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FinchTrade Joins Lynq’s Real-Time, Interest-Bearing Settlement Network

Aug 13 2025 |

TL;DR

  • FinchTrade joined Lynq as an early institutional participant to deliver interest-bearing, faster, and more secure real-time settlement for clients.
  • Integrating Lynq lets FinchTrade embed the network into treasury workflows, enabling interest-bearing settlements and improved liquidity management and transparency.
  • Benefits require sufficient counterparty coverage on Lynq and technical treasury integration, which may affect operational complexity and onboarding.
  • Business evaluation will focus on Lynq counterparty reach, treasury integration effort, and measurable capital utilization versus current settlement methods.

FinchTrade, a Swiss-based OTC liquidity provider, today announced its participation as one of the first institutional clients on Lynq, the real-time, interest-bearing settlement network for digital asset firms. This milestone highlights FinchTrade’s commitment to leveraging innovative infrastructure to enhance efficiency, transparency, and capital utilization in digital asset settlement.

By integrating with Lynq, FinchTrade can embed the network directly into its treasury workflows, enabling faster, more secure, and interest-bearing settlements for its clients. The platform supports seamless integration with institutional workflows and helps optimize liquidity management in day-to-day operations.

“Joining Lynq allows us to provide our clients with a faster, more efficient settlement experience while ensuring capital remains productive throughout the process,” said Yury Berg, Board Member at FinchTrade. “It’s a critical step toward modernizing how digital asset liquidity and settlements are managed at an institutional level.”

Since its launch, Lynq has onboarded a growing network of market participants, including leading exchanges, market makers, and OTC desks. FinchTrade’s adoption reflects the broader industry trend toward connected, real-time settlement solutions that align with the needs of institutional and corporate clients.

Built by Arca Labs, Tassat, and tZERO, with support from Avalanche and U.S. Bank, Lynq unifies fragmented digital asset settlement and connects trusted counterparties on a single network. Its consortium-driven approach ensures the platform evolves based on user feedback and industry requirements.

Frequently asked questions

Lynq is described as a real-time, interest-bearing settlement network for digital asset firms. FinchTrade joining as one of the first institutional clients signifies it is embedding this network into its operations to enhance settlement efficiency, transparency, and capital utilization for its clients.

FinchTrade will embed Lynq directly into its treasury workflows, enabling faster, interest-bearing settlements that are intended to be more secure. The platform supports seamless integration with institutional workflows and is intended to help optimize day-to-day liquidity management for clients.

According to the announcement, Lynq unifies fragmented digital asset settlement by connecting trusted counterparties on a single network. It offers real-time, interest-bearing settlement and is built and governed by a consortium so the platform can evolve based on user feedback and industry requirements.

The article does not list specific operational, regulatory, or financial risks associated with joining Lynq. It notes that Lynq is a growing network and emphasizes a consortium-driven approach that allows the platform to evolve based on user feedback and industry requirements.

Clients can expect faster and more efficient settlement experiences where capital remains productive during the process, according to FinchTrade. The integration is intended to support optimized liquidity management in routine operations by embedding interest-bearing, real-time settlement into institutional treasury workflows.

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