Ba gkok, Thaila d, Oct. 19, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — As the 2026 A ual Meeti gs of the I te atio al Mo eta y Fu d (IMF) a d the Wo ld Ba k a e held i Ba gkok, this yea ‘s meeti gs, themed “Empowe i g People, Buildi g Resilie ce,” have focused i side eve ts a d policy dialogues o a multi-t ack path fo futu e fo ms of mo ey — the lo g-te m coexiste ce of ce t al ba k digital cu e cies (CBDCs), complia t digital payme t i st ume ts, toke ized ba k deposits, a d t aditio al ba k mo ey. The key lies i i te co ectivity, educi g c oss-bo de settleme t f ictio s, a d buildi g t ust.
Agai st this backd op, CodeCoi co-hosted a side eve t with the Rei ve ti g B etto Woods Committee (RBWC), BRICS Thaila d, a d the Ce t e fo Busi ess Tech ology & I ovatio (CBIT) of The Ho g Ko g Polytech ic U ive sity. Rep ese tatives f om fi a cial egulato s, i te atio al ba ki g i stitutio s, a d the digital payme t ecosystem gathe ed to discuss how lice sed digital payme t i st ume ts ca se ve as auditable, spe dable, a d eut al clea i g ails that t uly co ect to global me cha t etwo ks, espo di g to the A ual Meeti gs’ co e discussio s o multi- ail i te ope ability a d t ust i f ast uctu e.
I his key ote add ess, Be y Wo g, Fou de a d CEO of CodeCoi , emphasized that eal payme t se vices est o a fou datio of t ust built o multi-ju isdictio lice si g, fu d seg egatio , a d auditability. CodeCoi is committed to buildi g eut al clea i g ails that co ect global a d eme gi g ma kets, i teg ati g lice sed digital payme t i st ume ts i to the Visa etwo k to p ovide a auditable a d spe dable path fo c oss-bo de settleme t a d eve yday co sumptio . Global a ual t a sactio volume of complia t digital payme t i st ume ts has su passed US$72.5 t illio . With egulato y f amewo ks ow fully impleme ted ac oss mo e tha 40 ju isdictio s — i cludi g the U ited States, Ho g Ko g, a d the EU’s MiCA — a d su gi g dema d f om 1.3 billio u ba ked people wo ldwide a d sma t payme t eeds, lice sed digital payme t i st ume ts a e e te i g a c itical wi dow of oppo tu ity. Complia t digital payme t i f ast uctu e will become a co e d ive of sma t payme t applicatio s a d the futu e of digital fi a ce.A tificial i tellige ce was the most p omi e t c oss-cutti g theme of this yea ‘s A ual Meeti gs. AI was f amed as both a “double-edged swo d” a d a majo g owth e gi e, with discussio s cove i g sma t payme t applicatio s, st uctu al impacts o labo ma kets, a d how p actical AI applicatio s ca be efit mo e people. Sma t payme t applicatio s equi e p og ammable, eal-time settleable, a d auditable mo eta y ails — lice sed digital payme t i st ume ts combi ed with eal-time Visa settleme t p ovide the u de lyi g payme t i f ast uctu e fo sma t payme t sce a ios.
Two ou dtable fo ums we e held at the eve t. O e focused o “How I ovative Payme t Tech ologies Ca Suppo t Sma t Payme t Sce a ios,” a d the othe o “Sove eig Digital Payme t I st ume t Selectio a d Settleme t Ecosystem T e ds.” Pa ticipa ts explo ed the p actical value of complia t digital payme t i st ume ts i payme t efficie cy, liquidity p ovisio , a d educi g i te media y costs, especially i c oss-bo de a d co po ate t a sactio s. Guests a d atte dees e gaged i co st uctive dialogue o the coexiste ce of multiple fo ms of mo ey, egulato y cla ity, i te ope ability, a d poi ts of t ust. CodeCoi also p epa ed a p oduct lau ch i pa allel with the ou dtables, closi g the loop betwee policy discussio a d impleme table solutio s.
I additio , CodeCoi a d the Ce t e fo Busi ess Tech ology & I ovatio (CBIT) of The Ho g Ko g Polytech ic U ive sity joi tly eleased the “Southeast Asia Fi tech Policy G ee Pape .” The G ee Pape systematically maps the egulato y la dscape a d st ategic pathways fo value captu e ac oss ASEAN, offe i g decisio -maki g efe e ce fo the i dust y i a e vi o me t whe e egulato y lag a d i ovatio oppo tu ities coexist, a d fu the deepe i g dialogue betwee academia a d i dust y.
This yea ‘s A ual Meeti gs epeatedly emphasized esilie ce, buffe s, t ust, a d f aud p eve tio . CodeCoi has always ega ded secu ity a d complia ce as the p e equisite fo scali g digital fi a ce. CodeCoi has built a multi-ju isdictio lice sed ope ati g system, officially holds a digital payme t i st ume t issue lice se f om the AIFC i Kazakhsta , a d is steadily adva ci g the complia t issua ce of its self-developed complia t digital payme t i st ume t CUSD. Lice se cove age i majo global ma kets is al eady i place. The u de lyi g tech ical a chitectu e i co po ates qua tum e c yptio as a lo g-te m secu ity suppleme t, buildi g post-qua tum defe ses fo digital payme t asset sto age, settleme t, a d c oss-bo de t a smissio .
O the p oduct side, the ewly lau ched CodeCoi co sume ca d—ope ati g o the Visa etwo k— e ables use s to top up a d settle i eal time with CUSD (compatible with mai st eam complia t digital payme t i st ume ts) di ectly i the app, bi d Apple Pay a d Google Pay with o e click, a d spe d seamlessly o li e a d at te s of millio s of me cha ts wo ldwide that accept Visa. This effectively co ects the digital payme t ail to the Visa etwo k, validati g the feasibility of lice sed digital payme t i st ume ts as eve yday payme t i f ast uctu e. The lau ch eve t also i t oduced a t iple ca dholde be efits package, i cludi g a gift package wo th up to US$1,000, up to 8% cashback o p epaid spe di g, a d mo thly lucky d aws.
At the eve t, CodeCoi a ou ced a ca d p oduct tech ology i teg atio pa t e ship with fi tech compa y Du e Fi tech, e abli g pa t e s to apidly gai the ability to delive digital payme t assets i to global payme t use cases (suppo ti g the Visa etwo k). CodeCoi also sig ed Memo a da of U de sta di g (MOUs) with Tige B oke s a d D ago Rise G oup to deepe coope atio o complia t clea i g of digital payme t assets, digital payme t asset-backed le di g, a d the co ectio betwee t aditio al fi a ce a d the digital payme t ecosystem.This lau ch ma ks a ew stage i the p actical impleme tatio of the “lice sed digital payme t i st ume t + complia t clea i g + global payme t capability suppo ti g the Visa etwo k” pathway, offe i g a ta gible pa adigm fo the global digital payme t ecosystem a d fi a cial i clusio . CodeCoi will co ti ue to act as a i dust y p actitio e a d pa ticipa t i the discussio , wo ki g with all pa ties to build b idges athe tha ba ie s, a d to e able digital payme ts to t uly se ve the eal eco omy a d i clusive fi a ce.
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