IBM is expanding its offerings aimed at helping financial institutions and governments provide digital asset services.

The company said Thursday those clients can now connect to permissioned blockchain networks, including Swift's blockchain-based shared ledger.

IBM is also extending its Digital Asset Haven offering to an on-premises beta deployment option, allowing clients to manage digital asset operations within their own data centers, the company said.

The offerings aim to meet growing demand for infrastructure that can support new forms of digital transactions while meeting banks' security, compliance and operational requirements, IBM said.

"IBM is helping clients participate in emerging digital asset networks while prioritizing control of their most critical financial operations," said Tom McPherson, general manager, IBM Z and LinuxOne.