https://cryptobanking.news/entity/mufg/Verified items mentioning MUFG Bankhttps://cryptobanking.news/item/gl1-org-tokenised-markets-standards-singapore/https://cryptobanking.news/item/gl1-org-tokenised-markets-standards-singapore/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTHSBC, Kinexys by J.P. Morgan, MUFG Bank, Societe Generale-FORGE and Standard Chartered announced on 4 November 2026 that they have jointly established the Global Layer One Organisation (GL1 Org), a Singapore-based non-profit that will support the development and adoption of common standards and frameworks for tokenised financial markets. GL1 Org builds on Global Layer One, an initiative convened by the Monetary Authority of Singapore, and will continue developing GL1's Market Infrastructure (MI) Toolkit and Programmable Compliance (PC) Toolkit while supporting connectivity across institutions, infrastructures and jurisdictions; it welcomes participation from financial institutions, policymakers, market infrastructure providers and FinTechs. Source: https://global-layer-one.org/pdf/gl1-org-launch-4-nov-2026.pdftokenizationhttps://cryptobanking.news/item/japan-megabanks-stablecoin-poc-completed/https://cryptobanking.news/item/japan-megabanks-stablecoin-poc-completed/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTMizuho Bank, MUFG Bank, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC), Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking and TISI said on 16 October 2026 that they ran a proof-of-concept from July 17 to July 23, 2026 on joint stablecoin issuance and cross-border payments between Mitsubishi Corporation's Japanese and overseas locations. The stablecoin was issued as specified trust receivable rights under Article 2(9) of Japan's Payment Services Act, with the three banks as joint principal trustees and Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking as agent trustee; SMBC provided the blockchain platform, built by TISI. The parties said the PoC confirmed the feasibility of a joint issuance model by multiple banks. Source: https://www.tr.mufg.jp/english/pressreleases/pdf/20261016_1.pdfstablecoins