Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) central bank has released a roadmap that will explore and test the asset tokenization within the financial sector over a period of three years.
BNM is launching a series of proof-ofconcept projects (POCs) and pilots via its Digital Asset Innovation Hub. established earlier this yearCentral bank announced On Friday,
Asset Tokenization Industry Working Groups (IWG) are a crucial part of the Asset Tokenization Roadmap. They will facilitate industry exploration, exchange knowledge, and identify legal and regulatory challenges.
Working group co-led jointly by BNM (BNM) and Securities Commission (SC) will focus initially on fundamental use cases which can demonstrate “clear” Value for money
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Tokenized deposits, stablecoins, CBDC integration
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The use of Islamic finance apps that automate Shariah compliance transactions is one example. Other areas are programmable payment, green finance, and 24/7 settlement of cross-border trade.
BNM plans to examine the use of tokenized MYR deposit and stablecoins to protect the MYR. “singleness of money” The digital settlement process is made more efficient. The integration of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) at the wholesale level will be investigated.
Malaysia aims, according to its roadmap to also pilot the tokenization of assets to modernize financial systems with other Asian regulators such as Singapore’s MAS (Malaysia Accounting Service) and Hong Kong’s HKMA. Feedback from the industry on this discussion paper will be accepted until March 1st, 2026.
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Malaysian regulator calls for faster cryptocurrency listings
Malaysia’s SC proposed a new framework This would enable approved cryptocurrency exchanges (CSEs) to list digital assets, without the need for prior regulatory approval.
According to the proposal, it would be mandatory for exchanges to verify that assets listed on their platforms have passed public safety audits. They must also have traded them at least once a year using a platform which is compliant. Financial Action Task Force (FATF) standards.
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