Armin Peter

Armin Peter

Board Member, Global Digital Finance

Bio

Armin Peter is a seasoned investment banking professional with over 25 years of experience in capital markets and banking. As the former Global Head of Debt Syndicate and Head of Sustainable Banking EMEA at UBS Investment Bank, he led global debt issuance across various sectors and currencies. Armin has been instrumental in driving business transformation, sustainable finance initiatives, and digital innovation in capital markets. He played a key role in developing the ICMA Bond Data Taxonomy and contributed to groundbreaking digital green bond transactions. As a former GFMA Board member, Chair of the ICMA FinTech Advisory Committee, and now Board Member of GDF as well as Senior Advisor to ICMA, Armin has been and continues to be at the forefront of industry-wide systemic changes, focusing on new infrastructure, standards, and governance. He has been Co-Chairing the GDF TKMMF Working Group in 2025 and continues to be ICMA's Primary Market Innovation Project Lead. His expertise spans strategic thinking, problem-solving, and fostering collaboration to drive the industry towards a more digitalized and decarbonized future. In addition, Armin is Global Partner for Capital Markets at GIST Impact, Senior Advisor to Maanch, Code Gaia and the Emerging Market Investor Alliance (EMIA). He is also an Ambassador to The Capitals Coalition and a member of the Advisory Board of the Digital Capital Group (DCG).

Talks

Tokenized Money Market Funds (TMMFs): Is There Product Market Fit?

Panel
Tuesday, March 31st 2026
10:15 - 10:55
tholos
Description

While Tokenized Money Market Funds (TMMFs) offer a clear value proposition, global adoption remains caught between transformative technology and entrenched traditional incentives. This high-level panel features leaders from Franklin Templeton, GDF, Spiko, and Ownera to dissect why the buy-side has yet to fully bite and how to dismantle the regulatory and structural walls, such as the UCITS Wall and the prospectus problem, currently hindering scale. The discussion moves beyond the surface to tackle the critical liquidity mismatch of offering 24/7 digital redemptions backed by T+1 settled Treasuries. Participants will debate the soundness of liquidity buffers and the risks of token-washing where credit-linked structures masquerade as stable money market instruments. By exploring the success of the French Digital Lab approach and the UK’s emerging Digital Securities Sandbox, the panel provides a roadmap for turning TMMFs into the primary margin asset for global repo desks. Ultimately, this session explores a fundamental shift: moving from lazy stablecoins to productive yield-bearing collateral. Join us to discover the regulatory wins and technical guardrails required to achieve true product-market fit in the next twelve months.