BNP Paribas Asset Management (BNPP AM) has issued a natively digital share class of a money market fund (MMF) on the Allfunds blockchain. The vast majority of tokenized funds are based on existing funds and tend to tokenize current share classes rather than creating a new natively digital share class. The new shares were then used in a cross-border transaction with a French counterparty. BNP Paribas AM acted as transfer agent and dealing services provider, with Allfunds Blockchain as the technology partner. The appeal of the solution is the efficiencies and the ability to move away from batch subscription and redemption to on-demand transactions based on NAV valuations. Plus, there’s potential for faster settlement once the European Central Bank rolls out its wholesale DLT settlement solution. BNP Paribas took part in the ECB’s wholesale DLT trials last year. Currently there’s significant interest around the potential of tokenized money market funds beyond traditional institutional investors to include crypto-native institutions and retail investors. With this step, BNPP AM is exploring that potential as well. However, the retail-focused solutions tend to be on permissionless blockchains, whereas the Allfunds Blockchain appears to be a private permissioned one.