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Vantage Bank and Rio Bank complete a loan participation payment in tokenized deposits over the Hazel Network

Participate said it completed a loan participation principal and interest payment between two Texas banks, Vantage Bank and Rio Bank, using tokenized deposits on the Hazel Network, the tokenized-deposit and stablecoin platform developed by Vantage Bank and Custodia.

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Key takeawaysFact

  1. 1Participate said it completed a loan participation principal and interest payment between two Texas banks, Vantage Bank and Rio Bank, using tokenized deposits on the Hazel Network, the tokenized-deposit and stablecoin platform developed by Vantage Bank and Custodia.
  2. 2In less than three minutes, Vantage Bank posted a loan payment in Participate, where principal and interest were split to a participant and transmitted as tokenized deposits into the buying institution's digital wallet, with loan balances and payment notices updated automatically.
  3. 3Participate says it will begin offering loan sale payment automation using tokenized deposits and Fedwire automation to all of its 750 network banks.
  • Tokenized deposits

Executive summaryFact

Participate said it completed a loan participation principal and interest payment between two Texas banks, Vantage Bank and Rio Bank, using tokenized deposits on the Hazel Network, the tokenized-deposit and stablecoin platform developed by Vantage Bank and Custodia. In less than three minutes, Vantage Bank posted a loan payment in Participate, where principal and interest were split to a participant and transmitted as tokenized deposits into the buying institution's digital wallet, with loan balances and payment notices updated automatically. Participate says it will begin offering loan sale payment automation using tokenized deposits and Fedwire automation to all of its 750 network banks.

Primary source: Custodia Bank (Participate release via EIN Presswire) ↗

The payment between two Texas banks, Vantage Bank and Rio Bank, moved through the Hazel Network, the tokenized-deposit and stablecoin platform developed by Vantage Bank and Custodia .

— Custodia Bank (Participate release via EIN Presswire), verbatimString-matched against the live page 2026-10-25

Key factsFact

Event
Live transaction
Jurisdiction
US
Source
Custodia Bank (Participate release via EIN Presswire)
Source tier
Tier 2 · Bank / FMI
Product
Tokenized deposits

Adoption statusFact

  • LiveVantage Bank— Hazel Network loan participation payment in tokenized deposits (with Rio Bank, via Participate)

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Who is affectedFact

Vantage Bank, Rio Bank, Custodia and Participate's network of more than 750 banks.

Key datesFact

  • Completed loan participation payment in tokenized deposits announced

More from the sourceFact

“In less than three minutes Vantage Bank posted a loan payment in Participate where principal and interest were split to a participant and transmitted, as tokenized deposits, into the buying institution’s digital wallet.”

“Participate will begin offering access to loan sale payment automation using tokenized deposits and Fedwire automation for participation and syndication payments to all of Participates’ 750 network banks.”

“Hazel Network is a bank-led payments and digital asset infrastructure platform designed to unify tokenized bank deposits and stablecoins within a secure, regulated framework.”

Verbatim from Custodia Bank (Participate release via EIN Presswire)✓ string-matched against the live page 2026-10-25

Why it matters for banksAnalysis

The payment shows tokenized deposits being used for a routine interbank back-office flow (loan participation servicing) between community banks, rather than for retail or crypto-trading use cases.

Editorial analysis based on the facts above and the sources below; not legal or investment advice.

What remains uncertain

  • The release does not state the payment amount or when Participate's offering to its network banks will become available.

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Evidence

Confidence
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Quote verified
2026-10-25 11:54 UTC
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  2. 2026-10-25 Newsroom 2026-10-25 afternoon: +Jack Henry x Google Cloud GCUL tokenized deposits (ir.jackhenry.com, 16 Oct; backfill) +Vantage Bank/Rio Bank tokenized-deposit (4dad920)

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