Saudi Arabia Accelerates Tokenization Infrastructure Amid AI Compute Power Boom

Saudi Arabia is positioning itself as a leader in tokenized finance and AI infrastructure, according to Faisal Monai, founder of SADAD's payments network. Monai also chairs droppRWA, a tokenization and capital infrastructure provider.

In an interview with Yellow.com, Monai discussed the convergence of stablecoins, tokenized assets, and AI-driven infrastructure into a new financial operating system that moves faster than traditional banking rails.

'Money does not move as fast as the data does,' Monai said. He argued that global payment systems remain structurally inefficient despite the internet era.

Saudi Arabia's centralized regulatory structure has allowed it to deploy tokenized financial products faster than many Western jurisdictions, including the U.S. The country is working towards broader market infrastructure, including secondary markets and stablecoin integration.