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German Central Bank Joins MAS-Led Project Guardian

Fintech News

As a member of the Project Guardian policymaker group, the Bundesbank will contribute to cross-border collaboration by working with other central banks and institutions to develop common standards and improve interoperability for this emerging technology.

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Digital Rupiah Inches Closer with Successful Completion of PoC

Fintech News

Marking a pivotal point, Indonesias efforts underscore its drive to harness digital technologies for modernising payment systems while safeguarding financial stability and promoting inclusivity. 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

These projects leveraged distributed ledger technology (DLT) to settle trades more quickly and securely, using delivery-versus-payment (DvP) mechanisms that reduce counterparty risk. Beyond technical proof points, these initiatives underscore the need for global interoperability.

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HSBC Pilots Quantum-Safe Technology for Tokenised Gold

Fintech Finance

Last year, HSBC was the first global bank to offer tokenised physical gold to institutional investors using distributed ledger technology (DLT). Both launches use the technology of the HSBC Orion digital assets platform.

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Project Meridian FX: Joint Project by the Eurosystem and London Centres, and the Bank of England, to Test Synchronised Settlement in FX

Fintech Finance

The project will provide insights on how operators of real-time gross settlement (RTGS) systems could enable interoperability with new payments technologies, such as distributed ledger technology (DLT).

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13 APAC-Born Companies Recognized Among Top Global Cross-Border Payment Leaders of 2025

Fintech News

The company was an early adopter of distributed ledger technology (DLT), teaming up in 2017 with Ripple Labs and pioneering blockchain-based remittances from Japan to Thailand and Vietnam. Thunes has been featured in the FXC Intelligence Cross-Border Payments 100 list for all seven years.

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SC Ventures and G+D Complete Pilot on Different Types of CBDC Systems

Fintech News

The project tested the feasibility of conducting multilateral cross-currency transfers through the UDPN, involving both Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) and non-DLT-based CBDC technologies. The PoC explored two models.

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