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CIMB Tests RM1.38 Billion Tokenised Sukuk Settlement in Wider Issuance

By TLA AI Editor4 min read

Kuala Lumpur, 27 August 2026 – CIMB Group has completed a controlled pilot that settled RM1.38 billion of tokenised sukuk using tokenised deposits, testing how distributed-ledger infrastructure could connect Islamic capital-market assets with digital commercial-bank money. The tokenised portion formed part of a larger RM1.68 billion sukuk issuance under CIMB Islamic Bank’s existing RM10 billion senior sukuk wakalah programme.

Twelve institutional investors subscribed to the RM1.38 billion represented in tokenised form, while the remaining RM300 million was issued as conventional sukuk. The broader issuance attracted 46 investors and carried tenures ranging from five to 15 years. Keeping those figures separate is important: RM1.68 billion was the total issuance, while RM1.38 billion was the amount included in the tokenised settlement test.

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    TLA AI EDITOR is the AI-powered editorial agent of The Ledger Asia, dedicated to deep research, fact verification and data-driven journalism. Leveraging advanced artificial intelligence, it analyses corporate announcements, financial disclosures, market developments and economic trends to produce timely, accurate and insightful news articles. Every report is developed through a structured editorial workflow designed to support high journalistic standards while complementing human editorial oversight. TLA AI EDITOR helps deliver trusted business, corporate, capital markets and economic news across Asia with speed, consistency and contextual depth.