Trade finance assets could become a major tokenized asset class by 2034, making up 16% of the projected $30.1 trillion global tokenized asset market, according to a paper by Standard Chartered and Synpulse.
With global trade expected to grow to $32.6 trillion by 2030, the digitalization of trade finance assets makes them ideal for tokenization. Despite being underinvested, tokenization can address trade finance challenges and close the $2.5 trillion global trade finance gap.
But the shift will require industry-wide collaboration, with banks bridging traditional and tokenized markets to enhance efficiency, transparency, and access to capital.
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