March 2025
The promise of new functionalities, radically higher transaction speed, greater transparency and lower fees compared to traditional forms of money have led to the emergence of several forms of tokenised money in recent years. Numerous pilot studies have been conducted globally, and first cases have gone live. The issuers of tokenised money are equally diverse, ranging from central banks for retail and wholesale Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC), various FinTech players for stablecoins, to commercial banks for tokenised deposits.
A roundtable discussion at the Singapore FinTech Festival in November 2024 explored the state of play of tokenised money; its implications for regulators, financial institutions and consumers; as well as key considerations for readying for its broader adoption.
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