DBS Survey Finds 78% of Businesses Diversify Settlement Currencies
Bitget2026/11/03 05:39- DBS' Nov. 2, 2026, report found 78% of businesses diversified settlement currencies as shifting trade routes complicated cross-border operations.
- Tokenised money adoption reached 88% through deployments or pilots; stablecoins were the most widely adopted instruments at 63%.
- In Hong Kong, 81% used renminbi for alternative settlement; 67% identified limited real-time cash visibility as the leading diversification-related liquidity challenge.
- Around three-quarters of respondents reported or expected AI-driven improvements in treasury management and payment processing within two years.
- Banks faced demand for tokenised money integration from 64% of respondents; 63% sought support for pilots, proofs of concept and integration.
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