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“Decoding Digital Assets” to strengthen regulatory capacity on stablecoins, tokenisation, and cross-border payments across Asia-Pacific and beyond
Singapore, 6 November 2025 — The Global Finance & Technology Network (GFTN) and Ripple today announced a strategic partnership to launch Decoding Digital Assets: Stablecoins and Digital Money, a global capacity-building programme designed to strengthen policymakers’ and regulators’ understanding of digital assets.
Powered by Ripple, the initiative aims to bridge the gap between rapidly evolving blockchain innovation and public sector readiness. It will train over 200 central bankers, financial regulators, and policymakers from key Asia-Pacific markets, including Australia, the Philippines, Thailand, Korea, Taiwan and Indonesia, before expanding globally.
Building Capacity for the Digital Economy
The Decoding Digital Assets programme features an 8-hour online course delivered over six weeks, complemented by fortnightly live sessions led by industry experts, and a Tabletop Simulation for regulators to stress-test policy responses to systemic risks, such as cross-jurisdictional clashes and monetary policy challenges posed by foreign-issued stablecoins.
The curriculum includes case studies from the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s Project Guardian and leading jurisdictions such as Europe, Japan and the United Kingdom, covering:
- Stablecoin mechanics: Design, function, and systemic risk implications of digital money.
- Interoperability: Technical infrastructure, custody models and cross-border payment applications.
- Governance & supervision: Global frameworks (FATF, IOSCO) and institutional approaches to emerging digital finance risks.
Leadership Perspectives
Sopnendu Mohanty, Group Chief Executive Officer of GFTN:
“This partnership reflects GFTN’s commitment to empowering policymakers with the knowledge and tools they need to navigate the fast-evolving world of digital assets. By launching Decoding Digital Assets with Ripple, we are helping regulators across Asia-Pacific and beyond to build the expertise required for sound policy, responsible innovation, and cross-border collaboration. Our goal is to foster regulatory confidence and shared understanding as digital assets reshape the future of money and payments worldwide.”
Rahul Advani, Global Co-Head for Policy at Ripple:
“The foundation of digital finance is regulatory clarity. Our partnership with GFTN invests directly in that clarity by equipping policymakers with practical knowledge of stablecoins, custody, and interoperability. This ensures the next generation of regulation is both responsible and enabling, allowing the multi-trillion-dollar tokenised asset market to grow safely.
Interested participants may register their interest by emailing learning@gftn.com.
For media enquiries, please contact:
Ripple
TAN Hsueh Mei
Asia Pacific Communications Lead
Global Finance & Technology Network
Preeti Dawra
Chief Communications Officer
About Ripple
Ripple is the leading provider of digital asset infrastructure for financial institutions—delivering simple, compliant, reliable software that unlocks efficiencies, reduces friction, and enhances innovation in global finance. Ripple’s solutions leverage the XRP Ledger and its native digital asset, XRP, which was purpose-built to enable fast, low-cost, highly scalable transactions across developer and financial use cases. With a proven track record working with regulators and policymakers around the world, Ripple’s payments, custody and stablecoin solutions are pioneering the digital asset economy—building credibility and trust in enterprise blockchain.
About Global Finance & Technology Network
The Global Finance & Technology Network (GFTN) is a Singapore-headquartered organisation that leverages technology and innovation to create more efficient, resilient, and inclusive financial systems through global collaboration. GFTN hosts a worldwide network of forums (including its flagship event, the Singapore FinTech Festival); advises governments and companies on policies and the development of digital ecosystems and innovation within the financial sector; offers digital infrastructure solutions; and plans to invest in financial technology startups through its upcoming venture fund, with a focus on inclusion and sustainability. GFTN is a not-for-profit organisation established by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) in 2024.