Singapore and Germany Collaborate on Cross-Border Digital Asset Settlement

According to PANews, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the German Federal Bank have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on cross-border digital asset settlement. The agreement aims to develop new settlement solutions to reduce the cost and processing time of transfers between Singapore and Germany. It also seeks to establish universal standards for payments, foreign exchange, and securities flows involving tokenized assets. This initiative builds on MAS's 'Project Guardian,' which focuses on enhancing financial market efficiency through asset tokenization. The memorandum was signed by representatives of both central banks during the Singapore FinTech Festival. Both parties expressed optimism that this collaboration will strengthen financial ties between Singapore and Germany.