Pakistan Partners World Liberty Financial for Stablecoin
Analysis based on 9 articles · First reported Jan 14, 2026 · Last updated Jan 14, 2026
This agreement is expected to positively impact the cryptocurrency market, particularly stablecoins, by demonstrating their potential for cross-border payments and increasing their adoption by sovereign states. For Pakistan, it could improve remittance flows and reduce cash usage, while for World Liberty Financial and SC Financial Technologies, it signifies a major expansion into a new market.
Pakistan has signed a memorandum of understanding with SC Financial Technologies, an affiliate of World Liberty Financial, to explore the use of the United States — United States dollar stablecoin for cross-border payments. This agreement, announced on January 14, 2026, during a visit by Zach Witkoff, CEO of World Liberty Financial and SC Financial Technologies, marks one of the first publicly disclosed partnerships between World Liberty Financial and a sovereign state. SC Financial Technologies will work with the Pakistan — State Bank of Pakistan to integrate the United States — United States dollar stablecoin into a regulated digital payments structure. The deal comes amid warming ties between Pakistan and the United States and reflects Pakistan's efforts to reduce cash usage and improve remittances. The involvement of World Liberty Financial, a crypto business linked to Donald Trump's family, has also raised discussions about potential conflicts of interest given Donald Trump's role in US crypto policy.
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