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Project Guardian: Interoperability From Tokenised Bank Liabilities Could Save Firms $50bn in FX Fees

The Fintech Times

Project Guardian, run by the Monetary Authority of Singapore , is a global collaboration between policymakers and key industry players to enhance liquidity and efficiency of financial markets through asset tokenisation. Tokenised bank liabilities and shared ledgers tackle these challenges directly.

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Monetary Authority of Singapore Unveils Plans to Enable Industry-Wide Adoption of Tokenisation

The Fintech Times

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has unveiled four new plans to help advance tokenisation in financial services in the region. Interoperability – Facilitate linkages with existing financial market infrastructures. The first set of participating financial institutions includes DBS , OCBC , Standard Chartered and UOB.

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Digital Rupiah Inches Closer with Successful Completion of PoC

Fintech News

The processes included converting reserve account balances into digital Rupiah and vice versa, ensuring seamless interoperability with Bank Indonesias Real-Time Gross Settlement (BI-RTGS) system. Addressing interoperability, scalability, and security challenges, Indonesia sets a global example for nations exploring similar initiatives.

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CBDCs in practice: What we’ve learned from the early movers

The Payments Association

This misconception has shaped many CBDC proposals, which tend to replicate traditional account-based structures under the control of central authorities or delegated intermediaries. Beyond technical proof points, these initiatives underscore the need for global interoperability. On the consumer side, privacy concerns loom large.

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Juniper: Contactless payment transaction values to double by 2030

NFCW

“To fully realise this growth, providers should focus on making NFC ticketing interoperable across multiple transport modes and operators, as well as collaborating with local authorities to align with smart city initiatives. These strategies will embed contactless use deeper into daily routines; boosting adoption.

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ADGM and Chainlink Sign MoU to Improve Utility of Tokenised Assets While Remaining Compliant

The Fintech Times

The new collaboration will see projects under ADGM s Registration Authority leverage Chainlinks technical expertise, industry insights, and a suite of advanced services to maximise the utility of tokenised assets while ensuring regulatory compliance. Why Chainlink?

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Strategic agreement between EPI and EuroPA: building a unified European digital payments network

Finextra

These solutions are already widely adopted and focus on enabling technical interoperability between existing mobile wallets, offering fast and integrated payment experiences within their local banking ecosystems. Wero, in contrast, offers a unified architecture, designed for full interoperability and scale across Europe.