  Let $M_{*}({\bf C})$ denote the C$^{*}$-algebra defined as the direct sum of
all matrix algebras $\{M_{n}({\bf C}):n\geq 1\}$. It is known that $M_{*}({\bf
C})$ has a non-cocommutative comultiplication $\Delta_{\varphi}$. We show that
the C$^{*}$-bialgebra $(M_{*}({\bf C}),\Delta_{\varphi})$ has a universal
$R$-matrix $R$ such that the quasi-cocommutative C$^{*}$-bialgebra $(M_{*}({\bf
C}),\Delta_{\varphi},R)$ is triangular.
