Interoperability Enablement
for Project Acacia

Overview

As part of Project Acacia, a research initiative led by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and the Digital Finance CRC (DFCRC), AP+ set out to explore how regulated digital money could operate securely across different systems, platforms, and networks.

Hgraph was engaged to design and deliver a secure interoperability solution demonstrating how digital value could move between distinct environments while maintaining the governance, auditability, and operational standards expected in Australia's financial sector.

Challenge

Traditional financial systems and emerging digital-asset networks often operate in isolation, limiting the ability to move value or execute workflows across environments.

For AP+, the objectives were to:

• Understand how regulated digital money could function across multiple networks.
• Ensure strong governance, traceability, and operational assurance for all value movements.
• Create a foundation for future multi-network financial services, without relying on speculative assets or fragile asset-bridging mechanisms.
• Demonstrate an approach aligned with the risk, compliance, and audit expectations of regulators and enterprises.

Solution

Hgraph developed a secure, permission-aware interoperability layer that enables digital value to move between networks in a controlled and observable manner.

Key Capabilities

How It Works

This process demonstrates how digital value can move across systems without exposing participants to unnecessary operational or financial risk.

Impact

The prototype demonstrates that:

This aligns with Project Acacia's broader intent to understand how regulated digital money could function as part of Australia's future financial landscape.

Outcome

The work undertaken with AP+ provides a credible, standards-aligned interoperability model that demonstrates both technical feasibility and operational suitability for real-world financial applications.

It creates a foundation for future innovation in:

By enabling value to move as seamlessly as information, the solution supports a future where interoperable digital money can operate across the systems that power Australia's economy.