Dr. Aisha Rahman

Senior Fellow

SAFAID Insights

Monetary PolicyGeopoliticsStablecoins

Dr. Aisha Rahman is a Senior Fellow at SAFAID Insights specialising in the geopolitics of digital finance. Her research focuses on the intersection of monetary sovereignty, stablecoin architecture, and the shifting balance of financial power in the global South. Previously she held research positions at the State Bank of Pakistan and the Bank for International Settlements.

Publications

Geopolitics

Stablecoins 2027: Geopolitical Implications of Dollar vs. Multipolar Competition

The race to define global digital payments is no longer merely technical. It is geopolitical — and the decisions made in Islamabad, Beijing, and Brussels over the next three years will shape the monetary order for a generation.

Dr. Aisha Rahman12 min