Abu Dhabi Finance Week: Bridging Digital and Traditional Finance

Abu Dhabi Finance Week 2025 saw Vanar, an AI-driven blockchain company, team up with Worldpay to explore the future of digital finance. Their joint keynote at the Tokenized Capital Summit focused on how stablecoins and tokenized assets can integrate with real-world payment systems. The session, titled "The Future of Money Flows, " highlighted a critical gap in the current tokenization landscape. While creating digital assets and experimenting on blockchains is advancing quickly, real-world adoption hinges on robust payment execution, compliance, and operational controls. The discussion delved into regulated onboarding, dispute handling, and treasury operations, emphasizing the need for seamless conversion between traditional and digital payment rails.Vanar and Worldpay's collaboration stood out as they connected blockchain infrastructure with enterprise payments. This reflects a broader shift in the market from experimental pilots to practical, operational deployments. Jawad Ashraf, CEO of Vanar, also participated in a panel discussing the future of tokenized asset markets. The panel explored the conditions necessary for functional markets, focusing on liquidity, institutional trust, and regulatory alignment. Ashraf introduced the concept of agentic markets, where software agents can autonomously handle execution and compliance workflows, moving beyond static smart contracts. Vanar's presence at Abu Dhabi Finance Week underscored its focus on programmable and autonomous financial workflows. The company aims to bridge the gap between digital asset experimentation and real-world financial infrastructure.