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At the 2025 Annual Meetings of the The World Bank Group, during the global policy dialogue on Stablecoin Regulation, the Genius Act, and Global Policy Tensions, our Founder & Managing Partner, Rene Awambeng had the pleasure of joining U.S. policymakers, European central bankers, and international institutions to explore how regulatory frameworks can balance innovation, consumer protection, and systemic stability.
The session compared the U.S. Genius Act; designed to keep innovation onshore through a fully backed, private-sector-led stablecoin model; with Europe’s MiCA framework, which emphasises oversight, risk management, and central-bank backstops.
One message was clear: The future of digital assets depends on trust ; built through full-reserve transparency, AML/CFT rigour, and cross-border interoperability.
For Premier Invest, these conversations go to the heart of our mission.Across our ecosystem, we are building the same foundations policymakers are calling for strong governance, compliance discipline, and technology-driven transparency that make cross-border finance faster, safer, and more inclusive.The key message for us is clear:Africa and the Caribbean cannot be left behind in the digital financial transformation.
Digital assets and currencies are essential to unlocking seamless cross-border payment systems and regional integration that drive sustainable growth.
That’s why Premier Invest is doubling efforts to build a banking connectivity plan among African and Caribbean banks — a transformative initiative to improve payments, strengthen interbank linkages, and enhance debt settlement systems.At the same time, our subsidiary Premier Bank is undergoing its regulatory process — a critical step in enabling a trusted, compliant, and connected banking platform for the digital era.
As global leaders debate how to regulate the future of money, our focus remains constant: Governance first. Innovation always.
At Premier Invest, we believe the future of money will not be defined by technology alone, but by how responsibly we choose to shape it.