Fairsquare Lab, DFNS Partner on Bank Digital Asset Custody
Fairsquare Lab will integrate DFNS technology into its institutional wallet infrastructure Sphere, starting non-custodial and later expanding to custodial service.
Fairsquare Lab announced on October 15, 2026 a strategic partnership with DFNS to build digital asset wallet and custody infrastructure for the banking sector, according to datanet.co.kr.
Under the partnership, Fairsquare Lab will integrate DFNS technology into Sphere, its institutional wallet infrastructure. The infrastructure supports on-premise, hybrid and cloud deployments.
The wallet is designed to start as a non-custodial service and later expand to a custodial service.
Background
Fairsquare Lab has carried out digital asset custody, wallet infrastructure, tokenized securities and stablecoin payment projects with domestic financial institutions, and leads on-chain FX settlement technology development in the Pangea stablecoin-based FX settlement project involving about 50 financial institutions in Korea and Europe. In October 2025, the company obtained the highest grade (TI-1) in an investment technology credit rating (TCB).
DFNS, a digital asset core banking platform company founded in Paris, France in 2020, is used by global financial institutions including ABN AMRO and Standard Chartered and its custody affiliate Zodia Custody, and supports more than 100 blockchains.
Quick answers
What is the Fairsquare Lab and DFNS partnership?
It is a strategic partnership to build digital asset wallet and custody infrastructure for banks. Fairsquare Lab will integrate DFNS technology into its institutional wallet infrastructure Sphere.
What deployment options does the infrastructure support?
It supports on-premise, hybrid and cloud deployments.
Will the wallet be custodial or non-custodial?
The wallet is designed to start as a non-custodial service and later expand to a custodial service.