Doha Bank has listed its inaugural US$150 million Floating Rate Digitally Native Notes (DNN) on the London Stock Exchange’s International Securities Market (ISM), settling on a same-day (T+0) basis through Euroclear’s Digital Financial Market Infrastructure (D-FMI).

The platform enables the issuance, distribution and settlement of fully digital international securities using distributed ledger technology (DLT).

Standard Chartered acted as Sole Global Coordinator and Sole Arranger, overseeing the structuring, execution and distribution of the transaction.

The issuance is among Qatar’s earliest digitally native US dollar bond deals and is designed to demonstrate real-time settlement in a regulated market environment.

The transaction positions Qatar among early adopters of digital bond infrastructure in the GCC, aligning with regional efforts to modernise capital markets and expand digital funding channels.

Doha Bank said the issuance attracted a new investor to the bank.

Abdulrahman Bin Fahad Al-Thani, Group CEO of Doha Bank, said:

“By achieving one of the region’s first real-time T+0 settlements and leveraging Euroclear’s D-FMI infrastructure, we are enhancing efficiency and market access while supporting Qatar’s broader digital transformation agenda.”

Salman Ansari, Global Head, Capital Markets, Standard Chartered, said:

“Doha Bank’s debut digital bond issuance underscores the tangible, real-world efficiencies that cutting-edge digital infrastructure is delivering for capital markets, and the increasing appetite among our clients for this next-gen capability and execution.”

The DNN uses DLT to provide decentralised record-keeping and operational efficiencies, while maintaining compatibility with existing secondary-market services. Citi acted as issuing and paying agent.

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