Crypto’s Compliance Reckoning: How Digital Assets Are Reshaping Bank Risk Frameworks
As crypto activity shifts from the margins to the mainstream, banks face growing regulatory pressure to treat digital asset exposure as a core compliance and prudential risk. This advisory analysis examines how evolving regulations, institutional participation, and Pakistan’s move toward formal crypto oversight are reshaping compliance expectations for financial institutions.
Pakistan Launches Digital Nation 2025 Vision, Expands FinTech and Virtual Assets Ecosystem
Advisor to Finance Minister Khurram Schehzad highlighted Pakistan’s “Digital Nation 2025” vision at ITCN Asia, focusing on digital governance, virtual assets regulation, SME support, and full government digitization initiatives.
Pakistan Plans Tokenization of $2 Billion Domestic Debt to Expand Retail Investor Access
Pakistan is considering tokenizing up to $2 billion of its domestic debt as part of broader efforts to adopt digital asset infrastructure, widen retail investor participation, and modernize sovereign financing mechanisms.
Pakistan Plans Inaugural Panda Bond Issuance Amid Ongoing Economic Reforms
Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb announced Pakistan’s plan to issue its first Panda bond targeting $250 million, alongside debt reduction, SOE privatization, and structural reforms to boost competitiveness and digital payments.
Pakistan Signs Stablecoin Agreement with World Liberty Affiliate for Cross-Border Payments
Pakistan has signed an MoU with SC Financial Technologies, linked to World Liberty Financial, to explore the use of a USD-pegged stablecoin for regulated cross-border payments as part of its digital finance strategy.
Finance Minister Aurangzeb Meets Icoin Technology to Advance Pakistan’s Digital Asset Regulation
Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb met a delegation from Icoin Technology to discuss Pakistan’s evolving digital asset framework, crypto regulation and blockchain opportunities.
SBP, PVARA Discuss Virtual Currency and Digital Asset Regulatory Roadmap in Pakistan
The State Bank of Pakistan and PVARA discuss virtual currency issuance, CBDC implementation, and digital asset regulation following Pakistan’s MoU with Binance on asset tokenization.
Pakistan Signs MoU With Binance to Tokenise $2 Billion in Sovereign Assets
Pakistan has signed an MoU with Binance to explore tokenisation of up to $2 billion in sovereign and real-world assets, alongside regulatory NOCs enabling structured engagement in the digital asset market.
PVARA Issues NOCs to Binance and HTX Under Pakistan’s Virtual Asset Regulatory Regime
Pakistan’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority has issued No Objection Certificates to Binance and HTX, allowing regulated engagement as part of a phased framework focused on compliance, AML controls, and responsible digital asset innovation.
Finance Minister Aurangzeb Reviews Pakistan’s Emerging Virtual Asset Framework During First Visit to PVARA
Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb conducted his first official visit to the Pakistan Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority, receiving a detailed briefing on the country’s developing oversight framework for digital and virtual assets.