DLT in the real world 2025: Accenture - promise to production?

Where is Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) adoption strengthening — and what could unlock broader scale?

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This podcast series examines where DLT is delivering real activity rather than future potential. Featuring perspectives from Accenture and Broadridge, the conversations explore rising transactional volumes, regional differences in adoption, the growth of digital cash and tokenised repo, and what these use cases reveal about production-scale change in capital markets. The series matters now as firms look for evidence of commercial traction, not just innovation narratives.

Speakers

Barnaby Nelson

Chief Executive Officer

The ValueExchange

John Lee

Managing Director

Capital Markets

Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) adoption is increasingly being assessed through practical outcomes rather than long-term expectation alone. While activity is still uneven across markets, firms are paying closer attention to where live usage, commercial value and production readiness are starting to align.

Produced with Accenture and in partnership with International Securities Services Association (ISSA), this episode explores how DLT adoption is evolving across regions and use cases, focusing on what current momentum may signal for 2025 and what could help move the market from pilot activity to broader scale.

The episode highlights:

Live project numbers remain relatively flat, but transactional volumes are rising
North America is moving faster, supported by stronger regulatory clarity
Stablecoins, digital cash and wallet models are emerging as more credible drivers of scale