APOC raises new investment capital with the first digital bond on public blockchain

APOC Aviation,the leasing, trading, aircraft component and part-out specialist, has become the inaugural commercial client of ABN AMRO to secure investment via blockchain. ABN AMRO is the first bank in Europe to register a digital bond for a mid-sized client on the public blockchain. It was issued to a select group of investors and raised €450,000 for APOC’s aircraft Landing Gear Program. The entire process of preparing, placing and documenting the bond was digital. Ownership was recorded on the blockchain in the form of tokens that the investors acquired after they had paid for the bond. To ensure custody and