💡 (14 May) Morgan Stanley and Oliver Wyman released a report on Digital Rails and the Future of Wholesale Banking.

📈 Their core thesis is clear:
Digital assets themselves may not completely disrupt the banking sector, but the infrastructure powering them, the digital rails could radically reshape the economics of wholesale banking by 2030.
🏦 Banks positioning early in three strategic areas are expected to gain a major advantage:
1️⃣ Trusted client gateways
2️⃣ Tokenized payment and settlement rails
3️⃣ Supporting digital asset ecosystems
Institutions investing in these layers today may not only protect market share, but potentially expand it as the financial system evolves.
🪙 On stablecoins, the report suggests they are unlikely to fully replace traditional bank deposits, even in a future where tokenized money becomes mainstream. However, sectors such as wholesale payments and cross-border settlement could experience significant transformation.
🏗️ Bottom line:
The biggest shift is not the destruction of banking itself, but the modernization of the infrastructure beneath it. Banks that adapt early may turn disruption into opportunity.
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