross-border ecosystem.

What this means

This partnership highlights a significant shift in the cross-border payment industry: the move away from the inefficient "dead capital" model of traditional correspondent banking. By providing on-demand liquidity, Greenbridge and Centiglobe are directly challenging the necessity of nostro/vostro accounts, which currently trap billions in global liquidity. This puts traditional settlement networks under pressure to offer similar capital-efficient alternatives. However, the reliance on independent liquidity providers to bridge the fiat-token gap raises questions about market depth during periods of high volatility. As more banks look to tokenization for settlement, the industry must determine if these private liquidity pools can maintain the stability required for large-scale institutional flows.