Flutterwave, Singapore Banks, and Circle Push Tokenized Settlement Into Live Operating Networks
Banks, wallets, and payment networks are starting to use tokenized money in live settlement flows, turning blockchain rails into core payments infrastructure.
What is this trend?
Tokenized deposits and stablecoins are moving from pilots into live bank, wallet, and cross-border payment networks, reshaping how money is settled, funded, and routed.
- Stablecoins are becoming operating assets for treasury, liquidity, and network settlement.
- Banks are testing tokenized deposits in live interbank and cross-border flows.
- Wallets and payment apps are embedding tokenized rails without changing the user experience.
- The value is shifting to orchestration, compliance, custody, and rail connectivity.
- Settlement design is now jurisdiction-specific as regulators diverge by market.
What’s the latest?
Flutterwave embedded Ripple’s RLUSD into cross-border payment flows and Send App corridors this week, while DBS, OCBC, and UOB completed live SGD interbank transactions using tokenized deposits on Swift’s ledger.
How it developed
- Identity, settlement, and orchestration shift into platform control, with wallets and A2A as infrastructure
- Stablecoin and Tokenized Deposit Rails Are Becoming Core Settlement Infrastructure
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Podcast interview with Spencer Bogart on stablecoins and tokenized deposits as core settlement rails.
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