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zerohash named as tempo validator, bringing tempo's stablecoin rails to zerohash partners. zerohash becomes the first pure infrastructure provider to hold a validator seat on Tempo's payments blockchain, integrating it with some of the largest banks, fintechs, brokerages, and platforms in zerohash's growing partner network. October 06, 2026 21:00 ET | Source: zerohash SINGAPORE, Oct. 06, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - zerohash, the leading onchain infrastructure platform for financial institutions, today announced that it is integrating Tempo, a blockchain purpose-built for stablecoin payments at scale, into its ecosystem. Further, Tempo has granted zerohash a validator seat on its network, making zerohash the first onchain infrastructure provider to hold a validator seat. The announcement was made at TOKEN2049, one of the crypto industry's largest global conferences. zerohash's infrastructure already powers stablecoin-enabled money movement for a broad network of partners, including Visa Direct, Marqeta, Gusto, Kalshi, Worldpay, Félix Pago, and others. That activity is accelerating: 1 in every 12 dollars of tokenized Treasury volume ever recorded has moved through zerohash rails.[1] Behind that scale is a single integration layer: zerohash abstracts away the complexity of connecting to networks like Tempo, delivering cross-chain and cross-asset interoperability across 100+ assets and more than 35 chains, while handling the underlying liquidity, compliance, custody, and settlement infrastructure so partners can focus on delivering the best user experience. "Tempo represents exactly the kind of ecosystem our partners need to move stablecoins at scale. It's fast, predictable, and built for onchain velocity," said Mark Daly, Chief Business Officer at zerohash. "Integrating Tempo, and further, having a role as a validator, puts zerohash even closer to the core of how this network operates, letting us bring that reliability directly to world-class institutions and platforms we serve." "Tempo's validator set is designed to reflect the businesses that move money, and zerohash operates the infrastructure behind hundreds of banks, fintechs, and payment platforms," said Dan Romero, Chief Business Officer at Tempo. "Having them on board as a validator to help secure the network, in addition to connecting with it, strengthens Tempo for every business using it to move money with stablecoins." Beyond the integration itself, the validator seat gives zerohash partners a new foundation to build on that will unlock product and use-case innovation across the network as partners bring stablecoin-powered offerings to customers in new ways. About zerohash zerohash is the leading infrastructure provider for crypto, stablecoin, and tokenized assets. Its API and embeddable dev-kit enable innovators to easily launch solutions across cross-border payments, commerce, trading, remittance, payroll, tokenization, and on/off-ramps. The company has a global regulatory footprint across the EU, Latin America, Australia, New Zealand, Bermuda, and the U.S., and operates regulated entities in 51 U.S. jurisdictions. For more information, visit zerohash.com. zerohash Disclosures zerohash services and product offerings may not be available in all jurisdictions, including New York. zerohash accounts are not subject to FDIC or SIPC protections, or any such equivalent protections that may exist outside of the US. zerohash's technical support and enablement of any asset is not an endorsement of such asset and is not a recommendation to buy, sell, or hold any crypto asset. zerohash is not registered with the SEC or FINRA. zerohash llc is licensed as a money transmitter and to engage in Virtual Currency Business Activity by the New York State Department of Financial Services. For additional information please see our US licenses and disclosures page. NMLS ID #1699379. About Tempo Tempo is a Layer 1 blockchain purpose-built for stablecoin payments at scale, incubated by Stripe and Paradigm. It gives businesses and developers a programmable settlement layer for stablecoins, so they can move money with the speed, predictability, and privacy controls enterprises need. Tempo was designed with category-defining fintechs, banks, and commerce platforms to meet the needs of the businesses that run the global economy. Learn more at tempo.xyz. ________________________________ 1 Source: zerohash platform data (Q3 2026: Tokenization Payment Rails, settled USD notional); RWA.xyz, "Tokenized U.S. Treasuries - Transfer Volume, All Time (Oct-21 - Jul-26).

Knova and Tempo help institutions launch tokenized products without rebuilding systems. Knova helps financial institutions launch tokenized payment products while keeping their existing systems and providers. Its partnership with Tempo connects payments, stablecoins and tokenized deposits to those systems through one operating platform. Request a briefing on the Knova integration. One platform for traditional and tokenized assets. Knova is a financial operations platform that connects institutions' existing systems, asset data and transaction workflows. Banks and other financial institutions can use it to coordinate traditional and digital assets while continuing to work with their custody and payment providers. The platform combines three components. Connectors link the systems an institution uses. Digital Twin Assets create standardized records of assets, including ownership and current state. A Transaction Workflow Engine uses those records and connections to automate operations across blockchain networks and existing financial systems. That gives institutions a way to manage processes that span multiple assets and providers. Knova's platform supports workflows such as netted settlement, moving balances between accounts and converting between traditional money and stablecoins. Knova coordinates these operations without holding customer assets. Connecting Knova to Tempo. Knova's partnership with Tempo focuses on bringing that simplified operating model to payments, stablecoins, and tokenized deposits on Tempo. For financial institutions, the aim is to connect a new settlement network to the systems and processes they're already running. Institutions can connect supported TIP-20 assets on Tempo or create new tokens through Knova. Knova supports TIP-20 transfers and, where the institution has the required issuer permissions, minting and burning. The integration also credits inbound on-chain deposits and debits outbound withdrawals. Supported Tempo assets and events connect to Knova's Transaction Engine and digital twins, so institutions can configure workflows and automations and apply AI-driven insights and actions. Knova uses Tempo's webhooks to receive on-chain updates. Institutions sign transactions through a supported wallet provider of their choice, with custody remaining with the institution or its chosen custody provider. An illustrative tokenized deposit workflow. Issuance and bank controls. Consider a bank that wants to issue tokenized deposits backed by customer funds. It could configure approval and screening steps in Knova's Transaction Engine, using its existing compliance systems for KYC, AML and sanctions checks. Knova would orchestrate those checks rather than perform them. The bank could place these steps before issuance or elsewhere in the workflow, based on its risk and compliance requirements. Once the configured checks pass, Knova could instruct the bank's core system to move the corresponding funds into a settlement account, where the bank's controls reserve them for redemption. Using an account with the required issuer permissions, the workflow could then mint the equivalent TIP-20 balance on Tempo. A digital twin record would link that on-chain balance to the reserved funds. Private transfers between banks. Using Tempo Zones, currently available on testnet only, a bank could operate its own private execution environment. Knova could coordinate both banks' configured checks before routing a transfer between their Zones. This would allow the banks to transact without exposing their broader internal balances and transaction histories to each other or public observers. Each Zone operator would retain visibility into its own Zone to support compliance processes. Some deposit and withdrawal information would remain visible on the public chain. Liquidity and redemption. As balances accumulate, the bank could configure Knova to reconcile and rebalance funds across its traditional payment systems at specified thresholds or on a schedule. Those movements would follow the bank's reserve and liquidity controls. On redemption, the workflow could first return the customer's tokens to an issuer-authorized account for burning. Only after the burn is confirmed via Tempo's webhook would the bank's core system release the corresponding reserved funds to the customer. Knova would reconcile the traditional ledger and on-chain balances as each step is confirmed. This example shows how Knova can coordinate institutional systems and operational workflows around settlement on Tempo. The exact configuration depends on the bank's systems, permissions and controls. Why Tempo. Knova is chain-agnostic by design. Its platform connects institutions' existing systems to supported networks for a given asset or workflow. Tempo adds a network built for payments, with fast, low-cost settlement. The integration brings token operations on Tempo into Knova's configurable workflows and controls. Tempo is a blockchain built for payments, incubated by Stripe and Paradigm. Standard token transfers typically cost less than a tenth of a cent, with fees payable in supported USD stablecoins. Payment memos carry references that help enterprise operations teams match transfers to their internal records. "Our goal is to make it dramatically easier for financial institutions to launch tokenized payment products without rebuilding their existing infrastructure. Together with Tempo, Knova provides the operational layer to connect systems, automate workflows, and reconcile activity - helping institutions move from idea to production faster, all from one control plane." Natalya Thakur, CEO, Knova "Knova is helping financial institutions bring stablecoins and tokenized deposits into the systems they already use. We're glad to support that work as Knova brings more institutional payment flows onto a network designed for payments." Ninad Nirgudkar, GTM, Tempo Discuss your integration. If your institution is evaluating payments, stablecoins or tokenized deposits on Tempo, request a briefing on the Knova integration so its teams can help you work out the best path forward. Customer stories.