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Fintech
MAS CBDC and tokenisation projects developments
Key updates on Project Orchid and Project Guardian.
December 20, 2023
Singapore Fintech Festival 2023
SFF 2023 spurs discussion on generative AI and the future of finance
MAS managing director Ravi Menon emphasised the need to focus on building a global public good payment utility system.
November 17, 2023
Fintech
UBS, DBS and SBI execute world first live repurchase transaction of natively-issued digital bond on public blockchain
This is part of MAS’s Project Guardian, a government-industry partnership to test the feasibility of asset tokenisation.
November 15, 2023
Fintech
MAS expands asset tokenisation initiatives via financial industry partnership
MAS is collaborating with international policymakers and FIs to explore the design of an open, digital infrastructure.
November 15, 2023
Fintech
UBS launches first live pilot of tokenised VCC fund as part of Project Guardian
The firm will be looking to execute further live pilot use cases under Project Guardian.
October 02, 2023
Digital Economy
MAS launches digital asset ecosystem report; expands Project Guardian with 11 partners
The Project Guardian Industry Group consists of 11 financial institutions which will lead industry pilots in three main areas.
June 26, 2023
Fintech
Keeping abreast of MAS’s collaborative fintech projects
These projects — many of which are ongoing — involve the areas of remittance, atomic settlement and programmable money.
December 16, 2022
Fintech
MAS outlines five desired outcomes of Singapore fintech collaboration
Asset tokenisation has transformative potential, says MAS MD Ravi Menon.
November 03, 2022
Fintech
DeFi protocols with appropriate guardrails will bring significant efficiencies to FIs: report
New business opportunities are likely to emerge as financial institutions take advantage of the composability of DeFi protocols
November 02, 2022
Cryptocurrency
Retail investors should steer clear of cryptocurrencies, warns DPM Heng Swee Keat at the Asia Tech X Singapore Summit
The DPM also announced the launch of Project Guardian, an MAS effort to explore the tokenisation of financial assets.
May 31, 2022