Pakistan to integrate Trump family’s World Liberty USD1 stablecoin into central bank payment system

Pakistan links with world liberty stablecoin

Pakistan has signed a memorandum of understanding with SC Financial Technologies, an affiliate of World Liberty Financial, to test its USD1 dollar-pegged stablecoin in cross-border payments. The agreement connects Pakistan with a crypto finance platform linked to the family of US President Donald Trump. Officials describe the deal as one of the first public partnerships between World Liberty Financial and a sovereign state. The arrangement centres on a dollar-pegged token used for international transfers.

Central bank role and payment rails

The State Bank of Pakistan, which serves as the country’s central bank, works with World Liberty Financial on technical integration of the USD1 token. The plan is to connect the stablecoin with Pakistan’s regulated digital payment infrastructure for cross-border transfers. Pakistan depends on remittances sent from workers abroad, so policymakers target smoother and cheaper international settlement through supervised channels.

Virtual assets law and cbdc pilot

Pakistan has enacted a Virtual Assets Act 2025 that sets rules for digital tokens and trading platforms. The law created the Pakistan Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority, which supervises licensing and compliance for virtual asset service providers. The State Bank of Pakistan prepares a pilot for a central bank digital currency (CBDC), which is a digital version of the national currency issued by the central bank. These measures build a regulated framework for experiments with private stablecoins, a future CBDC and existing banking systems.

The partnership will focus on “dialogue and technical understanding around emerging digital payment architectures,” including cross-border settlement mechanisms. — Pakistan Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (PVARA), federal virtual asset regulator, statement via Gulf News, January 2026

Stablecoins and wider market context

Stablecoins are cryptocurrencies designed to keep a fixed value, usually one unit per United States dollar, backed by reserves or similar assets. Global stablecoin supply expanded sharply between 2020 and 2025, and regulators in several jurisdictions define these tokens as part of payment and settlement infrastructure. The United States passed the GENIUS Act 2025, which set federal standards for payment stablecoins and their issuers. Speculation: Pakistan’s move places the country inside this emerging regulated stablecoin network for remittances and digital trade.