Announcing Hercle

Across global finance, one truth is becoming undeniable: value shouldn’t be siloed by slow settlement, fragmented liquidity, or opaque rails. Institutions, treasuries, and payments providers increasingly want to connect fiat, stablecoins, and digital assets in ways that are fast, compliant, and enterprise grade.

Today, we’re excited to share that Dfns and Hercle are partnering to advance that vision, combining secure wallet orchestration with institutional-grade liquidity and settlement infrastructure.

Hercle has emerged as a leading infrastructure platform bridging fiat, digital assets, and stablecoins to enable global money movement at scale and in near-real time. To date, Hercle’s APIs have supported more than $20 billion in settled value for over 200 institutional clients, delivering deep liquidity, banking connectivity, and sub-5-minute settlement across multiple currencies and rails.

Solving the institutional problem of digital assets

Traditional settlement networks and FX rails still dominate large value flows, but often at the cost of speed and transparency. Stablecoins have the potential to transform cross-border payments, treasury rebalancing, and global disbursements, yet most institutions lack deep liquidity, compliant rails, or integrated connectivity to make this a reality.

Hercle was built to fill this gap. Its platform combines:

• Institutional liquidity depth across fiat, stablecoins, and digital assets
• High-speed settlement (90 % < 5 min) with 24/7 availability
• Regulatory-aligned infrastructure in Europe and Switzerland
• Unified APIs for trading, conversion, FX, and settlement workflows

Why this matters for Dfns customers

At Dfns, our mission is to provide the most secure, compliant, and developer-friendly wallet infrastructure available, one that enables fintechs, PSPs, banks, and treasuries to build with confidence. Integrations with partners like Hercle extend this mission beyond custody and transaction orchestration into frictionless, enterprise-grade global money movement.

Together, Dfns and Hercle offer a complete stack for institutions that need:

• Secure wallet orchestration with robust policy and entitlement controls
• Deep liquidity and near-instant settlement across fiat and stablecoin rails
• Global cross-border capabilities without the traditional banking delays
• Compliance-first infrastructure trusted by institutions around the world

This collaboration helps teams scale their payment operations, improve working capital efficiency, and unify treasury flows, all while maintaining control, compliance, and auditability.

Built for the next era of digital finance

Stablecoin rails are no longer theoretical; institutional demand is real and growing. Hercle’s recent funding and global expansion reflect that trend, and their API-first infrastructure complements Dfns’ wallet orchestration and policy controls in a way that de-risks and accelerates adoption for real-world use cases.

By bridging the gap between secure wallet infrastructure and deep institutional liquidity, we’re helping unlock a new era where global money movement is fast, transparent, and programmable.

We’re looking forward to sharing more product integrations in the coming months. If you’re building with stablecoins or digital assets at scale, especially for cross-border payments, treasury workflows, or PSP settlement, stay tuned.

Learn more about Hercle: https://hercle.com/
Build on Dfns today: https://app.dfns.io/