Datavault AI, a NASDAQ-listed provider of data monetisation, credentialing, digital engagement and real-world asset tokenisation technologies, has been named the exclusive technology partner of Mandela Digital, the venture developing the proposed Mandela Dollar (MUSD) stablecoin.
The company has entered a three-party joint venture agreement with Unity Reserve Holdings and Mandela Dlamini & Manaway (MDM LLC), an organisation affiliated with members of the Mandela family, to develop MUSD, a proposed US dollar-backed stablecoin.
The venture aims to support dollar-denominated financial access across Africa, Southeast Asia, Latin America and diaspora remittance corridors. Under the agreement, Datavault AI will provide its AI-powered platforms and real-world asset frameworks as the technology infrastructure supporting MUSD, alongside access to SanQtum AI, Available Infrastructure’s zero-trust edge computing platform.
The technology will support areas including MUSD issuance, redemption, compliance architecture and on-chain transparency, according to Datavault AI.
The joint venture formalises an initiative first announced in February 2026, when Datavault AI and members of the Nelson Mandela family introduced the project.
The announcement referenced World Bank data showing remittances to low- and middle-income countries reached an estimated $685bn in 2024, while the average cost of sending money remains above the United Nations’ 3% target. It also highlighted the GENIUS Act, signed into US law in July 2025, which established a federal framework for payment stablecoins requiring one-to-one reserves and monthly reserve disclosures.
Mandela Digital said a portion of MUSD protocol revenue will be directed towards charitable causes focused on education, skills development and poverty alleviation through partners aligned with Nelson Mandela’s values. The joint venture will be overseen by a governance board with representation from all three organisations.
Datavault AI operates a cloud-based platform across its Acoustic Sciences and Data Sciences divisions. Its Data Sciences division applies Web 3.0 and high-performance computing technologies to data perception, valuation and secure monetisation solutions across sectors including FinTech, healthcare, real estate, education and entertainment.
Datavault AI CEO Nathaniel T. Bradley said, “Our platforms were built for exactly this workload: issuance, redemption, compliance, and on-chain transparency at institutional grade. Mandela Digital gives Datavault AI a founding technology position with recurring economics in what we believe can become significant global financial infrastructure.”
Unity Reserve representative Mustaq Patel commented “Unity Reserve conceived the Mandela Dollar because we identified something this industry has consistently failed to deliver: a stablecoin with institutional architecture and genuine moral authority.
“Technology without trust is a commodity. Trust without infrastructure does not work either. Datavault AI’s commitment to Mandela Digital brings both through signed, committed capital and the advanced tokenization and secure infrastructure, deployed under a legal agreement,” he said.
MDM LLC director Zaziwe Dlamini-Manaway also added, “My grandfather did not measure progress in political terms alone. He measured it in the daily lives of people; in whether a mother could feed her children, whether a young man could save for his future, whether a worker could hold on to the value of what they had earned.”
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