Singapore-based 1exchange and FOMO Pay have received approval to operate as validators on Canton, a privacy-enabled public blockchain designed for regulated capital markets and institutional financial activity.

The approvals are expected to bolster both companies' efforts to expand tokenized real-world asset (RWA) services and institutional payment infrastructure using blockchain technology that supports confidentiality, regulatory controls, and interoperability.

1exchange to Leverage Canton for Tokenized RWAs

1exchange, a member of FOMO Group, operates a regulated marketplace for real-world asset security tokens and private listings. The company is licensed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and holds recognition as a market operator, enabling it to provide infrastructure for the issuance, listing, and secondary trading of regulated digital assets.

Through its integration with Canton, 1exchange plans to support the future tokenization, listing, and secondary trading of real-world assets while enhancing the protection of sensitive institutional information. The company said Canton's institutional-grade infrastructure would help issuers safeguard commercially sensitive data — including investor identities, ownership records, and transaction details — throughout the lifecycle of tokenized assets.

Canton enables network participants to share transaction information selectively with authorized parties while maintaining connectivity across the broader network, an approach designed to meet the confidentiality, compliance, and information-sharing requirements of regulated financial institutions.

1exchange also intends to incorporate Canton's compliance features — such as transfer restrictions and investor eligibility controls — into its tokenization processes, which may help streamline the issuance of regulated digital securities while supporting institutional governance requirements.

Sheena Lim, Chief Executive Officer of 1exchange, said the future development of tokenized markets would depend not only on the range of assets moved onto blockchain networks but also on the quality and reliability of the infrastructure supporting those assets. She noted that Canton's technology was aligned with institutional capital-market requirements and could create additional opportunities for regulated token issuance and trading.

Canton Expands Institutional Presence in Asia

Yuval Rooz, Chief Executive Officer of Digital Asset and a co-founder of Canton, said regulated financial institutions were increasingly incorporating tokenized assets into existing operational systems. He indicated that these organizations required the efficiency, liquidity, and interoperability of blockchain-based markets while maintaining confidentiality, governance standards, and regulatory oversight.

𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗰𝘆-𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗥𝗪𝗔 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀

We're excited to announce that @1Xexchange has been approved as a validator on @CantonNetwork, the only privacy-enabled public blockchain purpose-built for capital markets.

1exchange will strengthen its… pic.twitter.com/JyDuMqha2t

— 1exchange (@1Xexchange) August 4, 2026

The addition of 1exchange is expected to expand Canton's presence in Asia and support regional demand for secure, interoperable infrastructure for regulated digital assets. The validator approval places 1exchange within a growing network of financial institutions and market infrastructure providers developing blockchain-based systems for regulated capital markets, where privacy and compliance remain central to adoption.

FOMO Pay to Explore B2B Payment and Settlement Applications

FOMO Pay, another Singapore-based member of the broader fintech ecosystem, also received validator approval on Canton. The company operates as a regulated payment institution across Singapore, Hong Kong, and markets in the Middle East.

Through its validator role, FOMO Pay will operate a dedicated Canton node and gain access to an institutional gateway for conducting transactions with authorized counterparties. The company plans to explore business-to-business (B2B) payment and settlement applications while expanding its existing multi-chain payment infrastructure.

Canton processes more than 600,000 transactions daily, reflecting increasing institutional use across payment, settlement, and tokenized asset workflows. Its architecture is intended to allow authorized participants to exchange information and conduct transactions without broadly exposing confidential financial data.

𝐅𝐎𝐌𝐎 𝐏𝐚𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐧 (@CantonNetwork), 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐜𝐲-𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐬.

We join a growing… pic.twitter.com/Y0DdwS0AVB

— FOMO Pay (@FOMOPayOfficial) August 4, 2026

Louis Liu, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of FOMO Pay, said the company's strategy focused on building payment infrastructure across multiple blockchain networks and financial rails rather than relying on a single platform. He indicated that Canton would support the company's broader objective of connecting traditional financial systems with institutional blockchain networks designed for regulated use cases.

FOMO Pay's validator role is expected to support the expansion of its multi-chain, multi-rail, and multi-currency payment network across institutional payment and settlement markets.

The approvals reflect growing interest among regulated Asian financial firms in blockchain systems that combine transaction efficiency with privacy, compliance, and institutional governance. As tokenized assets and blockchain-based settlement continue to develop, the integration of regulated exchanges and payment providers could further expand the use of digital infrastructure across capital markets and cross-border financial services.