Malaysia, Thailand join Singapore’s cross-border stablecoin push
Bank Negara Malaysia and the Bank of Thailand join MAS-led BLOOM to advance tokenized cross-border payments.
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Bank Negara Malaysia and the Bank of Thailand have joined Singapore's BLOOM initiative as policymaker members to advance stablecoin and tokenized deposit cross-border payments.
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Why It Matters
MAS launched BLOOM in October 2025, building on Project Orchid which began in 2021.
Bank Negara Malaysia and the Bank of Thailand joined Singapore’s BLOOM initiative on Friday as policymaker members.
BLOOM, short for Borderless, Liquid, Open, Online, Multi-currency, is a public-private initiative that intends to help financial institutions use stablecoins and tokenized deposits for cross-border payments.
According to the Monetary Authority of Singapore, BLOOM aims to cut costs and help institutions bring services to market faster by reducing the need for institutions to set up arrangements with each counterparty or market.
MAS launched BLOOM in October 2025, building on Project Orchid, which began in 2021 to explore uses for a digital Singapore dollar. BLOOM’s work also covers corporate cash management, trade finance and payments executed by AI agents within predefined limits.
BLOOM’s participants include Airwallex, Mastercard, Ripple, Visa and the World Bank Group.
Bank Negara Malaysia separately announced in February that three initiatives would test ringgit stablecoins and tokenized deposits for domestic and cross-border wholesale payments in 2026.
Open Questions
- When will the first cross-border payment pilots under the expanded BLOOM initiative take place?
