Banking
August 28, 2026
Global Central Banks Accelerate Cross-Border CBDC Pilots with Real-Time FX Settlement
Analyst Core Impact
- •Project Agora unifies tokenized commercial bank deposits with central bank reserves onto a single programmable ledger.
- •Sub-second settlement eliminates multi-day liquidity float costs and reduces cross-border FX execution spreads.
Financial Times Tech • By Elena RostovaRead Story