Southeast Asia's Next Fintech Moat Is Settlement Finality, Not the Stablecoin
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Stablecoins get the headlines, but Southeast Asia’s real fintech moat in 2026 is settlement finality: the interoperability and audit layer that lets tokenised money move between banks, currencies and ledgers. MAS’s wholesale CBDC trials, live bank tokenised deposits and Project Nexus show why.