Updated
Updated · American Bankers Association (ABA) · Apr 28
Financial institutions advance tokenization from pilot to production across multiple sectors
Updated
Updated · American Bankers Association (ABA) · Apr 28

Financial institutions advance tokenization from pilot to production across multiple sectors

10 articles · Updated · American Bankers Association (ABA) · Apr 28
  • Institutions are expanding tokenization into payments, capital markets, custody, and trade finance, with compliance and risk management now critical as regulatory scrutiny increases.
  • The GENIUS Act provided an initial framework, but banks must now determine their strategic fit and operationalize digital asset initiatives responsibly.
  • Advisors like Forvis Mazars, LLP are supporting over 1,000 banks in navigating risk and compliance as digital asset adoption accelerates across the financial sector.
With new rules from six agencies, can banks truly innovate or just face a compliance nightmare?
How can regulators stop illicit finance in digital assets without compromising user privacy?
Is the GENIUS Act fostering innovation or just rebuilding the old banking system on a new blockchain?
With tokenized assets projected to hit $18 trillion, what happens to markets when settlement becomes instantaneous?
Are tokenized deposits from major banks the real 'stablecoin killer' that regulators secretly prefer?
Does giving banks control over stablecoins betray the original decentralized promise of crypto?