UBS

UBS has nominated Agustin Carstens and Apple CFO Luca Maestri as board candidates ahead of its April annual general meeting. The moves add central banking and big-tech finance experience to UBS’s governance outlook.

UBS has increased its holdings in BlackRock's IBIT and begun a pilot offering crypto trading to wealthy clients, signaling stronger institutional appetite for BTC. The moves could improve liquidity and widen regulated access for high-net-worth investors.

UBS Group AG's CEO said the bank may soon let retail clients buy and sell cryptocurrencies, while emphasizing it will not rush into digital-asset technologies. The announcement suggests growing interest but a cautious rollout.

Bloomberg reports UBS will pilot cryptocurrency investment options for a subset of its private banking clients. The limited rollout aims to gauge demand and operational readiness before any wider offering.

UBS CEO Sergio Ermotti said blockchain technology will shape the future of the traditional banking industry. His comments underscore growing institutional acceptance of distributed ledger technology.

UBS and Ant International will pilot tokenized bank deposits in Singapore to enable instant cross-border payments and sharper liquidity management as part of one of the city‑state’s largest blockchain projects. The trial targets longstanding treasury bottlenecks by testing tokenized cash for corporate and institutional use.