GSN Brings GSX ID to Canton to Streamline On-Chain KYC

Global Settlement Network joined the Canton Network as a validator and featured application on April 30, 2026, and deployed its GSX ID credentialing platform inside the Canton ecosystem.

GSX ID runs natively on Canton and allows institutions to issue and carry verifiable on-chain compliance credentials for KYC, AML, KYB onboarding, bad-actor screening and investor qualification. When a participant clears those checks, other counterparties and applications on Canton can accept that verification without repeating the same processes.

By joining as a validator, Global Settlement Network will take part in the network’s infrastructure and hold a governance stake. Canton connects financial institutions and supports tokenized assets across markets, with platform participants moving large volumes of capital.

Three ecosystem partners will extend GSX ID’s distribution and risk capabilities. Texture Capital, a FINRA member and SEC-registered broker-dealer, will handle investor verification and broker-dealer distribution in the United States. Black Manta Capital Partners, a licensed investment bank operating in Europe and globally, will support cross-border tokenized distribution. Particula will embed independent risk ratings into the GSX ID workflow. Additional partners named in the rollout include Archax, Lattice and Infrasingularity.

“Institutions are repeating the same verification process every time they transact,” Kyle Sonlin, co-founder and president of Global Settlement Network, said. Viv Diwakar, head of the Canton Foundation, commented that bringing a credentialing layer into the network will make onboarding and transacting easier while meeting regulatory requirements. Richard Johnson of Texture Capital noted that integrating with GSX ID can create a more efficient path for issuers and investors to access compliant markets without duplicating processes. Alexander Rapatz of Black Manta Capital Partners pointed out that tokenized markets are global while compliance frameworks remain fragmented. Nadine Wilke of Particula emphasized that embedding independent ratings into the credentialing process lets participants evaluate opportunities within a single workflow.

The teams said partners plan to expand GSX ID’s reach into U.S. and European compliant distribution by the second quarter of 2026. The organizations involved described the integration as intended to reduce duplicated compliance checks that can raise costs and delay transactions.