The National Bank of Bahrain (NBB) has announced a strategic move to leverage Kinexys by J.P. Morgan, the firm’s industry-leading blockchain business unit, to pilot next-generation programmable payments infrastructure. The collaboration, which was formalised during Fintech Forward 2025, positions NBB at the forefront of digital transformation in banking through the adoption of blockchain-native payment technologies. NBB will leverage Kinexys Digital Payments (KDP) to deliver real-time programmable payment capabilities that support more complex, conditional, and automated financial flows. From scheduled disbursements and threshold-based transfers to event-triggered settlements, the technology will allow ...