{"id":49923,"date":"2025-09-02T15:11:39","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T12:11:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=49923"},"modified":"2025-09-02T15:15:45","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T12:15:45","slug":"citi-identifies-ai-and-stablecoins-as-key-drivers-of-the-rwa-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/citi-identifies-ai-and-stablecoins-as-key-drivers-of-the-rwa-market\/","title":{"rendered":"Citi Identifies AI and Stablecoins as Key Drivers of the RWA Market"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By 2030, tokenized assets are expected to account for 10% of the global market turnover, according to the annual report by American bank Citi, as reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coindesk.com\/business\/2025\/09\/02\/citi-says-stablecoins-and-ai-could-drive-post-trade-shakeup\">CoinDesk<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The study involved 537 financial organizations, including custodians, broker-dealers, and asset managers.<\/p>\n<p>The primary drivers of the growth in the RWA share will be bank-issued stablecoins and artificial intelligence. Analysts suggest that stablecoins will enable efficient collateral management and fund tokenization, while AI will automate settlement processes.<\/p>\n<p>According to Citi, 86% of the surveyed companies are already testing neural networks for client onboarding. Of these, 57% use artificial intelligence for post-trade automation, including data reconciliation and liquidity management.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cFrom accelerating settlements to automating asset servicing, enhancing shareholder engagement, and improving corporate governance, companies worldwide are united in key priorities. The industry stands on the brink of significant transformation,\u201d noted Citi representative Chris Cox.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The trend towards tokenization continues to grow. At the time of writing, the current capitalization of the RWA sector, excluding stablecoins, stands at $27.95 billion.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"545\" src=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Snimok-ekrana-2025-09-02-v-14.40.34-1024x545.png\" alt=\"\u0421\u043d\u0438\u043c\u043e\u043a \u044d\u043a\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0430 2025-09-02 \u0432 14.40.34\" class=\"wp-image-264917\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Snimok-ekrana-2025-09-02-v-14.40.34-1024x545.png 1024w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Snimok-ekrana-2025-09-02-v-14.40.34-300x160.png 300w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Snimok-ekrana-2025-09-02-v-14.40.34-768x409.png 768w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Snimok-ekrana-2025-09-02-v-14.40.34.png 1534w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Stablecoins as an Additional Tool\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p>Mastercard views stablecoins as a payment technology that complements existing financial infrastructure rather than competing with it. This perspective was shared by the head of the company&#8217;s European division, Christian Rau.\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"fr\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udd35 Interview avec Christian Rau, responsable crypto Europe de <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mastercard?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Mastercard<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mastercard s\u2019int\u00e9resse de pr\u00e8s aux crypto-actifs, mais sans rupture de cap<\/p>\n<p>Dans un entretien avec <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheBigWhale_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TheBigWhale_<\/a> d\u00e9taille comment le groupe am\u00e9ricain int\u00e8gre progressivement cette technologie dans son\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VhZyB0kNhm\">pic.twitter.com\/VhZyB0kNhm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Gr\u00e9gory Raymond \ud83d\udc33 (@gregory_raymond) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gregory_raymond\/status\/1962777480013447616?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 2, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>According to him, stablecoins improve cross-border payments and reduce currency risks. The integration of such assets into Mastercard&#8217;s infrastructure aligns with the company&#8217;s strategy to create secure and regulatory-compliant payment solutions, he added.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The firm <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/mastercard-embraces-stablecoin-payments\">implemented<\/a> stablecoin payments in April. To achieve this, Mastercard partnered with Circle, Paxos, and Nuvei. Previously, the company also <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/kraken-and-mastercard-to-launch-cryptocurrency-debit-cards\">teamed up<\/a> with the crypto exchange Kraken to launch physical and digital debit cards.<\/p>\n<p>On September 2, the market capitalization of stablecoins reached a new all-time high of $284.6 billion.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Snimok-ekrana-2025-09-02-v-14.42.05-1024x394.png\" alt=\"\u0421\u043d\u0438\u043c\u043e\u043a \u044d\u043a\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0430 2025-09-02 \u0432 14.42.05\" class=\"wp-image-264918\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Snimok-ekrana-2025-09-02-v-14.42.05-1024x394.png 1024w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Snimok-ekrana-2025-09-02-v-14.42.05-300x115.png 300w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Snimok-ekrana-2025-09-02-v-14.42.05-768x295.png 768w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Snimok-ekrana-2025-09-02-v-14.42.05-1536x591.png 1536w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Snimok-ekrana-2025-09-02-v-14.42.05-2048x788.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/defillama.com\/stablecoins\">DeFi Llama<\/a>.\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In late August, Citi analysts <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/citi-warns-of-stablecoin-threat-to-banks\">warned<\/a> of the threat posed to banks by stablecoins.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By 2030, tokenized assets are expected to account for 10% of the global market turnover, according to Citi&#8217;s annual report.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":49924,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"select":"1","news_style_id":"1","cryptorium_level":"","_short_excerpt_text":"Tokenized assets will capture 10% of market volume by 2030.","creation_source":"","_metatest_mainpost_news_update":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[438,1622,1308,807],"class_list":["post-49923","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-analysis","tag-artificial-intelligence","tag-citi","tag-rwa","tag-stablecoins"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"views":"307","promo_type":"1","layout_type":"1","short_excerpt":"Tokenized assets will capture 10% of market volume by 2030.","is_update":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49923","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49923"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49923\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49925,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49923\/revisions\/49925"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49924"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49923"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49923"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49923"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}