Virtual Assets Chamber
●6-week programme·18h total·7 modules

Tokenization for Traditional Finance: Infrastructure, Strategy & The Business Case

To equip traditional finance professionals with the knowledge, analytical frameworks, and strategic tools necessary to evaluate the tokenisation of financial and real-world assets, understand its implications for their institution's operations and competitive position, and develop an informed and actionable institutional response.

Tokenization for Traditional Finance: Infrastructure, Strategy & The Business Case

What you'll learn

  • Explain the architecture, typology, and mechanics of tokenization and how it applies to different asset classes
  • Navigate the legal and regulatory frameworks governing tokenized assets across key jurisdictions
  • Analyse the business case for tokenization across capital markets, trade finance, real estate, funds, and payments
  • Benchmark against leading global institutions actively deploying tokenization infrastructure
  • Develop a preliminary institutional tokenization strategy with use-case prioritisation and implementation considerations

Who it's for

Senior and mid-level professionals at Commercial Banks, Investment Banks, Payment Service Providers (PSPs), Fintechs, Asset Managers, Custodians, Central Bank departments, Treasury functions, Compliance/Legal teams, Capital Markets units, and Product/Innovation functions within financial institutions.

Prerequisites

Professional financial-services background assumed

Programme structure

7 modules · 28 lessons · self-paced after enrollment

Module 1

Introduction

  • Statement of Programme Philosophy, Goals and Delivery
  • Purpose of the Programme
  • Expected Learning Outcomes
  • Mode of Delivery
Week 1

Week One: The Tokenisation Landscape: Concepts, Architecture, and the Asset Universe

  • What Tokenisation Actually Means
  • The Blockchain Infrastructure Layer
  • The Token Taxonomy
  • The Tokenisable Asset Universe
Week 2

Week Two: The Business Case: Why Tokenisation Creates Economic Value

  • The Economic Logic of Tokenisation
  • Business Case by Asset Class
  • Revenue Models by Institution Type
Week 3

Week Three: Legal Frameworks, Regulatory Architecture, and Smart Contract Enforceability

  • The Fundamental Legal Questions in Tokenisation
  • Jurisdiction-by-Jurisdiction Regulatory Framework
  • AML/CFT and Investor Protection in Tokenised Markets
Week 4

Week Four: Strategic Entry Points: How Banks, PSPs, and Fintechs Should Engage

  • The Institutional Tokenisation Role Spectrum
  • Entry Point Analysis by Institution Type
  • Build, Buy, or Partner
  • The Minimum Viable Tokenisation Product (MVTP)
Week 5

Week Five: Global Benchmarking: How Leading Institutions Are Tokenising

  • Global Banks: The Infrastructure Builders
  • Asset Managers and Fund Houses
  • Market Infrastructure: Exchanges, CSDs, and Clearing Houses
  • Central Banks: The Wholesale CBDC-Tokenisation Nexus
  • Cautionary Case Studies and Failures
Module 7

Week Six: Risk Management, Interoperability, Governance, and the Institutional Roadmap

  • The Tokenisation Risk Framework
  • Interoperability: The Systemic Challenge
  • Governance Frameworks for Institutional Tokenisation
  • The Tokenisation Readiness Assessment
  • Final Strategic Roadmap Presentations