Tokenization Could Address Idle Cash Issues, Say Industry Experts at Consensus 2026

Industry leaders from Franklin Templeton, Apollo, and former Swift executives have expressed concerns about the ability of legacy market infrastructure to support continuous machine-driven trading and real-time settlement. According to NS3.AI, during a panel discussion at Consensus 2026, experts highlighted tokenization as a potential solution to reduce idle cash in the financial system. However, they noted that shared governance standards remain a significant barrier to institutional adoption of these technologies.