FRNT Financial chosen by Balance as liquidity provider

Executive Summary

• FRNT Financial Inc. has been selected by Balance, Canada's largest digital asset custodian, to integrate as a liquidity and lending provider on Balance's platform.
• This integration allows eligible institutional clients to access FRNT’s capital markets and advisory services directly through Balance’s secure custody infrastructure.
• The partnership aims to enhance capital efficiency and risk management for institutional investors by providing a compliant framework for digital asset lending and liquidity.

Key Details

• Parties Involved: FRNT Financial Inc. (Digital Asset Investment Bank) and Balance (Digital Asset Custodian).
• Nature of Integration: FRNT is integrated as a liquidity and lending provider accessible to institutional clients via Balance’s platform.
• Client Access: Eligible clients can onboard with FRNT and access services directly from Balance's offline and warm storage solutions.
• Operational Mechanics:
  • Assets remain in segregated accounts at Balance.
  • Asset movement occurs only pursuant to client authorization and established governance procedures.
  • Clients may designate FRNT as an approved counterparty while retaining custody at Balance.
• FRNT Business Lines: Deliverable trading services, structured derivative products, merchant banking, advisory, consulting, lending origination, and principal investments.
• Strategic Rationale:
  • Balance CEO George Bordianu: Stated that integrating FRNT strengthens capital markets capabilities within a framework of disciplined risk management and secure, independent custody infrastructure.
  • FRNT CEO Stephane Ouellette: Highlighted that reliable custody is foundational to institutional lending, allowing FRNT to deliver structured capital solutions with transparency and operational control.
• Onboarding: Institutional clients can begin the onboarding process through FRNT's secure portal.

Notable Quotes

• George Bordianu, Co-founder and CEO of Balance: "Institutional digital asset markets are increasingly defined by disciplined risk management and capital efficiency. Our role is to provide secure, independent custody infrastructure that enables clients to engage professional counterparties without compromising asset segregation or governance. Integrating FRNT strengthens the capital markets capabilities available within that framework."
• Stephane Ouellette, CEO of FRNT: "Reliable custody infrastructure is foundational to institutional lending and liquidity activity. Working with Balance allows us to deliver structured capital solutions to institutional clients within a model that preserves transparency, counterparty clarity and operational control."