Regulated DLT infrastructure · Italian SMEs

Minibonds
on-chain ×

BONDIX simplifies access to capital markets for Italian SMEs: digital issuance and management of minibonds on a next-generation blockchain, in full regulatory compliance.

Project under development and validation. An MVP is available online.

€1.08B
SME minibond market 2025
+32%
Annual growth (YoY)
−39/47%
Issuance cost reduction
€500K
New minimum issuance threshold
The problem

SMEs are excluded from capital markets

A traditional minibond issuance costs between €80K and €200K and is only viable for deals above €3 million. Small and medium enterprises with funding needs between €500K and €3M are left out.

  • Traditional issuance costs: €80K–€200K per operation
  • Implicit threshold: deals under €3M are not viable
  • Manual, paper-based and non-interoperable processes
  • Long timelines: 3–6 months to complete an issuance
The solution

A platform for the entire minibond lifecycle

BONDIX is a SaaS platform that digitizes issuance, payments, transferability and reporting of debt securities. The cost model projects savings of 39–47%. The platform lowers the minimum issuance threshold to €500K, opening the market to thousands of new companies. The model follows a two-layer architecture (asset-leg + cash-leg), consistent with the approach also discussed by the IMF.

01_

Issuance

Digital issuance and dematerialization of the security directly on the distributed ledger.

02_

Payments

Automation of coupon payments and capital repayments via smart contract.

03_

Transferability

Real-time circulation of ownership and position certification. Participants hold tokens in their own accounts and retain personal custody of their private keys.

04_

Reporting

Reports for issuers, investors and advisors, with native compliance.

Traditional issuance vs BONDIX
Item (€5M issuance)TraditionalDLT platformSavings
Advisor / arranger€75K–100K€25K–33K~67%
Listing / ISIN€2.5K€0100%
Registration and payments€5K–15K€0100%
One-off total€98K–148K€60K–78K~39–47%

Based on market data (Osservatorio Minibond PoliMi 2025). Execution time: 4–8 weeks vs 3–6 months.

The platform

Operational features for issuers, investors and arrangers

The features described represent the planned product; the demo illustrates some of its workflows using sample data.

This section summarizes the product's key features within the regulated context: investor onboarding, controlled issuance and transfers, post-placement management and cash-leg synchronization.

Investor onboarding

KYB/KYC/AML and investor suitability checks, with a mechanism that allows transaction access only to authorized accounts via badge, not through whitelisting.

Controlled issuance

Issuance flow with mint/burn controls and transfer rules, with segregation of responsibilities across different roles.

Post-issuance management

Investor communications, automated reports, cap table monitoring and full visibility of every time-stamped snapshot throughout the security's lifecycle.

Dedicated environment

A reserved workspace for each issuer, with data separation and governance aligned with enterprise processes and compliance requirements.

Separated-roles model

A structured process to reduce operational errors: issuance, control and finalization are not concentrated on a single account.

Multi-asset and white label

Architecture extendable to multiple types of financial assets and configurable as white-label for supply-chain partners.

The competitive edge

A next-generation DLT

Technology is at the heart of BONDIX's competitive advantage. We use a next-generation blockchain, designed for financial assets and regulatory compliance — not a simple adaptation of generic infrastructure. BONDIX manages the registry and the securities lifecycle without holding participants’ tokens or private keys. Explore the custody model.

  • Asset-oriented: securities are native protocol objects, not just code
  • Readable transactions: verifiable human-readable signing, no blind-signing
  • Smart contracts secure by design: smaller error and attack surface
  • Scalability and fast finality: ready for real market volumes
Radix

Next-generation blockchain, oriented toward financial assets and contract security.

CONSOB

Role of DLT Registry Manager: the license is a structural competitive barrier.

Cash leg

Orchestration and reconciliation of the cash leg; settlement in wholesale central bank money (ECB Project Pontes) is executed by authorized entities.

Compliance

Compliant with the Fintech Decree (DL 25/2023) and CONSOB Regulation 22923/2023.

The target market

SMEs, the engine of growth

Access to capital markets is — and increasingly will be — the engine of business development and growth. BONDIX was created to simplify it, bringing tools once reserved for large deals within reach of SMEs.

146

SME issuances in 2025, recovering after 2024.

€14.6B

Cumulative minibond market stock since 2013.

CAGR 25%

Expected SME market growth toward 2028.

€2.1B

The SME market toward 2028

With a 25% CAGR, the SME minibond market will reach approximately €2.1 billion and ~286 issuances by 2028. The Fintech Decree enabled a compliant DLT infrastructure: the market has taken off and, after the early attempts, has now become a validated and mature market.

Let's build tomorrow's
capital market together

If you're an investor, an advisor or a supply-chain partner and want to learn more about the BONDIX proposal, write to us: we'll be happy to arrange a dedicated meeting.

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