Case Studies

Registries are re-emerging as a critical layer of digital financial infrastructure, providing authoritative records that verify ownership, enable interoperability, and support trust in modern financial markets.

Financial systems are increasingly embedding rules directly into infrastructure rather than enforcing them after transactions occur. This article examines why programmability is emerging as a structural response to scale, complexity, and regulatory demands, and why trust registries are essential to making programmable finance reliable and accountable.

When India launched Aadhaar, the aim was simple: give every resident a verifiable digital identity. That single step set the stage for...