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

The Fintech Times

As a Project Guardian participant, Ant International also leveraged its blockchain-based Whale platform to develop a global treasury management use case for real-time multi-currency clearing and settlement. By enabling interoperability between bank solutions, payments can be completed 24/7 with FX settlement conducted in real-time.

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German Central Bank Joins MAS-Led Project Guardian

Fintech News

Launched in May 2022, Project Guardian brings together policymakers and key financial industry players to improve market liquidity and efficiency through the innovative use of technology.

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U.S. Faster Payments Council Shares Results from 2025 Faster Payments Barometer

Fintech Finance

The results reflect growing adoption of the FedNow Service and RTP Network and an expanding array of use cases in both consumer and business contexts. However, challenges such as interoperability and fraud must be addressed to fully unlock the potential of faster payments.

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Universal Digital Payments Network (UDPN) and FORUS Digital Announce Strategic Cooperation to Advance Financial Innovation in Africa

Fintech Finance

Statista indicated that the Digital Assets market in Africa is projected to reach a revenue of US$3,115.0m Financial innovation is not limited to central banks. The UDPN aims to drive down payment and foreign exchange costs whilst accelerating the uptake of regulated digital currencies.

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FiRa adds support for hands-free mobile payments, transit ticketing and access control applications

NFCW

Specifications “enhance UWBs capabilities, enabling seamless interoperability and unlocking new possibilities for precise and secure ranging and positioning in diverse applications,” the standards organisation says. The updated Core 3.0 FiRa Core 3.0

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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. Following the success of the Immediate State, the Intermediate State phase will expand digital asset use cases.

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Why staying put is no longer the safe option for payments innovation

The Payments Association

Legacy systems are increasingly unreliable, expensive to maintain, and resistant to modern payment innovations. By addressing focused use cases, banks can reduce risk, improve ROI, and incrementally build toward a fully modernised, scalable banking, cards, loans and payments infrastructure.