iCapital integrates alternatives DLT platform with fund admin UMBFS

iCapital has integrated its distributed ledger technology platform with UMB Fund Services, a major U.S. fund administrator and subsidiary of UMB Financial Corporation. This strategic partnership aims to standardize data and automate complex workflows across the alternative investment ecosystem. By creating a shared, immutable record of transactions, the platform significantly reduces the manual reconciliation processes that currently burden fund operations. While the initiative focuses on operational efficiency rather than direct asset tokenization, it addresses critical friction points in subscription processing for unlisted registered closed-end funds. UMBFS, which serves approximately half of U.S. assets in this specific sector, expects the integration to enable greater scalability for both financial advisors and investment managers. This development follows iCapital’s previous successful onboarding of major wealth managers, including UBS Wealth Management and Morgan Stanley Wealth Management, to its DLT network. Such infrastructure improvements are essential for the broader RWA market, as they establish the digital plumbing necessary to support the future tokenization of alternative assets.