Breakthrough EUR→CNH Same-Day Settlement Marks Milestone in Sustainable Payments Infrastructure
SINGAPORE, Aug. 14, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — MetaComp Pte. Ltd. (“MetaComp“), a subsidiary of Alpha Ladder Group Pte. Ltd. and a Major Payment Institution licensed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), has successfully executed the first real-world cross-border payment using the patented CNT® Carbon Stablecoin framework.
The transaction facilitated a same-day settlement from Euros (EUR) to offshore Chinese Yuan (CNH), demonstrating how blockchain-enabled carbon-backed stablecoins can combine payment efficiency with verifiable sustainability impact.
The CNT® Carbon Stablecoin framework, recently patented in Singapore by Alpha Ladder Group, converts verified decarbonisation activities into programmable, carbon-backed stablecoins. Each stablecoin can only be issued against certified emission reductions, recorded and tracked via Alpha Ladder’s Non-Fungible Digital Twin (NFDT®) technology to ensure full auditability.
Why This Matters
- Faster, Cheaper Settlement – The EUR→CNH transaction achieved same-day settlement, bypassing multiple intermediaries and their respective operating hours and allowing same-day delivery, where several business days would traditionally be required.
- Sustainability Built In – Every CNT® carbon stablecoin is created through verified carbon reduction projects, embedding documented sustainability value into the currency itself.
- RWA Token – The CNT® carbon stablecoin was issued by Alpha Ladder Finance (“ALFin”), the parent company of MetaComp, and registered with MAS CISNET as a Collective Investment Scheme (CIS) unit token under Singapore’s Securities and Futures Act (SFA).
- Scalable Payment Intermediary – MetaComp leveraged its MAS-regulated payment infrastructure, together with ALFin as a MAS-regulated dealer of securities and CIS, to deliver a compliant cross-border transaction, paving the way for institutional adoption.
How It Was Done
The payment was processed via StableX, MetaComp’s programmable FX platform powered by stablecoins, which routed the transaction using CNT® carbon stablecoins issued under Singapore’s regulatory framework. Settlement finality was achieved on the same day, with corresponding carbon stablecoin data recorded on-chain.
This early CNT® carbon stablecoin was backed by Chinese Certified Emission Reduction (CCER) carbon credits, generated from a wind power project in Zhangjiakou City, co-host of the 2022 Winter Olympics. The project was verified and registered with China’s national carbon credits registry.
Setting a New Standard
“This first real-world transaction shows that sustainable cross-border payments are not a future concept – they are here today,” said Tin Pei Ling, Co-President of MetaComp. “By integrating Alpha Ladder’s patented CNT® framework into our regulated payments infrastructure, we are enabling institutions to move money globally with both financial efficiency and verifiable climate benefit.”
Alpha Ladder Group, a Singapore-based digital green leader, continues to advance its mission of Digital Green Transformation with Technologies, building an interoperable financial infrastructure that makes global transactions faster, greener, and more inclusive.