New Delhi, Sept. 14 -- The inaugural iBRICS Summit 2026 in New Delhi concluded with the signing of the iBRICS DART Charter, a framework aimed at improving cooperation on digital assets, central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) and cross-border payments across the Global South. The two-day summit, organised by the Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute (SWFI), brought together more than 500 institutional investors, government representatives and business leaders.

The charter establishes the BRICS DART Working Group to focus on multi-currency clearing, CBDC interoperability and real-world asset tokenisation. The summit also aimed to strengthen the integration of national fast-payment systems, such as India's Unified Payments Interface (UPI) and Br...