[Citi Token Services Launches in Japan and UAE, Expanding Coverage to 7 Markets] Citi announced that Citi Token Services has launched in Japan and the UAE, bringing its service coverage to a total of seven markets: the United States, Ireland, Hong Kong, Singapore, the United Kingdom, Japan, and the UAE. Among them, the Japan market supports USD transactions, while the UAE market supports both USD and EUR transactions. Citi stated that the service leverages private permissioned blockchain and tokenized deposits to provide corporate and financial institution clients with 24/7 near-instant cross-border fund transfers. It can be used for payments, liquidity, and collateral management, reducing restrictions caused by bank cut-off times, time zones, and public holidays.