# Deutsche Bank makes its first euro cross-border payment on Partior, with DBS as beneficiary

Canonical page: https://technooptimist.io/stories/deutsche-bank-makes-its-first-euro-cross-border-payment-on-partior-with-c6c4ae74
Date: 24 Sep 2025
About: [Partior](https://technooptimist.io/companies/partior.md) · [Partior settlement network](https://technooptimist.io/crypto/partior-network.md)
Original source: https://www.db.com/news/detail/20250925-deutsche-bank-conducts-first-euro-transaction-via-blockchain

Deutsche Bank acted as settlement bank and DBS as beneficiary in a live euro payment, months after Deutsche signed its platform agreement in May 2025. The banks connected the blockchain to traditional payment rails so the payment crossed different market infrastructures.

## Key facts

- Partior CEO Humphrey Valenbreder: the new rails 'create real, live business opportunities'.
- Deutsche Bank's Patricia Sullivan: settling on the blockchain gives real-time confirmation and fewer failed payments.

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