Moody’s Corporation (NYSE: MCO) today announced that Moody’s Ratings has launched its network-agnostic Token Integration Engine™ (TIE), becoming the first credit rating agency to ingest analytical data and share credit insights on-chain. As an inaugural step, it is the first rating agency to operate a node on the Canton Network. The milestone marks a significant step in Moody’s commitment to digital innovation, intending to enable secure, compliant, and efficient ingestion of data and dissemination of ratings enabled by technology built for integration across platforms.
“As financial markets digitize, the need for independent, trusted risk analysis and credit insights does not change,” said Fabian Astic, Managing Director and Global Head of Digital Economy at Moody’s Ratings. “Moody’s Ratings is extending that rigor to digital market infrastructure consistent with global regulatory expectations and our governance, transparency, and compliance practices.”
Moody’s Ratings’ TIE serves as the foundational integration layer, utilizing its node on Canton to enhance transparency and operational efficiency in the digital finance ecosystem. Participation will be issuer-led, supporting market alignment while preserving the integrity, control, and central role of Moody’s Ratings across digitized global capital markets.
The Canton Network was developed to support the privacy and regulatory needs of institutional finance and brings together leading global organizations to synchronize financial data and processes across a decentralized infrastructure.
“Moody’s customers now have a new way to access trusted credit insight within the digital markets and on-chain finance workflows where they increasingly operate,” said Yuval Rooz, CEO of Digital Asset, co-founder of the Canton Network. “On-chain independent risk analysis streamlines distribution to permissioned parties, reduces friction, and improves transparency across the transaction lifecycle which strengthens market efficiency while preserving privacy, control, and compliance.”
Moody’s Ratings’ TIE plans to expand coverage across other digital finance networks, lines of business and instrument types as adoption grows.
