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Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) has introduced a comprehensive framework for crypto derivatives and virtual asset issuance, strengthening Dubai’s position as a global digital finance hub. The new rules focus on investor protection, risk management, stablecoin oversight, and clearer issuance standards while supporting innovation in tokenization and regulated digital asset markets.

Israel has approved BILS, its first regulated shekel-backed stablecoin issued by Bits of Gold under regulatory supervision. The move marks a significant step toward blockchain-based payments and regulated digital finance in Israel.

A 2026 report by the Digital India Foundation and Premji Invest explores how asset tokenisation can improve efficiency, liquidity, and market access in India while remaining aligned with existing financial regulation and institutional safeguards.

A 2026 IMF policy note explores how tokenized finance could transform banking, payments, and capital markets through programmable digital assets while highlighting key risks around governance, fragmentation, and financial stability.

Global financial institutions including JPMorgan and BlackRock are accelerating the adoption of tokenised finance, using blockchain infrastructure to enable faster settlement, programmable assets, and round-the-clock financial markets.

The UK Financial Conduct Authority has unveiled its roadmap for open finance, outlining plans to extend data-sharing frameworks from banking into broader financial services such as pensions, investments, insurance, and lending.

A 2026 report by the US Council of Economic Advisers argues that prohibiting yield on stablecoins would provide minimal support to bank lending while imposing costs on users and limiting innovation in digital finance.

South Korea is advancing one of the world’s most comprehensive digital asset regulatory frameworks through the proposed Digital Asset Basic Act. Introduced by the Democratic Party of Korea, the legislation seeks to establish clear legal standards for the issuance, trading, custody, and supervision of digital assets, marking a significant shift toward structured crypto regulation.

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.

Countries across the Global South are collaborating to build interoperable digital infrastructure, sharing governance models and technical standards for payments, identity systems, and financial registries.

Stablecoins are becoming a major component of digital finance, raising new policy questions about regulation, financial stability, and the future relationship between private digital money and sovereign currencies.

Singapore’s Financial Data Exchange (SGFinDex) provides a national framework for secure and consent-based financial data sharing between institutions. Built on Singapore’s digital identity system, the platform allows individuals to access consolidated financial information across banks, pension systems, and investment accounts. The system illustrates how trusted financial data interoperability can be achieved through institutional coordination, regulatory oversight, and digit

As digital asset markets draw greater interest from banks, asset managers, hedge funds, and family offices, the question of custody has become central to institutional participation.

Institutional participation in digital asset markets is increasingly dependent on specialised custody infrastructure capable of securely storing and managing cryptocurrencies and tokenised assets. Banks and financial institutions are expanding custody services to meet the governance, compliance, and security requirements of regulated investors.

Central banks across major financial centres are increasingly testing tokenised sovereign bonds as part of broader efforts to modernise financial market infrastructure. Experiments in Hong Kong, Singapore, and the euro area explore how distributed ledger technology can support the issuance, settlement, and lifecycle management of government securities. While still in pilot stages, these initiatives signal a growing interest in programmable financial infrastructure and shared

Europe’s eIDAS 2.0 framework marks a shift from national digital identity schemes to interoperable trust infrastructure at continental scale. This article examines the European Digital Identity Wallet and draws comparative lessons for India’s digital public infrastructure and global interoperability.

Europe’s eIDAS 2.0 framework marks a shift from national digital identity schemes to interoperable trust infrastructure at continental scale. This article examines the European Digital Identity Wallet and draws comparative lessons for India’s digital public infrastructure and global interoperability.

As India approaches the Union Budget, the central constraint in digital finance reform is not funding but institutional readiness. This article examines why absorption capacity, regulatory coherence, and trusted infrastructure must precede large-scale investment in digital financial systems.

Tokenisation of real-world assets is advancing through pilots and regulatory sandboxes, yet large-scale adoption remains constrained by legal certainty and institutional design. This article explains why policy frameworks, authoritative registries, and trusted settlement architecture must precede market scale if tokenisation is to strengthen financial infrastructure.

As financial systems digitise and interconnect, weaknesses in data integrity and verification increasingly transmit systemic risk. This article examines how digital trust and authoritative registries are becoming central to financial stability, shifting the focus from post-crisis intervention to infrastructure-level resilience.