PANews reported on August 29 that according to Ledger Insights, Germany's DekaBank announced that it was the buyer of a 100 million euro digital registered mortgage bond issued by France's Natixis Pfandbriefbank. This is the first time Germany has issued such bonds and uses SWIAT licensed blockchain technology. Natixis Pfandbriefbank is an indirect subsidiary of Groupe BPCE, the fourth largest banking group in France. DekaBank also served as the registrar and paying agent for the issuance.