AMINA Bank Launches World’s First Regulated Institutional Staking for Polygon’s POL Token

Switzerland’s AMINA Bank AG, one of the country’s fastest-growing FINMA-regulated crypto banks with over $4.2 billion in assets under management, has officially become the first bank in the world to offer institutional staking for Polygon’s native token, $POL.

Through a strategic partnership with the Polygon Foundation, AMINA introduces a regulated onchain staking model that provides institutional clients compliant access to up to 15% staking rewards, while directly contributing to Polygon’s network security & scalability.

• A Milestone for Institutional Crypto
• Boosted Rewards via Polygon Partnership
• Polygon’s Expanding Institutional Footprint
• From MATIC to POL: The Upgrade Era

A Milestone for Institutional Crypto

The introduction of regulated institutional staking marks a historic first for the DeFi landscape. As a FINMA-licensed Swiss bank since 2019, AMINA serves asset managers, pension funds, corporate treasuries, and UHNWIs under stringent compliance frameworks.

The launch coincides with Polygon’s rapid growth: it leads all EVM-compatible chains in sub-$100 transactions, commanding over 30% of market share and hosting $3.4 billion in stablecoin supply. With 90% of stablecoin activity in emerging markets, Polygon’s network now processes a major share of real-world, low-value payments, a segment where institutional-grade staking security has become essential.

Boosted Rewards via Polygon Partnership

Through a unique collaboration with the Polygon Foundation, AMINA Bank offers its clients a boosted 15% staking yield, making it the most competitive institutional staking program available in the market. This partnership ensures that institutional capital not only earns yield but also strengthens Polygon’s proof-of-stake security.

As the network continues to scale through its Gigagas roadmap, secure validator participation from licensed banks helps sustain decentralization & resilience.

Polygon’s Expanding Institutional Footprint

Polygon has steadily positioned itself as the institutional backbone for tokenization & payments.

It currently powers ~$3.4 billion in stablecoin supply, with transaction fees below $0.01 and an average settlement time of 5 seconds, creating a frictionless experience for enterprise users.

Major financial institutions are already building on Polygon:

1. J.P. Morgan, Franklin Templeton, and Santander leverage Polygon for real-world asset (RWA) tokenization.
2. Apollo and Securitize launched ACRED, a tokenized private credit instrument, directly on Polygon.
3. Governments from Wyoming (USA) to Lugano (Switzerland) have integrated Polygon into their digital infrastructure.

Additionally, fintech giants such as Stripe, AlloyX, and Cypher Capital are adopting Polygon for instant global settlements and institutional-grade yield. These integrations collectively reinforce Polygon’s status as the enterprise-ready blockchain for programmable onchain finance.

From MATIC to POL: The Upgrade Era

POL serves as the cornerstone of Polygon’s next-generation multichain ecosystem, enabling validators to secure multiple chains simultaneously. As part of Polygon’s Gigagas future, POL aims to support throughput of 100,000 transactions per second (TPS) while keeping transaction costs negligible.

By bridging regulated banking systems with decentralized staking infrastructure, AMINA’s initiative paves the way for institutional-grade staking-as-a-service to become a new norm in Web3.

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