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Published May 27, 2025
Introducing ZKsync Prividium: Private Blockchain Infra Built for Institutions
In the race to modernize financial infrastructure, enterprises face a difficult choice: either move fast and risk compliance, or stay compliant and fall behind.
With the launch of ZKsync Prividium, they no longer have to choose.
Prividium is a new product from ZKsync that delivers something no other blockchain platform can today: enterprise-grade privacy, built-in compliance, and seamless connection to Ethereum, all in a fully customizable, production-ready stack.
Today we are proud to launch with our first partner, Memento ZK Chain.
Why ZKsync Prividium Matters
Enterprises, from global banks to fintech platforms, are under pressure to modernize the way they settle payments, manage assets, and move value across borders. But most private blockchain options come with serious limitations: they’re siloed, hard to audit, and disconnected from the broader public blockchain ecosystem.
Prividium changes that. It gives institutions a way to bring real-world financial systems onchain: privately, compliantly, and at scale.
With Prividium, institutions can:
- Deploy a private chain inside their own infrastructure. Run in a private cloud or on-premises. Data stays under their control.
- Meet regulatory standards from day one. Includes KYC/KYB, audit logs, onchain identity, and role-based access.
- Settle trustlessly on Ethereum. Every transaction is verified with ZK proofs and finalized on Ethereum for tamper-proof integrity.
- Customize every layer to match business needs. From governance to gas tokens to user experience, everything is configurable.
- Stay private without getting isolated. Each Prividium chain is custom-built, but can remain interoperable with Ethereum and other ZKsync Chains. Institutions can operate independently and still participate in cross-chain financial workflows.
Launching with Memento: A Real-World Deployment in Institutional Finance
The first in-production deployment of Prividium is Memento ZK Chain, a compliance-focused chain built on ZKsync in collaboration with Deutsche Bank, designed to bring fund servicing fully onchain.
Originally incubated as Project DAMA under MAS Project Guardian, Memento ZK Chain is now launching on mainnet. It supports digital fund creation, investor onboarding, custody, KYC-gated access, onchain identity, and multi-chain accounting. Everything is secured by ZK proofs and anchored to Ethereum.
This is what modern institutional finance infrastructure looks like.
Memento ZK Chain delivers:
- Private validium architecture for institutional-grade privacy and scalability.
- Near-instant settlements and automated fund servicing
- KYC-gated access to meet global compliance standards
- Full control over validator selection and data privacy
- A live partnership with Deutsche Bank, with more to follow.
Bring Your Infrastructure Onchain
The future of finance is onchain — but not all blockchains are built for institutions.
With Prividium, we’re giving enterprises the infrastructure they need to operate securely, meet compliance standards, and move faster in a connected ecosystem.
If you’re ready to bring your financial infrastructure onchain — without compromise — get in touch with our team.
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