Regulation· ★★★· neutral·

Malaysia and Thailand join Singapore's BLOOM digital-money initiative

  • —Malaysia and Thailand expanded the BLOOM participant group
  • —Visa, Mastercard and the World Bank Group are involved
  • —Work focuses on cross-border settlement and interoperability
Why it matters: The project broadens cross-border digital-money infrastructure in Asia with major payments players involved.
Source: The Defiant