Amina Bank, a Swiss bank specialising in digital assets and licensed by the highly stringent FINMA (Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority), has just established itself as the first financial institution in the world to offer a staking service for POL.
POL, as a reminder, is the native token that ensures the security of the Polygon network.
Thanks to a new strategic partnership with the Polygon Foundation, the Zug-based bank now offers its institutional clients the opportunity to generate returns of up to 15% by directly participating in securing the network.
Regulated access to yield
Myles Harrison, Chief Product Officer at Amina, emphasised the importance of this announcement: “Expanding our POL-related services provides our institutional clients with regulated access to the blockchain, while rewarding them for their contribution to the stability and security of a network already used by some of the largest financial institutions.”
This approach transforms an activity traditionally reserved for “crypto-natives” into a compliant investment opportunity for asset managers, corporate treasuries, family offices, and other major players. Amina’s clients place their POL through the bank’s custody solution, in compliance with strict Swiss KYC/AML regulations.
Deciphering the “up to 15%” yield
The 15% yield figure is particularly eye-catching, but deserves further analysis. Maria Adamjee, Head of Investor Relations at Polygon Labs, provided the necessary details:
- Base yield (approximately 4%): This is the variable yield that the institution receives by participating in the traditional validation process on the network. This percentage changes based on the ecosystem’s performance.
- Incentive bonus (10%): This is a fixed bonus in POL, paid after one year of continuous staking.
The total yield announced is therefore the combination of this base yield and this one-time bonus. Maria Adamjee also confirms that institutional interest is already strong, as “the combination of rewards, airdrops, and network participation is proving particularly attractive.” This move by Amina Bank is part of a larger movement: the Polygon network is increasingly central to Web3 initiatives by financial giants like BlackRock, JPMorgan, and Stripe. Moreover, with 1 billion $ in assets already tokenised, Polygon is establishing itself as a key hub for real-world asset (RWA) tokenisation. Amina Bank is simply providing institutions with a secure bridge to participate.
