# Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand expand cross-border stablecoin initiative with Ripple, Visa and Mastercard

https://mins.news/en/item/112721

- The Block, 2026-10-23 12:55 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.theblock.co/news/regulation/2026-10-23-singapore-malaysia-and-thailand-central-banks-expand-cross-border-stablecoin-initiative-involving-ripple-visa-and-mastercard-426492

> Malaysia and Thailand have joined Singapore’s BLOOM initiative for settling cross-border stablecoins and tokenized deposits.

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