Malaysia’s Central Bank Launches Asset Tokenization Roadmap
- Bank Negara Malaysia outlines a plan for asset tokenization pilots.
- The initiative spans 2025 to 2027.
- Aims to reform Islamic banking and ESG markets.
Malaysia’s central bank, Bank Negara Malaysia, unveiled a three-year roadmap from 2025 to 2027 to pilot asset tokenization focusing on supply chain finance, Islamic banking, and sustainability.
The roadmap aims to unlock billions in liquidity and modernize Malaysia’s financial sectors, with potential economic impacts on Islamic finance and the ESG market.
Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has set a three-year roadmap to pilot asset tokenization starting in 2025, focusing on finance sectors.
The roadmap aims to modernize finance sectors and enhance liquidity, fostering collaboration among financial and technology partners.
BNM’s Strategy to Revolutionize Supply Chain Finance
Bank Negara Malaysia plans a three-year strategy to pioneer asset tokenization in finance, targeting sectors like supply chain finance. The initiative involves collaboration with fintech and regulatory bodies.
The Digital Asset Innovation Hub will facilitate trials, while the Asset Tokenisation Industry Working Group addresses policy dialogue. These efforts emphasize regulatory caution and collaboration.
Unlocking RM101 Billion Liquidity in SME Financing
The initiative aims to unlock RM101 billion liquidity in SME financing, modernizing the RM2.4 trillion Islamic finance sector. It also seeks to boost the RM240 billion ESG market.
The plan’s implications touch on political, social, and business areas, with an emphasis on permissioned systems and regulatory alignment. Participation is restricted to licensed institutions and technology partners.
Malaysia Aligns Shariah Compliance with Tokenization
Past similar initiatives include Singapore’s Project Guardian and Hong Kong’s Project Ensemble. Malaysia’s uniqueness lies in regulatory caution and Shariah compliance for Islamic finance.
Outcomes may align with historical trends, focusing on traditional financial assets and MYR-denominated stablecoins, awaiting pilot results for further action.
BNM aims to leverage distributed ledger technology to address systemic inefficiencies, starting with pilot projects in supply chain finance, Islamic finance, and sustainability-linked instruments.
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