KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 11): CIMB Group Holdings Bhd (KL:CIMB) has received approval from Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) to participate in the central bank’s Digital Asset Innovation Hub (DAIH). This will enable the banking group, Malaysia's second-largest by asset, to test regulated digital asset payment and settlement use cases within a supervised, secure ecosystem. The DAIH, launched in June last year, provides a structured environment for financial institutions to evaluate digital asset applications under strict safeguards. The initiatives onboarded were tokenised deposits for payments by CIMB and Malayan Banking Bhd (KL:MAYBANK), and ringgit stablecoins for business-to-business settlements by Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia and Capital A Bhd (KL:CAPITALA). These tokenised deposits are envisioned as a foundational settlement layer.

Source: The Edge Markets February 11, 2026 10:40 UTC